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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.
1. P177, 9th line from down
ReplyDeleteimpede (verb): to delay or stop the progress of something
Ex: A cold headwind further impeded his progress.
2. P169, 10th line from down
intently (adv)
intent (verb): showing strong interest and attention
EX: She was looking at me intently in the face.
3. P171, 6th line
jolt (verb): to move or to make somebody,something move suddenly and roughly
EX: The bus jolted its passengers over the rough road.
4. P172, 10th line from down
predictability (adv)
predictable (adj): if something is predictable, you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like.
EX: How much more predictability do you want?
5. P175, 7th line
numb(adj): if a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything in it, for example because of cold
EX: My hands are numb. I was numb from[with, because of] the cold
1-Page 166, middle of page: hammock (noun): Hammock is a piece of strong cloth which is hung between two supports and used as a bed .
ReplyDelete2- Page 168 bottom of page :Courage (noun): Courage is quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous.
Ex: some of people do not have the courage to apologize for their actions.
3-Page 123 middle of page:Exhaustion(N). Exhaustion state of being so tired that you have no energy left.
Ex:mohammed is suffering from nervous exhaustion.
4-Page 169 bottom of page: Pedal (noun): when you pedal a bicycle ,you push that pedals around with your feet to make it move
5- Page 171 bottom of page: landscape (noun):The landscape is everything you can see when you look across of land such as hills,trees,rivers.
1. p.166 In the middle:
ReplyDeleteHAMMOCK: (noun) a hanging bed or couch made of canvas, netted cord, or the like, with cords attached to supports at each end.
2. p. 168 in the middle:
TAUT: (Adj)tightly drawn; tense; not slack.
3. p. 173 in the bottom
LUSH: (Adj)(of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
4. p. 174 on the top
YEARNED: (Verb)To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness: yearned over the child's fate.
5. p. 179 on the top
BRISKLY: (Adv)spry, energetic, alert.
1. flee(verb)P.163,6th line:
ReplyDeleteto run away,as from danger or pursure;taking flight
Example:The robbers fled when they saw the police.
2.reach(verb)P.165,16th line:
to get to or get as far as in moving,going,traveling,to come to or arrive at in some course of progress,action
Example:Your letter never reached me.
3.firmly(adj)P.165,23th line:
not soft or yielding when pressed;comparatively solid,hard,stiff,or rigid;not likely to change
Example:I shall tell her firmly that it is not any business of her.
4.taut(adj)P.168,13th line:
tightly draw;tense;not slack
Example:Pull the string taut.
5.alert(adj)P.177,19th line:
fully aware and attentive;wide-awake;keen
Example:She is alert to every sound and movement.
Pg 163 Stealthily: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. Sample Sentence: but he moved stealthily and silently.
ReplyDeletePg 163 Crews: A group of people working together, Sample Sentence: It was terribly dangerous because some of the work crews were still about,
Pg 163 Hunched: To assume a crouched or cramped posture, Sample Sentence: hunched over on the bicycle.
Pg 167 Jolted: To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly, Sample Sentence: giggled as the bicycle jolted him up and down.
Pg 169 Urging: An impulse that prompts action or effort, Sample Sentence: Sometime, urging the memories into Gabriel, Jonas felt that they were more shallow.
Middle of P. 170
ReplyDeleteReassure (V)
If you reassure someone, you say or do things to make them stop worrying about something.
Ex) Painfully he righted himself and the bike, and reassured Gabe.
Bottom of P. 171
Exquisite (ADJ)
Something that is exquisite is extremely beautiful or pleasant, especially in a delicate way.
Ex) During his twelve years in the community, he had never felt such simple moments of exquisite happiness.
Middle of P. 172
Tantalizing (ADJ)
If someone or something tantalizes you, they make you feel hopeful and excited about getting what you want, usually before disappointing you by not letting you.
Ex) He tried to use the flagging power of his memory to recreate meals, and managed brief, tantalizing fragment.
Top of P. 173
Yearn (V)
If someone yearns for something that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much.
Ex) Once he had yearned for choice.
Top of P. 173
Hungry for (ADJ)
If you say that someone is hungry for something, you are emphasizing that they want it very much.
Ex) He would have lived a life hungry for feelings, for color, for love.
Middle, p163
ReplyDeleteShadows(n),gloom,darkness
Ex: Jonas hided in the shadows to flee, from the community.
Middle, p 164
Glee(n),joy, amusement
Ex:at the evening meal, jonas looked with glee the family.
Top p,174
Yearned(vi), desire, want very much
Ex:Jonas seemed to regret, he yearned for a changement in the community.
End, p,163
Churning,(V),shake, agitate,mix
Ex:Jonas mind is churning because he should left the community.
Middle, p 176
Loomed(vi),appear,become visible
Ex:in a few time jonas loomed behind the annex room.
P. 163 L: Middle
ReplyDeleteFlee:(v) to run away
speech That night , Jonas was forced to flee.
sample sentence: The thief flees so that the police can't caught him.
P.171 L. first sentence of the fourth paragraph
Numerous: ( adj) Several
Speech: Trees became more numerous , and the forests beside the road were dark and thick with mystery.
Sample sentence : Our enemies are more numerous than us.
P. 174 L: top
Yearn: ( v) To desire something , to long for.
Speech : Once he had yearned for choice.
Smaple sentence : I yearn for teacher.
P: 175 L: middle
Blur:(v) to obscure, to make unveadable, inditinct.
Speech : his hope diminished further when the sharp, cold air began to blur and thicken with swirling white.
Sample sentence: the fog blurs ahead.
P. 177 L: Below middle
Impede (v) to slow action, obstruct.
Speech : But the hill was treacherously steep; he was impeded by the snow and his own lack of strength.
Sample sentence: The wave impedes the swimmer.