Vocabulary
very hungry
famished
dangerous
treacherous
gatekeeper at Lindsay
Alan-at-gate
England
What nickname do the boys give Robin?
Crookshanks
delay; dawdle
linger
iron gate of a castle
portcullis
tower within the walls of the castle
keep
Why is Robin with Dame Ellen at the beginning?
He is ill, and his mother and father are away.
In what century does the story take place?
14th
broken through
breached
opening
embrasure
Sir Peter's cousin and neighbor
Sir Hugh
What concerns Alan-at-Gate?
the fog
What does Robin first make when he begins whittling?
boat
alongside
abreast
plunging
dousing
Lady Maud
With whom does Robin go to live at Lindsay castle?
Sir Peter and Lady Constance
What does John's mother bake for Robin?
bannock
showing sorrow or pity
ruefully
rude
impertinent
Sir Peter's blacksmith
William Wise
Where does Robin 'save the day'?
White Hart Inn
Name one of the doors in the wall.
whittling, reading, writing, swimming, even his own sickness