Vocab
MISC
Tech
Setting
Vocab:Part 2
100

What means "unaware"?

Oblivious

100

When did Ray Bradbury publish this story?

1950

100

What helped keep the family in line with schedule?

Clock

100

What were the kids playing outside before everything bad happened?

Playing ball

100
Appeared

Manifested

200
Devices turn on and off automatically

Relays

200

Who wrote the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"? 

Sarah Teasedale

200

What played in the nursery walls?

Light up animals

200

What year does the story take place?

2026

200

Antelope-like hoofed mammal

Okapi
300

Shadow-like image of a person's image

Silhouette

300

What was the name of the family that lived in the house?

McLellan

300

What burned the trash?

The incinerator

300

What caused the fire?

Tree branch

300

Trembling

Tremulous

400

irrational fear of danger/misfortune

Paranoia

400

Why did the dog die?

- got excited for food and passed

- radiation poisoning/exposure

-starvation

400

What cleaned the house?

Robot mice

400

How many silhouette's were outside?

Five

400
Leaping about
Cavorting
500

Idol worshipped in middle East

Baal

500

Where did the story take place? (City AND state)

Allendale, California

500

Describes the house's advanced, self-operating technology.

Artificial Intelligence 

500

What was the last thing the house said?

"Today is August 5th, 2026..."

500

To make in awe because beautiful/grand

Sublime

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