Do not forget to make your flashcards for this chapter!
Word |
Page # |
Definition |
| anxious | 133 | afraid or nervous |
| ashamed | 145 | feeling shame or guilt; embarrassed |
| cipher | 138 | to use figures in mathematical process; to do math |
| crape | 133 | a band of silk or cotton cloth worn as a sign of mourning |
| fidget | 151 | to make a lot of small movements because you are nervous or bored |
| frizz | 149 | to form into small tight curls |
| holler | 144 | to call out loudly |
| horrid | 146-147 | very unpleasant |
| lawn | 148 | a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric of plain weave |
| mournful | 138 | full of sorrow; very sad |
| recite | 134 | to say out loud from memory |
| skeleton | 134 | a firm structure or framework |
| slate | 151 | a small sheet of hard rock in a wooden frame that was used in schools for writing on with chalk |
| snipe | 145 | a bird with a long thin beak that lives in wet areas |
| solemn | 141 | very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression |
| spindly | 146 | long and thin and usually weak |
| sprig | 140 | a small twig or stem that has leaves or flowers on it |
| trough | 150 | a long and narrow or shallow channel or hollow place |
Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Word Central Dictionary based on use in On the Banks of Plum Creek.
by: Casey Jo Burrus © 2016
Bingham, Illinois
updated:
June 4, 2016
Cowden-Herrick Schools