Vocabulary

Chapter 1

• Kin-pg. 5-one's family and relations

• Plumes-pg. 12-a long cloud of smoke or vapor resembling a feather as it spreads from its point of origin

• Hurled-pg. 13-push (someone) violently

Chapter 2

• Trudged-pg. 14-walk slowly and with heavy steps

• Passel-pg. 15-a large group of people or things of indeterminate number; a pack

• Burlap-pg. 18-coarse canvas woven from jute, hemp, or a similar fiber, used especially for sacking

Chapter 3

• Majorette-pg. 23-a young woman or girl who wears a uniform and makes a pattern of movements with a baton (= stick) by turning it and throwing it into the air, as part of a group of girls who do this or as the leader of a musical group

• Rutabaga-pg. 27-a large, round, yellow-fleshed root that is eaten as a vegetable

• Lope-pg. 29-run or move with a long bounding stride

Chapter 4

• Hoed-pg. 32-use a hoe to dig (earth) or thin out or dig up (plants)

• Solemn-pg. 34-not cheerful or smiling; serious

Chapter 5

• Clomping-pg. 37-walk with a heavy tread

• Aggravation-pg. 40-a cause of annoyance or irritation

Chapter 6

• Stalked-pg. 46-pursue or approach stealthily

• Gumption-pg. 47-shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness

• Veil-pg. 49-a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face

• Mange-pg. 50-a skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites

Chapter 7

• Hesitated-pg. 54-pause before saying or doing something

• Tattered-pg. 55-old and torn; in poor condition

Chapter 8

• Liable-pg. 63-likely to do or to be something.

Chapter 9

• Trampled-pg. 67-tread on and crush

• Rickety-pg. 70-poorly made and likely to collapse

• Tromping-pg. 72-walk heavily; trudge

Chapter 10

• Niggle-pg. 77-cause slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety

• Sauntering-pg. 78-walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort

Chapter 11

• Gaped-pg. 82-be or become wide open

• Ramshackle-pg. 84-in a state of severe disrepair

• Mangy-pg. 86-in poor condition; shabby

• Flitting-pg. 86-move swiftly and lightly

Chapter 12

• Ambled-pg. 89-walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace

Chapter 13

• Dickens-pg. 98-used when asking questions to express annoyance or surprise

Chapter 14

• Bucked-pg. 101- make sudden jerky movements

• Burrs-pg. 104-a prickly seed case or flower head that clings to clothing and animal fur

Chapter 15

• Clamped-pg. 113-hold (something) tightly against or in another thing

• Strutted-pg. 114-walk with a stiff and apparently arrogant or conceited gait

Chapter 16

• Teetered-pg. 124-move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth

• Minnow-pg. 124-a small freshwater Eurasian cyprinoid fish that typically forms large shoals

• Wallowing-pg. 127-indulge in an unrestrained way in

Chapter 17

• Urge-pg. 129-recommend or advocate (something) strongly

• Gnawing-pg. 132-bite at or nibble something persistently

Chapter 18

• Pricker-pg. 135-one that pricks, like a thorn

• Forlorn-pg. 137-pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

• Spewed-pg. 138-expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly

Chapter 19

• Liverwurst-pg. 143-a seasoned meat paste in the form of a sausage

• Parcheesi-pg. 144-a modern version of the game of pachisi, using four marbles per player and dice

Chapter 20

• Swooping-pg. 153-carry out a sudden attack

• Jabber-pg. 154-talk rapidly and excitedly but with little sense

Chapter 21

• Carburetor-pg. 163-a device in an internal combustion engine for mixing air with a fine spray of liquid fuel

• Chauffeur-pg. 163-a person employed to drive a private or rented automobile

• Knack-pg. 167-an acquired or natural skill at performing a task

Chapter 22

• Thwacked-pg. 168-strike forcefully with a sharp blow

• Bustled-pg. 169-move in an energetic or noisy manner

• Succotash-pg. 170-an American dish of corn and lima beans cooked together

Chapter 23

• Waltzes-pg. 178-a dance in triple time performed by a couple, who as a pair turn rhythmically around and around as they progress around the dance floor

Chapter 24

• Macrame-pg. 181-the art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles

• Papier-mache-pg. 183-a malleable mixture of paper and glue, or paper, flour, and water, that becomes hard when dry

Chapter 25

• Crepe-pg. 188-a light, thin fabric with a wrinkled surface

• Nasturtiums-pg. 193-a South American trailing plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red edible flowers that is widely grown as an ornamental

• Basking-pg. 195-revel in and make the most of (something pleasing)

Chapter 26

• Thrusting-pg. 197-the motion of pushing or lunging suddenly or violently

Chapter 27

• Wren-pg. 202-a small short-winged songbird

• Haze-pg. 204-a tenuous cloud of something such as vapor or smoke in the air

Chapter 28

• Crochet-pg. 207-a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a patterned fabric by looping yarn with a hooked needle

Chapter 29

• Slack-jawed-pg. 212-having the lower jaw dropped especially as indicating amazement or stupidity

Chapter 30

• Radiator-pg. 218-an engine-cooling device in a motor vehicle or aircraft consisting of a bank of thin tubes in which circulating fluid is cooled by the surrounding air

• Quivery-pg. 219-shaking or trembling slightly

Chapter 31

• Mournful-pg. 220-feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief

• Reevaluate-pg. 221-evaluate again or differently