Pictures of Hollis Woods

Cover of Pictures of Hollis Woods

Ana Marija

Vocabulary Enricher

For the Literature Circles I am reading Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff. I have read 30 pages out of the total 166.

Word: foolish

Page (word found on): 2

Paragraph (word found on): 6

Definition: Unwise; lacking good sense or judgment

Word: Sooty

Page (word found on): 4

Paragraph (word found on): 2

Definition: brownish black in color

Word: lump

Page (word found on): 5

Paragraph (word found on): 3

Definition: mass of solid matter without regular or particular shape

Word: puff

Page (word found on): 5

Paragraph (word found on): 7

Definition: a short burst of breath

Word: stain

Page (word found on): 6

Paragraph (word found on): 1

Definition:  a mark or discolor

Word: foster

Page (word found on): 6

Paragraph (word found on): 2

Definition: to promote growth or development

Word: mangy

Page (word found on): 7

Paragraph (word found on): 2

Definition: shabby; poor in condition

Word: irritable

Page (word found on): 8

Paragraph (word found on): 8

Definition: showing or having a tendency to be easily annoyed

Word: filmy

Page (word found on): 9

Paragraph (word found on): 14

Definition: translucent or thin

Word: sherbet

Page (word found on): 12

Paragraph (word found on): 3

Definition: a favored sweet effervescent powder

Word: stucco

Page (word found on): 13

Paragraph (word found on): 1

Definition: cement used for moulding architectural decorations or coating wall surfaces

Word: lumbered

Page (word found on): 13

Paragraph (word found on): 10

Definition: movement made in a slow, heavy or awkward way

Word: freebie

Page (word found on): 14

Paragraph (word found on): 4

Definition: a thing/item given free of charge

Word: lure

Page (word found on): 27

Paragraph (word found on): 7

Definition: a form bait used in fishing or hunting