Vocab 1
Gavel
A small mallet
Hearing
Official meeting to listen to arguements
Are Jonathan, Taylor, and Sylvia really nieces and nephews of Aunt Mazey?
No, she just treats them like family
Who is the newcomer in Aunt Mazey's life?
Her nephew
What is dialogue?
Conversation between two characters
Jaunty
Perky, cheerful
Glowered
Stared sullenly or angrily
What do the children who helped Aunt Mazey with the maple syrup project get for their hard work?
Each person gets a jar of maple syrup and a chunk of sugar
What are the boys willing to do to get downtown?
Tweed's brother's chores for a month in return for a ride into town
In what point of view is this story told?
First Person
Diagnosis
Conclusion drawn from studying a situation
Assessment
Judgement, opinion
Why does Aunt Mazey have to go to court?
Her nephew is trying to claim she is crazy in order to take her money
What was Aunt Mazey doing with her money?
Setting up a college fund for the children
What is textual evidence?
Information taken from the story to prove a fact
Contempt
Showing disrespect or disobedience to authority
Winced
Moved or pulled back quickly
Why is a banker one of the witnesses?
Aunt Mazey has withdrawn a large amount of money from her bank account recently
Does Aunt Mazey go to the social? How do you know?
No, her freezer is not on the ice-cream table and she is nowhere to be found
What is a syllable?
A single, unbroken vowel sound
Aghast
Horrified
Competency
Ability to function as is necessary or desired
What does Mazey stand for? What does Taylor think it stands for?
Mazedon, Amazing
What is the person called who represents a client? Who keeps order in the courtroom? Who makes the final decision?
Lawyer, bailiff, judge
Where do we put an accent on a word?
On the syllable that is emphasized