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17 Cards in this Set
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Split (adj): something is divided. |
Statement from the story: He walks around the Rez with a black eye and split lip. P. 16 |
Word that is used with it: Face My own sentence: I got scared from him because he has a split face |
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Talentless (adj): having no natural skills. |
Those rhythmless, talentless, tuneless Indian are most likely going to get drunk and beat the **** out of any available losers. |
Word that is used with it: Person My own sentence: Some investigators are talentless, so they cannot prove the felony. |
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Vandalism (n) willful or malicious destruction or defacement of public or private property. |
Statement from the story: I was scared of Rowdy and I was scared of getting thrown in jail for vandalism. P.20 |
Word that is used with it: Punish My own sentence: The criminal judge will punish that guy due to his vandalism. |
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Rearview (n): mirror (as in an automobile) that gives a view of the area behind a vehicle 🚗 |
Statement from the story: He bumped his face against a window and jammed his shoulder against the rearview mirror. |
Word that is used with it: Car My own sentence: I couldn’t see the car behind me because my rearview was broken. |
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Triplets (n): when three children or animals born at the same birth. |
Statement from the story: Oh, by the way, did I mention that the Andruss triplets are thirty years old? P.21 |
Word that is used with it: Animals My own sentence: This monkey has triplets. |
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Avalanche (n): a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice. |
Statement from the story: I like the sound of Rowdy’s laughter. I don’t hear it very often, but it is always sort of this avalanche... p. 23 |
Word that is used with it: Enormous My own sentence: I say an enormous avalanche last weekend. |
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Terrify (v):to fill with terror |
Statement from the story: I went home that night completely confused and terrified. |
Word that is used with it: Devil I was terrified by a devil that I saw in my nightmare. |
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Terrify (v):to fill with terror |
Statement from the story: I went home that night completely confused and terrified. |
Word that is used with it: Devil My own sentence: I was terrified by a devil that I saw in my nightmare. |
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Plotting (v): to make a plot is to plan to do something bad. (Conspiracy) |
Statement from the story: If I’d punched an Indian in the face, then he would have spent days plotting his revenge. |
Word that is used with it: Project My own sentence: The victim is plotting to revenge from the criminal. |
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Tractor (n): a 4-wheeled or tracklaying Tractor automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipment. 🚜 |
Statement from the story: So I figured Roger was going to run over with a farm tractor or combine or grain truck or runaway pig. |
Word that is used with it: Farm My own sentence: I need a farm tractor to develop my crops. |
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Tractor (n): a 4-wheeled or tracklaying Tractor automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipment. 🚜 |
Statement from the story: So I figured Roger was going to run over with a farm tractor or combine or grain truck or runaway pig. P. 67 |
Word that is used with it: Farm My own sentence: I need a farm tractor to develop my crops. |
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Fists (n): the hand closed as in grasping. 👊 |
Statement from the story: I realized how much of my self worth, my sense of safety, was based on Rowdy’s fists 👊. P.68 |
Word that is used with it: Tightly My own sentence: He caught the ball with a fist tightly. |
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Giggled (v): to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath. |
Statement from the story: Her friends giggled. P. 73 |
Word that is used with it: Loudly My own sentence: He was giggling loudly. |
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Legendary (adj): relating to, or characteristic of legend or a legend. |
Statement from the story: Her braids,wrapped in otter fur, were legendary. P.74 |
Word that is used with it: Body My own sentence: She has a legendary body. |
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Traitor (adj): a person who betrays a friend, a country, a principle etc. |
Statement from the story: Mostly they just wanted to remind me that I was a traitor. P.79 |
Word that is used with it: Person My own sentence: Is he a traitor person. |
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Overstate (v): to express or state strongly. |
Statement from the story: And, okay, maybe I am overstating my case. P.83 |
Word that is used with it: Lie She overstated her lie. |
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Adhesive (adj): able to stick fast to a surface or object. |
Statement from the story: Indian families stick together like Gorilla Glue the strongest adhesive in the world. |
Word that is used with it: Strong I need a strong adhesive. |
