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15 Cards in this Set
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Bully
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To be good or cool.
Tom talks about now pirates have a bully time. |
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Waifs
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A small vaurnable homeless child or animal.
The waifs are Tom Joe and Huck. |
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Purloined
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To steal.
The boys purloined the sweet meats and apple scores. |
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Derision
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making fun of.
Tom is making fun of Joe because he is homesick. |
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Bereaved
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Suffering the death of a loved one.
Aunt Polly, Mary, and mrs. Harper bereaved the boys (fake) death |
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Charily
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Careful.
Tom and Joe are being charily because they think smoking will make them sick. |
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Tempest
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A very bad storm.
The tempest came while Tom, Huck, and Joe was on the island. |
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Sheepishly
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Secretly, sneaky, feeling bad.
Tom, Joe, and Huck smoked sheepishly during the funeral. |
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Notoriety
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To become well known for doing something bad.
Tom has notoriety because he for acting like a pirate. |
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Flaying
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beating till the white meat shows
Tom Takes Becky's flaying when Becky rips the page in the school masters book |
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Chronic Misery
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constant of reoccurring pain
Keeping the murder a secret was chronic misery |
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Discreet
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To take careful actions.
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Fickle
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To change your mind frequently.
The village is fickle to Muff Potter because they refused him. |
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Swag
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Stolen goods.
Injin Joe and his accomplist divide the swag. |
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Stile
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One of more steps built on the wall to get over it.
The stile is by Widdow Douglesses house. |
