Vocabulary 1
Make great efforts to achieve something
strive
The roof blew off the house during the storm.
Simple
Shopping at the grocery store, my brother picked up a loaf of bread
gerund
to come into possession of
obtain
What is the twist at the end of "The Moment Before the Gun Went Off"
The murdered child is Marais' son.
Dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something
haggle
I haven't posted your homework on WIS yet, so please continue to be patient.
compound
To run the marathon in a respectable time, I need to practice for months.
Infinitive
very bad, serious, or unpleasant
severe
In "Once Upon a Time", what does the wife give to the people loitering outside their gates?
bread and tea
to overcome, quieten, or bring under control
subdue
If you study hard, you will do well on your quiz, and I will be proud.
Compound-complex
During the school year, students develop their learning skills.
Prepositional
the complete loss or absence of hope
despair
"She does not _______ _______; she does not look at Van der Vyver, whose gun went off in the truck, she stares at the grave" (page 116, The Moment Before the Gun Went Off).
look up
to cause the occurrence of (a feeling or action); to make something happen
provoke
Although he was very intelligent, Mark could not figure out how to master the art of creative writing
Complex
Quickly, the goalie dove to stop the ball.
Adverb
truly what something is said to be; authentic
genuine
At the beginning of "Once Upon a Time", why does the author begin to tell herself a "bedtime story"?
She couldn't sleep: "I couldn't find a position in which my mind would let go of my body — release me to sleep again."
deserving hatred or contempt
despicable
I wanted to walk the dog, but it was raining
compound
My sister, a busy person, forgot to go grocery shopping yesterday
Appositive
to say or do something to remove the doubts or fears of someone
reassure
In "Once Upon a Time", why did the boy climb the wall, which resulted in him getting caught in the barbed wire?
He was playing pretend: "One evening, the mother read the little boy to sleep with a fairy story from the book the wise old witch had given him at Christmas. Next day he pretended to be the Prince who braves the terrible thicket of thorns to enter the palace and kiss the Sleeping Beauty back to life."