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25 Cards in this Set
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Then she halted.
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* halt: v. to hesitate, to put a stop to s.th or to come to a sudden stop
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when she was sure. she edged out onto the short meadow.
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* meadow: n. low level grassland near a stream or lake
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She could smell the musk of of the farm animals on the wind.
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*musk: n. a substance with a strong, penetrating odor, obtained from a small sac
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That was blowing faintly up to her.
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* faintly: adv. without strength; weak; feeble
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The moon beat down upon her head and, for a moment, seemed to ride on her broad, dark shoulder.
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* broad: n. s.th that is wide from side to side or covers a lot of area, refers to extent backwark
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Slowly she paced down the hill toward the line of the house.
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* pace: v. to repeatedly walk the same path over and over or to regulate the progress of s.th
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The house stood like teeth on a jagged row.
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* jagged: adj. notched or ragged
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Light streamed out of rear window, making threatening little earthbound moons on the graying snow.
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* earthbound: adj. confined to or by the earth or earthly things
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A voice cried out from the house farthest on the right,a woman's voice, soft and soothing, "Be quite, Boy."
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* soothing: adj. calming
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She dared a few more slow steeps toward the village, but her fear seemed to precede her.
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* precede: v. to go before
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As if catching its scent, the first dog barked lustily again.
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* lustily: adj. full of vigor; strong, robust, hearty
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"Boy! Down!" It was a man this time, shattering the night with authority.
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* shatter: v. to break or burst into pieces
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Shivering with relief and dread, she came to the backyard.
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* Shivering: n. a shaking, quivering, or trembling, as from fear or cold
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He peered out into the darkness. "Who's there?"
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* peer: v. to look closely or intently at s.th that may difficult to see
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She stepped toward into the yard, into the puddle of the light.
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* puddle: n. a shallow
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The dog barked again, exited and furious.
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* furious: adj. full of anger or rage
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They landed on Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts after escaping religious persecution in England.
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* persecution: n. treating someone cruelly or unfairly over a period of time, especially because of their religious or political beliefs
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I'll bet we could click 'em if they tried to land again today.
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* click 'em: idiom. defeat them; beat them
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The first feast was held to celebrate their survival and their friendship with the original Americans, the Indian.
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* feast: n. large and delicious meal
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Today we celebrate the fourth Thursday in November as a national holiday. It is one day that is purely American.
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* purely: adv. completely and only
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Yes, it is a day of celebration, exclusively American.
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* exclusively: adv. only
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Stuffy Pete took his seat on the third bench to the right as you enter Union Square from the east, at the walk opposite the fountain.
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* fountain: n. a structure from which water is pushed up into the air, used for example as decoration in a garden or park
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Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years he had taken his seat there promptly at one o'clock.
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* promptly: adv. at the right time without being late
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But today Stuffy Pete's appearance at the annual meeting place was a result of habit rather than hunger - which philanthropists seem to think the poor feel only on holidays.
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* philanthropist: n. a rich person who gives a lot of money to help poor people
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It seems that these are the only times the well-fed think of their less fortunate brothers and sisters.
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* fortunate: adj. people who are poor
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