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- Anthony
- My name is Anthony Prato and I teach English as a Second Language at The City University of New York (http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/clip/) and Columbia University (http://ce.columbia.edu/node/295). I have been an ESL teacher for 6 years, and a teacher or trainer for 10 years.
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ReplyDeleteecstatic (adj): very happy, excited and
enthusiastic. EX: Sally was ecstatic about
her new job.
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glow(verb): to emit bright light and heat
without flame. EX: The western skies are
lit up with the glow of the setting sun.
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blurt(verb): to utter suddenly. EX: He
blurted out the rumor to his friends
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falter(verb): to hesitate, to move
unsteadily. Ex: Never falter in doing good.
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obsolete(adj): no longer in general use.
Ex: The word is obsolete
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ReplyDeleteWOUNDED (adj)suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound: to bandage a wounded hand.
2. p. 125 on the bottom
BLURTED(Verb):To utter suddenly and impulsively: blurt a confession.
3. p. 128 on the bottom
BAREFOOT (Adj): With the feet bare: a barefoot boy; to walk barefoot
4. p. 131 in the middle
PATH (Noun):a route, course, or track along which something moves: the path of a hurricane.
5. p. 133 in the bottom
GIGGLES (Verb): To laugh with repeated short, spasmodic sounds.
1-Page 119, top of page: carnage (noun): Carnage is the violent killing of large number of people , especially in a war.
ReplyDelete2- Page 119 top of page :Sprawled(Adj): If you are sprawled somewhere ,you are sitting or lying .
Ex: Alic lay sprawled on her stomach.
2-Page 123 middle of page: delight(Adj).Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
Ex:To my great delight, it worked perfectly.
4-Page 133 middle of page: Weapons (noun): A weapon is such a gun
5- Page 134 bottom of page: Cruel (Adj):Cruel is very harsh and causes people distress.
P. 132. location below the top
ReplyDeleteGrief:(adj) very deep, sorrow, sadness.
Speech: but now Janas had experienced real sadness. He had feltgrief
Sample sentence: Alive we feel sometimes happy sometimes grief
P. 133. Location : top
Dart(v) to move quickly or suddenly
Speech : he saw his friend, aiming an imaginary weapon in his hand, dart from behind one tree to another.
Sample sentence : the soccer players dart from ona side to another on the field.
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emerge:(V)to move out or to become visible,to appear.
Speech: from their hiding places a horde of children-Jonas recognized Fiona in the group- emerged, running in a crouched position, firing across the field.
Sample sentence: If you work hard you will emerge among the important personalities.
P.142. Location: top
Treasure(v) to regard as precious.
Speech: sometimes I chose one just because I knew it would make her laugh,and i so treasured the sound of that laughter in this room that had always been so silent.
Sample sentence: I treasure the diamond.
P.141. Location : Top
Luminous:(adj)well lit, bright , radiating light.
Speech: Her eyes were very luminous, I remember.
Sample sentence: When i turned the light switch on the room was luminous.
P.118, contorted(vt)middle, to twist, to bent
ReplyDeletesentence:Jonas contorted his face because he is very sad.
P.119, Shrieked(vi),end,to cry, scream
sentence:the giver shrieked unhappy after jonas.
p.119,sprawled(vi),to collapse,to lie
sentence:after three days of training, jonas lay sprawled on his bed.
P.121,burden(n),top,weigh,load
sentence:the rules becoming a burden for jonas.
P.135,trudged(vi),middle, tramp,hike
sentence:jonas trudged to the annex room.
Pag 108 Skittered: To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly Sample sentence: They skittered sideways and the sled gatthered speed.
ReplyDeletePag 108 Jagged: Marked by irregular projections and indentations on the edge or surface. Sample sentence: his face scraped along jagged edges of ice and whe he came.
Pag 109 Wound: An injury, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken. Sample sentence: It was always provided in his evereyday life for the bruises and wounds.
Pag 111 Groaned: To voice a deep, inarticulate sound, as of pain, grief, or displeasure. Sample sentence: “But what wisdom do you get from hunger?” Jonas groaned.
Pag 111 Unconsciously: Lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception; not conscious. Sample sentence: Unconsciously he rubbed his own abdomen.
Middle of P. 123
ReplyDeleteReveal (v)
To reveal something means to make people aware of it.
Ex) While Jonas watched, the people begun one by one to untie the ribbon on the packages, to unwrap the bright papers, open the boxes and reveal toys and clothing and books.
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Contribute(V), Contribution(N)
If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
Ex) As long as they’re still working and contributing to the community, they will go and live with the other Childless adults.
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Obsolete(ADJ)
Something that is obsolete is no longer needed because something better has been invented.
Ex) Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that it’s become almost obsolete.
Middle of P. 127
Anticipate(V)
If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
Ex) Amusement was not at all what he had anticipated.
Middle of P. 128
Optimistic(ADJ)
Someone who is optimistic is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
Ex) The Nurturers were very optimistic about Gabriel’s future.
1.grotesquely(adv)P.119,8th line:
ReplyDeletein a grotesque manner;"behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald ,with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies".
Example:The colors of the carnage were grotesquely bright.
2.immobilized(verb)P.119,14th line:
to prevent the use ,activity,or movement of
Example:The hurricane immobilized the airlines.
3.rapidly(adv)P.127,29th line:
with rapid movements;"he works quickly"
Example:The situation had rapidly deteriorated.
4.rosy(adj)P.131,9th line:
pink or pinkish-red;roseate
Example:He has a rosy future.
5.exasperation(noun)P.132,first line:
the state of being exasperated;irritation;extreme annoyance
Example:Her exasperation at being interrupted was understandable.