Word Entry #2

 The Thing in the Forest-p(225)
1. "With Their Suitcases, some of which were almost  too big to carry, and their other impedimenta"

2. My Guess: Since in the story The Thing in The Forest little kids are going away from their home for their own safety from the war, they need impedimenta, meaning basic necessities such as blankets, tooth paste/brush, night lights, bug spray and so on, while they are gone on their journey.

3. Definition: Impedimenta means equipment for an activity or expedition, esp. when considered as bulky or an encumbrance. I found the definition of this word through using my computer's dictionary.

4. Explanation: It was easy to understand the basic meaning of the word, since I knew that the little kids were sent  away from their homes by their families to the jungles to be safe from the war, in order for them to make their living possible in the jungle, they needed equipments to use and live by.