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"It ain't fair!" I cried passionately. "It ain't fair that we have all the tough breaks. define passionately
What is emotionally, intensely, fiercely
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He was pretty well crocked, which made me apprehensive.
What is uneasy?
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I was still groggy with sleep and wanted to sleep forever right there in the dew and the dawn. Define groggy
What is dazed, confused
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"Me and Shepard had a run-in and I cracked some ribs. I just needed a place to lay over." He rubbed his side ruefully. Define ruefully
What is remorseful, sad, sorry
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The narrator of The Outsiders
Who is Pony Boy
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When Johnny and I went, we sat in the back, trying to get something out of the sermon and avoiding people. Define avoiding
What is to keep away from
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My breath was coming in quivering sobs.
What is shake, tremble
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Two-Bit and Johnny were staring at me now. "No..., "Two -Bit said, dumbfounded. "No, Ponyboy, that ain't right...you got it worng..." Define dumbfounded
What is confused
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"Yeah." His voice quavered slightly. "I had to. They were drowning you , Pony. Define quavered
What. is shaking
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Ponyboy's oldest brother
Who is Darry?
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"No," Cherry said bleakly, "it's Randy and Bob." Define bleakly
What is without hope
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We're sophisticated -- cool to the point of not feeling anything.
What is refined, cultured
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My teeth chattered unceasingly and I couldn't stop them. Define unceasingly
What is not stopping
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"I don't really think a beer blast on the river bottom is super cool, but I'll rave about one to a girlfriend just to be saying something." Define rave
What is to talk endlessly
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Ponyboy's happy-go-lucky, handsome brother
Who is Sodapop
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Two Bit gallantly offered to walk them home--the west side of the town was only about twenty miles away--but they wanted to call their parents and have them come and get them. Define gallantly
What is bravely
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Glory, I thought with a bewildering feeling of being rushed, things are happening too quick. Define bewildering
What is confusing
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Yet in his hard face there was character, pride, and a savage defiance of the world. Define defiance
What is disobedience
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But this church game a kind of creepy feeling. What do you call it? Premonition? Define premonition
What is feeling that something bad is about to occur
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The toughest hood in Ponyboy's group of greasers. He used to run with the gangs in New York.
Who is Dally or Dallas Winston
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Mickey Mouse was a dark-gold buckskin, sassy and ornery, not much more than a colt.
What is mean?
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Johnny's eye went round and he winced as though I'd belted him. Define winced
What is cringe, shrink, draw back
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"Oh, shoot, kid"--Dally glanced contemptuously over his shoulder--"I was in the bedroom." Define contemptuously
What is shame, disrespect, hatred,
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Mickey Mouse was a dark-gold buckskin, sassy and ornery, not much more than a colt. Define sassy
What is bold, mouthy, fresh, rude
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A 16 year old greaser with black hair and large fearful eyes. He has abusive parents. He sees the greasers as his true family.
Who is Johnny Cade?
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