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1.Shudder,pg52,huckleberry whispered with a shudder,
ReplyDeleteshudder:to tremble convusivley
2.verdigrease,pg58,A pin's brass-it migtht have verdigrease on it!
Verdigrease: a green, greenish blue poison found on,copper,brass,or bronze surfaces.
3.Geeminy,pg61,oh geeminy its him.
geeminy:being suprised.
4.plunges,pg67,she added hot baths,sitting baths,shower baths,and plunges
plunges: tocause to penatrate or enter quickly and forceably into somthing.
5.humpf,pg71,"humpf!"
humpf:used to express doubt or content.
Pg 105. threaded he threaded his way back . threaded means to move to.
ReplyDeletePg 105. tenteless She was tentless Tenteless means slowly.
Pg 63. Tossed and fidgited Fidgited means to move around.
Pg 63. Mingling he was mingling Minlgling to tallk to others.
Pg 63. Percible she made percible noises percible means short noises.
Pg 64. Pervading His hand was pervading sticking out.
Pg 64. Solemen it awful solomen like solemen sad or somber like
pg.51 tis sh-h-h! There tis again Tis means it is
ReplyDeletepg.58 mum Tom we got to swear to keep mum. mum means keep quite
pg. 58 verdigrease A brass pin might have verdigrease on it! verdigrease is poison
pg.69 upsetting The cat sprang a couple of yards in the air, howled, and set off around and around the room upsetting the flowerpots. upsetting means tip over
pg.71
1. agony pg. 52 Tom was in an agony waiting. agony: the suffering of intense physical or mental pain.
ReplyDelete2.Injun pg.52 Potter and Injun Joe were carrying a wheelbarrow with a rope and a couple of shovels on it. Injun: US informal or dialect word for American Indian
3.scarcely pg.52 The boys bent their heads together and scarcely breathed. By a small margin;barely
4.hokey pg. 58 " By hokey , that's so, Tom!" Mawkishly sentimental: corney
5. dreaded pg. 66 Joe was so dreaded no body was willing to start the matter. to be in terror.
1. ingenuity- pg. 63 And now the tiresome chirping of a cricket, that no human ingenuity could locate, began. -skill or cleverness
ReplyDelete2.pervading- pg. 64 The boys talked little and only under your breathe for the time and the place and the pervading solemnity and silence oppressed their spirits. - to spread through all parts
3. monotonous- pg. 66 It was very monotonous. -boring from being always the same.
4. vagrant- pg. 67 Five years ago you drove me away from your father'r kitchen one night, when I come to ask for something to eat, and you said I warn't there for any good; and when I swore i'd get even with you if it took one hundred years, your father had me jailed for a vagrant. - wandering from place to place.
1:agony,Pg50,Tom was in agony waiting:In pain
ReplyDelete2:scarcely,Pg52,The boys bent their heads together and scarcely breathed:very little
3:verdigrease:pg59:"whats 'verdigrease'.":a greenish blue poison found on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces.
4:mum:Pg58:Tom, we got to keep mum. :keep quite
5:geeminy:pg61:"Oh, geeminy, it's him!":exoression:example:bye golly
6:lingering:Pg62:lingering:Tom gave a big,long,, lingering sigh.
7:thimble:Pg70:polly raised him by the ear and cracked his head soundly with her thimble.:small mettle cup used to protect thumb when sewing.
8:roundabout:pg71:Tom tried to ask Becky in a roundabout way.: not directly.
9:queer:pg77:At last these queer pirates...fell peacefully.:strange or weird.:
10:boughs:pg92:They poled on great deed boughs till they had a roaring furnace.:branches or sticks
1. despair This was despair,
ReplyDeletedispair: great tragedy or sadness. pg63
2. sacred, Sacred to the memory of port and finding none.
sacred precious or very special. pg64
3.grappled,and the next moment he had grappled with the doctor and the two were struggling with might and main.
grappled: to tackle or fight with. Pg 67
4. reeled, he reeled and fell partly upon potter
reeled to pull away from Pg 67
5. scuffling, why you two was scuffling
scuffling to cheat or do things behind others back. Pg 69
6. apprehensively apprehensively as if they were being followed.
apprehensively to resist. pg 70
1.Pg52, shudder, Huckleberry whispered with a shudder,
ReplyDeleteshudder:to tremble compulsively.
2. Agony pg. 52 Tom was in an agony waiting. Agony: the suffering of intense physical or mental pain.
3. Verdigrease :pg. 58,A pin's brass-it migtht have verdigrease on it!
Verdigrease: a green, greenish blue poison found on,copper,brass,or bronze surfaces.
4. Queer:pg. 77:At last these queer pirates. Fell peacefully:strange or weird.
5. Dreaded pg. 66 Joe was so dreaded no body was willing to start the matter. To be in terror.
Page 52 - The boys bent their heads together and scarcely breathed. Scarcely means to be worried, or frightened
ReplyDeletePage 55- "I'm all in a muddle." Muddle means you can't remember or you don't get it.
Page 57 - "If we can only get back to the old tannery before we break down!" panted Tom. Tannery is like a shelter place
Page 58 - "It's so lonesome." Lonesome means out of place, no company.
Page 58 - "Tom, we got to keep mum." Mum means silent
Page 62 - Tom gave a big long, lingering sigh, and his heart broke. Lingering means to last a while
Page 67 - She began to try all kinds of remedies on him. Remedies means to try and set something right
Page 77 - But conscience wasn't answered by such excuses. Conscience means your inner feeling
Page 90 - The he found it lonesome, and went to find his comrades. Comrades means a companion, person near by
Page 96 - Tom Sawyer the pirate, looked around upon the envying young people. Envying means to be resentful
Pg. 55-muddle- "I'm all in a muddle"
ReplyDeleteMuddle means- can't remember.
Pg.58-mum- "Tom,we got to mum"
Mum means- to keep to yourself.
Pg.58-verdigrease- "It might have verdigrease on it!"
verdigrease is a type of posion
Pg.60-wicked- "I' ve been so wicked."
Wicked means-means to be evil.
Pg.61-geeminy- " Oh geeminy it's him!"
Geeminy means- God without using his name in vain.
Pg.64-demanded- "Is that your knife?" Demanded the sheriff
Demanded means- strickly asking
Pg.77-queer- "At last these queer pirates fell peacefully
Queer means- weird
1.pg.50 agony-"Tom was in agony, waiting." agony means in pain.
ReplyDelete2.pg.57 tannery-"The boys fixed there eyes on the goal of their hopes an at last burst into the protecting shelter of the tannery."tannery means a building where they make leather.
3.pg.58 verdigrease-"Hold on! Don't do that. A pin's brass-it might have verdigrease on it!" verdigrease means poison.
4.pg.66 inquest-"However, it wasn't long before inquest went out of style, and Tom wasn't bothered anymore. inquest means questioning
5.pg.72 dismal-"Joe, too, looked hard eyed and dismal." dismal means dreadful or gloomy
6.pg.72sorrowing-"As the two boys walked sorrowing along,they agreed to stand each other and be brothers never separate till death ended their troubles." sorrowing means sadness
7.pg.75contentment-"When the last slice of bacon was gone and the last of the bread eaten, the boys stretched themselves out out on the grass filled with contentment." contentment means satisfied.
8.pg.84shuddered-"Tom shuddered." shuddered means to shake
9.pg.90 trembling-"I'll help you!""Tom said trembling." trembling means shaking or shivering.
10.pg.94pulpit-"THe people became more and more moved as the pitiful stories went of till at last the whole company broke down and joined in the sobs, even the preacher, who cried in the pulpit." pulpit means stand for the preacher.
1. agony pg. 52 Tom was in an agony waiting. agony: the suffering of intense physical or mental pain.
ReplyDelete2.Injun pg.52 Potter and Injun Joe were carrying a wheelbarrow with a rope and a couple of shovels on it. Injun: US informal or dialect word for American Indian
3.scarcely pg.52 The boys bent their heads together and scarcely breathed. By a small margin;barely
4.hokey pg. 58 " By hokey , that's so, Tom!" Mawkishly sentimental: corney
5. dreaded pg. 66 Joe was so dreaded no body was willing to start the matter. to be in terror.
1.Pg.50, agony-Tom was in agony waiting:In mental pain
ReplyDelete2.Pg 105. Threaded he threaded his way back. Threaded means to move to.
3.Pg58,Mum:Tom we got to keep mum.- Keep quite
4.Pg68, Switched-but Peter switched his tail that he did want it. Switched means flicked.
5.Pg63, Despair-This was despair. Despair-sadness or tragedy.
1.pg.50- AGONY- Tom was in agony waiting.- means pain.
ReplyDelete2.pg.57-TANNERY- " If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down."- means a place where tanning is carried on.
3.-pg.58-HOKEY- " By hokey, that's so Tom!"- means unbelievable.
4.pg.59- VERDIGREASE- " What's verdigrease?"- means a poison.
5.pg.61- JINGOES- "Well, he has, by jingoes!" means oath or a promise
6.pg.62- REFORM- He promised over and over again to reform.- means to prove a point.
7.pg.66 -TAR- The people had a strong desire to tar and feather Injun Joe...- means to beat-up or hurt
8.pg.67-REMEDIES- She began to try all kinds of remedies on him.- means solutions.
9.pg.55- BLOTTED- At this same moment the clouds blotted out the moon...- means covered or went in front of.
10.pg.86-DUCKED- Now and then they splashed water in each others' faces or ducked each other. means pushed or shoved.
11.pg.109- QUARREL-He forgot his quarrel with her. means argument or fight.
pg.71 war-whooping Tom came nearer grabbing a boys cap and throwing it on the school roof, war-whooping around, breaking through a group of boys and tumbling them in every direction, falling, at last, under Becky's nose, nearly knocking her down. war-whooping means yelling
ReplyDeletepg.75 tinkled The bell started school tinkled faintly upon his ear. tinkled means rang
pg.77 bulliest And don't wear the bullets clothes. bullets means meanest
pg.101 flinders She glanced at Tom but he kept right on talking to Amy Lawrence about a terrible storm on the island and how lightning tore a tree to all flinders while he was three feet from it. flinders means to shred
pg.85 true-blue No, Toms true-blue, Huck, and he'll come back. True-blue means honest
pg.72 comrade Just at this point he met his old comrade, Joe Harper. comrade is a friend.
1.pg.50 Beams-wood structures to hold up the ceiling-Old beams began to crack.
ReplyDelete2.pg.52 Shudder-to shake-Huckleberry whispered with a shudder: It's the devils sure enough!
3.pg.58 Verdigrease- a type of poison- A pin's brass-it might have verdigrease on it.
4.pg.73-74 Hist-a command to have silence- Sitting around the fire, the pirates said"Hist!"
5.pg.74 Luff-to bring sail closer to the wind with sail shaking- Luff, and bring her to the wind!
6.pg.75 Gay- to be happy, have a good time- Said Joe: Isn't it gay?"
7.pg.76 Sackcloth- a kind of hairpiece- "What does he put that sackcloth and ashes on his head for?" inquired Huck.
8.pg.77 Conscience- your inner voice- But conscience wasn't answered by such excuses.
9.pg.77 Queer- thoughts that are odd, not regular- At last these queer pirates, their minds at ease, fell peacefully to sleep.
10.pg.79 Hark- command to quiet down- "Hark!" said Tom.
inarticulately pg.68-The doctor murmered inarticulately, gave a long gasp or two and was still.- not understandable as spoken words.
ReplyDeleteoutlying- pg.70 Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man or an enemy, and made them catch their breathe; and as they sped by some outlying cottages that lay near the village, the barking of the aroused watchdogs seemed to give wings to their feet.- being far from a center or main body.
stealthily- pg.72 A figure crept stealthily through a break at the other end of the ruined building.- intended not to attracted attention.
cogitating- pg.75 Then they separated, cogitating.- to think over.
ostentatiously- pg.78 The crowd fell apart now, and the sheriff came through ostentatiously leading potter by the arm.- fond of or showing ostentation.
sumptuously pg. 98- They were to hungry to stop to fish, but they fared, sumptuously upon cold ham and then threw themselves down in the shade to talk.- involving large expenses.
6. remedy pg.67 she began to try all kinds of remedies on him. To relive or cure a disease or disorder.
ReplyDelete7. sorrowing pg.72 as the boys walked sorrowing along, they agreed to stand by each other and be brothers and never separate till death ended their troubles. Mental suffering or pain caused by injury,loss,or despair.
8.expedition pg.78 They lay around in the shade after breakfast, then went of on an exploring expedition. A journey undertaken by a group of people with define objective.
9. gradually pg.86 They gradually wandered apart dropped into the "dump" and fell to looking up the river to where the village lay in the sun. advancing or progressing by regular or continuous degrees.
10. feebly pg.90 Joe said feebly: Lacking strength: weak
pg.50 agony-tom was in agony. agony-despaior or tragedy.
ReplyDeletepg.50 despair-this was despair. despair- sadness or tragedy.
pg.58 mum- to we got the place.
pg. 62 lingering to be bored.
pg.92 boughs a loud noise.
1. pg.55/ ''Look here! That kind of talk won't wash.'' Potter trembled and grew white. TREMBLED- to shake.
ReplyDelete2. pg.61/ Sounds like-like hogs grunting.'' GRUNTING- deep voice of character.
3. pg.65/ ''I couldn't help it,'' Peter moaned. MOANED- to complain.
4. pg.67/ She began to try all remedies on him. REMEDIES- all kinds of medicines.
5. pg.69/ ''I don't know aunt,'' gasped the boy. GASPED- struggle for a breath.
6. pg.79/ Just at this point he met his old comrade, Joe Harper. COMRADE-best friend.
7. pg.79/ For some time now, the boys had been hearing a peculiar sound in the distance. PECULIAR- strange or odd.
8. pg.88/ After a dainty egg and fish dinner, Tom said he wanted to learn to smoke. DAINTY- great tasting.
9. pg.90/ Joe said feebly; ''I lost my knife, I better go find it." FEEBLY- physically weak.
10. pg.102/ Until the fight was finished to his satisfaction. SATISFACTION- feeling of fulfillment.
1-Page 51- Huckleberry whispered: " I wish I knew. It's awful scared like , isn't it." Whispered means TALK QUIETLY
ReplyDelete2-Page 51- Presently Tom seized Huck's arm and said: Seized means HOLD FORCIBLY/ SUDDENLY
3-Page 58- Hucky, you sure you can keep mum. Mum means- say nothing
4-Page 63- At the dreadful place Tom squeezed through the crowd and saw the sight again. Squeezed means REDUCE SIZE
5-Page 69- " Tom,what on earth ail's that cat." Ails means ILL.
6-Page 72- As the two boys walked sorrowing along they agreed to stand by each other and be brothers and never seperate till death. Sorrowing means- MOURN
7-Page 76- " Hark!" sad tom. Hark means- HUNTING CALL.
8-Page 82- he flew along deserted allys and shortly found himself at his aunt's back fence. Deserted meanS-abandoned
1.Remedies-is a medicine and we say not Remedies
ReplyDelete2.Demanded-like you wanted it so you demanded that you should have it
3.Lonsome-you are all a lone is what ares means
4.Sorrowing-is when you are holding on to what you love and can not forget about them or it that is what ares means
Upsetting-when you are sod is what ares means
upsetting means when you are sad
ReplyDeletelonsome being lonley
sorrowing holdin on to what you love without forgetting
remedies is a medicine
demanded a comad
1.Pg52, shudder, Huckleberry whispered with a shudder,
ReplyDeleteshudder:to tremble compulsively.
2. Agony pg. 52 Tom was in an agony. Agony: the suffering of intense physical or mental pain.
3. Verdigrease :pg. 58,A pin's brass-it migtht have verdigrease on it!
Verdigrease: a green, greenish blue poison fond on,copper,brass,or bronze surfaces.
4.pg.73-74 Hist-a command to have silence- Sitting around the fire, the pirates said "Hist"
5.pg.74 Luff-to bring sail closer to the wind with sail shaking- Luff, and bring her to the wind.
Pg,52 Shudder, Huckleberry whispered with a shudder. Shudder- to tremble compulsively.
ReplyDeletePg,58 Hucky, are you sure you can keep mum. Mum-not to say anything.
Pg,59 What's 'verdigrease'? Verdigrease- some sort of poison.
Pg,60 Tom began to sniffle a little. sniffle-to breath in with nose.
Pg,61 Muff Potter's a goner, Huck! Goner-to get lost or die.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Tom was very noble for standing up for Becky. IF Mr Dobbins would be very surprised to find out that Tom is actually noble. He would probably not believe Tom or whoever would tell him that. When Becky was about to get in trouble from ripping the book dobbins wouldn't believe that Tom actually didn't do it. When Tom said that he ripped his book almost in half he was more mad at him than ever. A thought shot like lighting through Tom's mind. he sprang up on his feet and said "I did it!"
ReplyDeletePg. 55-Muddle-I'm all in a muddle,Muddle means-can't remember.
ReplyDeletepg.57-Tannery- " If we can only get to the old tannery before we break down."-means a place where tanning is carried on.
Pg 64.-Solemen-Its awful solomen like solemen sad or somber like.
Pg.64-Demanded-"Is that your knife?" Demanded the sheriff
Demanded means-Strickly asking
Pg.77-Queer-"At last these queer pirates fell peacefully
Queer means-weird