Anna Nunan
Vocab Enricher
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
50 pages read
saguaro: a tall, horizontally branched cactus (page 18, paragraph 3)
Sentence: In the gathering dust, the saguaros flung shadows of giants across the pebbled earth.
punt: a kick in which a ball is dropped then kicked before it hits the ground (page 23, paragraph 2)
Sentence: She punted the ball over the visiting team's bench and ran from the field and out of the stadium.
timber: wood suitable for structural uses (page 31, paragraph 1)
Sentence: Only his ribs, thumb-thick vertical timbers, held him up.
wry: produced by a distortion of facial features (page 32, paragraph 9)
Sentence: The pipe stem anchored a wry grin.
clove: dried flower bud of a tropical tree (page 37, paragraph 2)
Sentence: Its tiny unblinking eyes were bulging, black as cloves.
homesteader: owner of a homestead (page 39, paragraph 2)
Sentence: Her grey-brown homesteader's dress was the colour of her subject.
revue: theatrical entertainment featuring skits (page 40, paragraph 4)
Sentence: More than a hundred students tried out for the Spring Revue.
kelly: a man's stiff hat (page 41, paragraph 1)
Sentence: A plain, timid girl painted her toenails kelly green.
amorphous: lacking definite form (page 41, paragraph 2)
Sentence: So I just enjoyed the feeling and watched the once amorphous student body separate itself into hundreds of individuals.
squabble: a petty quarrel (page 47, paragraph 2)
Sentence: The bike became the focus of a family squabble.
Vocab Enricher
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
50 pages read
saguaro: a tall, horizontally branched cactus (page 18, paragraph 3)
Sentence: In the gathering dust, the saguaros flung shadows of giants across the pebbled earth.
punt: a kick in which a ball is dropped then kicked before it hits the ground (page 23, paragraph 2)
Sentence: She punted the ball over the visiting team's bench and ran from the field and out of the stadium.
timber: wood suitable for structural uses (page 31, paragraph 1)
Sentence: Only his ribs, thumb-thick vertical timbers, held him up.
wry: produced by a distortion of facial features (page 32, paragraph 9)
Sentence: The pipe stem anchored a wry grin.
clove: dried flower bud of a tropical tree (page 37, paragraph 2)
Sentence: Its tiny unblinking eyes were bulging, black as cloves.
homesteader: owner of a homestead (page 39, paragraph 2)
Sentence: Her grey-brown homesteader's dress was the colour of her subject.
revue: theatrical entertainment featuring skits (page 40, paragraph 4)
Sentence: More than a hundred students tried out for the Spring Revue.
kelly: a man's stiff hat (page 41, paragraph 1)
Sentence: A plain, timid girl painted her toenails kelly green.
amorphous: lacking definite form (page 41, paragraph 2)
Sentence: So I just enjoyed the feeling and watched the once amorphous student body separate itself into hundreds of individuals.
squabble: a petty quarrel (page 47, paragraph 2)
Sentence: The bike became the focus of a family squabble.
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