Vocab 1
Apalled
Surprised and dismayed
Transfixed
Motionless in amazement
What person is this story told in?
First
Simile
Compares two unlike things using the words like or as
Wealthy people live uptown
Reveling
Delighting in
Gratifying
Pleasing
Who is telling the story?
Pete
Imagery
Vivid descriptions to give the reader a clear mental picture of what is happening
In the end, how do Ike and Pete plan to make money?
Doing yard word for Mrs. Norwood
Thrashing
To hit (something) hard and repeatedly
Revoked
Took back or took away
Why do Pete, Ike, and Katey want to earn money?
To buy tickets to the amusement park, Kingdom by the Sea
Exaggeration
An overstatement
How does Pete compare Ike to when he falls into the hole?
A ruffled porcupine
Wavering
Uncertain; faltering
Sallied
Set Out
What are some jobs Katey does to make money?
Pick strawberries, clean houses, sell stationary
Irony
Using words in a mocking way so they suggest a meaning that is opposite of their usual meaning
The rabbit zigzagged better than a what?
Sewing machine
Excavation
The act of digging or digging out
Dwindling
Growing less; becoming smaller
What are some ways Pete and Ike try to make money
Soda, worms, trapping rabbit
Flashback
Provides the reader with additional information about past events and the characters in the story
Who is Lewis and Clark?
Men chosen by President Jefferson to explore a way to the Pacific Ocean