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34 Cards in this Set
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residential |
Sentence: After all it wasn't anything to get excited about, just another dogfight in a residential section.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a home; neighborhood; suburb |
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scalded
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Sentence: It was too much for him and he took off down the street, squalling like a scalded cat.Definition: Burned with steam or a hot liquid; scorched
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Cur |
Sentence: A big ugly cur tried his luck.
Definition: A mixed breed dog |
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Coaxing |
Sentence: I kept coaxing.
Definition: Attempt to influence by gentle persuasion; cajoling |
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Dormant |
Sentence: It's strange indeed how memories can lie dormant in a man’s mind for so many years. Definition: Inactive; lying asleep or still; slumbering
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Caress |
Sentence: As I caressed the smooth surfaces, my mind drifted back through the years, back to my boyhood days.
Definition: touch or stroke gently or lovingly |
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Sparsely |
Sentence: The country was new and sparsely settled.
Definition: few, thinly settled |
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Corn crib |
Sentence: I caught lizards on the rail fences, rats in the corn crib , and frogs in the little creek by the fields.
Definition: a bin or ventilated building for storing ears of corn. |
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Ozarks |
Sentence: Our home was in a beautiful valley far back in the rugged Ozarks.
Definition: a group of low mountains in S Missouri, N Arkansas, and NE Oklahoma. |
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Game |
Sentence: Papa showed me how to skin my game.
Definition: animals that are hunted |
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Grieve |
Sentence: “ I never saw a boy grieve like that. ”Definition: morn, deep sorrow
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Bawling |
Sentence: My sisters started yelling and bawling for mama.
Definition: to cry or wail |
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Baying |
Sentence: I was lying in bed one night trying to figure out a way I could get some dogs when I heard the deep baying of a coon hound.
Definition: to bark |
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Muzzle |
Sentence: I’m sure if that any coon hunter had known that he was slowly killing a 10 yr old boy, he would put a muzzle on his hound.
Definition: a device that fits over a dog’s mouth to prevent biting or barking |
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Festered |
Sentence: “The old sore would get all festered up and start hurting again.”
Definition: (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate. |
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Prowl |
Sentence: It was always a pleasure to prowl where the fisherman had camped.
Definition: move stealthily |
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Haunches |
Sentence: A big swamp rabbit hopped out on the trail, sat on his haunches, stared at me, and then scampered away.
Definition: a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal. |
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Urgency |
Sentence: They seemed to sense the urgency in my voice and always bought my wares.
Definition: of utmost importance, calling for immediate attention |
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Quavering |
Sentence: In a quavering voice, he said, “ Well, Son, it’s your money.”
Definition: shaking |
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Horehound |
Sentence: Time after time, it dipped in and out of the candy counter: peppermint sticks, jawbreakers, horehound, and gumdrops.
Definition: a brittle candy or lozenge flavored with horehound extract. |
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Depot |
Sentence: I picked out a friendly looking man and asked him where the depot was.
Definition: a storehouse or warehouse; storage |
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Riffle |
Sentence: Sometime that night, I crossed the river on a riffle somewhere in the Drippings Springs country.
Definition: current; shallow part of stream, ripple |
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Briers |
Sentence: My bare feet were getting sore from the flint, rocks and raw briers.
Definition: thorns, prickly plants; shrubbery |
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Gunny sack |
Sentence: I stopped at the barn and picked up a unny sack.
Definition: a bag made or burlap; tote, sack |
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Bolts |
Sentence: My eyes fell again on the bolts of beautiful cloth.
Definition: large roll of material; roll, bundle of fabric |
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Sorghum |
Sentence: The boys and girls were about my age, and were as thick as flies around a sorghum mill. Definition: syrup; molasses
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Splintered |
Sentence: As nails gave way and boards splintered, I heard several puppy whimpers.
Definition: to break apart into thin, sharp pieces; split |
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Snickered |
Sentence: I hurried on , wanting to get away from the stares and snickers.
Definition: to laugh at mockingly; sneer, smirk |
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Ooze |
Sentence: I looked down and saw a drop of blood ooze out from under my broken nail.
Definition: slowly seep or trickle, liquid emitted; run, seep, drip |
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Gritted |
Sentence: It hurt like the dickens but I gritted my teeth and walked on.
Definition: to clench teeth; grind, clamp |
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Anvil |
Sentence: I felt a hand as big as an anvil clamp on my shoulder.
Definition: a heavy iron block; iron table |
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Provisions |
Sentence: On the outskirts of town, I stopped and picked up a can and my provisions.
Definition: goods (i.e. groceries, supplies); rations |
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Adoration |
Sentence: “I was well repaid by the love and adoration in my sister’s eyes”
Definition: great love or devotion; cherish |
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Bribery |
Sentence: It was a great game of bribery.
Definition: the act of giving something to someone so they will do something; convince |
