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10 Cards in this Set
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Maniac |
Defention-a person exhibiting extreme symptoms of wild behavior, especially when violent and dangerous. Sentence- By the time Maniac looked back, they were almost on him. (pg.28) |
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Traffic |
Defention- vehicles moving on a road or public highway Sentence- And when Mars Bar stepped off a curb and combined the glared with his super-slow dip-stride slumpshuffle, well, it was said he could back up all traffic the way to Bridgeport while he took ren minutes to cross the street. (pg.34) |
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Uncrumpled |
Defention- not rumpled Sentence- Maniac uncrumpled the page, flattened it our as best he could. (pg.35) |
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Flattened |
Defention- make or become flat or flatter. Sentence- Maniac uncrumpled the page, flattened it our as best he could. (pg.35) |
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Generally |
Defention- in most cases; usually
Sentence- In less than five minutes, while Mrs. Beale and Amanda cleaned up the floor, Hester and Lester and their dog Bow Wow were in the backyard wrestling and tickling and jumping and just generally going wild with their new buddy-and victim- Maniac Magee (pg.38) |
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Apparently |
Defention- as far as one knows or can see. Sentence- Mr. Beale knew what his passenger apparently didn't : (pg.39) |
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Hemisphere |
Defention- a half of a sphere. Sentence- Most of the time during the day the little ones drove her crazy; she couldn't stand to be in the same hemisphere with them. (pg.40) |
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Griddle |
Defention- a heavy, flat iron plate that is heated and used for cooking food. Sentence- He loved the sound of pancake batter hissing on the griddle. (pg.44) |
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Licorice |
Defention- a sweet, chewy, aromatic black substance made by evaporation from the juice of a root and used as a candy and in medicine. Sentence- But never licorice, which, to him, was real black. (pg.45) |
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Sycamore |
Defention- an American plane tree. Sentence- Who lived with the Beales at at 728 Sycamore. |
