Vocabulary+-+Chp+4


 * 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.

Caution~ A alertness or warning against danger .~izzy

Chute~ A shaft for conveying water, grain, coal , ect.~ Claire

Corridor~ A passage way into sevral rooms or parts of a building ;hallway~ izzy

Crockery~ A disshontest practice as in bussiness or politics. ~izzy

Foothills~ A low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.~ izzy

Gnaw~ To bite or chew on persistantly.~ Claire

Grieve- To feel sorrow or to mourn: How the boy greived the father ~ELLIE

Hesitated- To pause or stop especially when nervous; I hesitated when crossing the frozen pond. ELLIE

Slacken~ To make or become less active.~ Claire

Spiral- A curly shape similar to that of a pig's tail~ ELLIE

Threadbare- Worn or torn, especially clothes; The boys clothes were threadbare ~ ELLIE **