Wednesday, 3/15/00
Vocabulary and Punctuation and Dragonwings

1. He worked slow and ____________(ly) until he was finished with the job.
2. It is highly ___________ that your dog ate your homework, again.
3. The pitch was too fast for me, and I just _________(ed) at it and missed.
4. To make his story sound better, he _____(ed) reality, making him the hero.
5. He had a deep, ________ voice that could be heard throughout the house.
6. With a candle inside, the jack-o-lantern was very ___________.
7. Finally, in ______________(ion), I gave up.
8. "Don't give your __________(ing), mealy-mouthed answers!"
9. Robin _____(ed) out of the room, waving her arms and stomping her feet.
10. A raisin is merely a _________ grape.
11. amiable : sullen : : likely : ________
12. He was a very _________ man; he gave millions each year to charity.

flail, simper, flounce, exasperate, embroider, improbable, resonant, luminous, benevolent, wizened

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1. The artist showed me how to obtain a flesh color simply mix white, yellow, and a little red.
2. Some reptiles like a dry climate but others prefer a wet climate.
3. Our parents settled the argument for us they took the toy away from both of us.
4. Why asked Lisa can't I go out tonight?
5. She is a big talker once you get her started she will not stop.
6. After thinking things over I decided to change my mind.
7. Imagine the following scene the washing machine was completely hidden in a thick foamy flow of bubbles.

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1. In BD's story of the ugly wife, what does the wife represent?
2. Why does Father not want Uncle to go to the Sleepers?
3. Why wasn't MS mad at Black Dog for beating him up?
4. (2) What did Windrider call the Tiger General? Where did the TG get that other name?
5. (2) How did MS save his father? How did Windrider save MS?
6. What do MS and his father have to do because of the events involving Black Dog?
7. Father gives a reason why he thinks #4 is a good thing. What is it?
8. Why is Father confident that he will be OK?