Vocabulary+-+Chp+2+&+3

Use a dictionary to look up the following words. Then find them in the novel. Use the context clues to select the correct definition, and write a sentence for each, using the word in the same context as it is used in the story. Remember to underline the word in your sentence.

1. Fallow ~ Plowed land that is unseeded and is left alone for more than one season 2. Murmur ​ ~ To talk in a low and soft voice, mumble. 3. Evidence ~ Proof to show someone prove something ~ Something that can be used to prove someone guilty. 4. Addled

~ To make or become confused
~ He was very addled with his math homework 5. Ashen ~ Pale colored ~ She was very ashen afer she ran the mile race. 6. Faraway ​ ~ It means dreamy or preocuppied. ~ It also is an adjective like "I lived in a faraway place"... meaning distant 7. Mongrel ~ A creature of mixed breeds( also a beast) 8. Haunches ~ A dog's rear legs. 9. Constrained ~ Forced or obliged 10. Pallet ~ A bed made of straw 11. Plaintive ~ Mourning 12. Rivulets ~ River or a stream