Vocabulary Enricher

"The Pictures of Hollis Woods" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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Page 41/ paragraph 2 

Word: Squiggling 

Definition: 

- To squirm and wriggle

- Short, irregular curve or twist, as in writing or drawing / scribble
Sentence example from the book:

"It is," I said, squiggling the pencil for shadow.
In this content, squiggle means scribble.

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Page 41 / paragraph 2
Word: Lingering
Definition:
- lasting for a long time or slow to end
Sentence example from the book:
"Remember, Beatrice had a lingering cold."

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Page 43 / paragraph 1
Word: Trot
Definition: 

- trot of a horse : to move at a speed faster than walking by stepping 
with each front leg at the same time as the opposite back leg
Example: A horse trotted past us
- to run at a slow, steady pace 
- to move quickly
- to bring something out to be displayed
Sentence example from the book:

"Trot out some more of your pictures, please"
In this case, trot means to bring something out to be displayed.

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Page 47 / paragraph 1
Word: Hammock
Definition:
- a bed made of canvas or rope, suspended from two supports
 by cords at both ends.
Sentence example from the book:
"Hat down over his eyes at first, standing in front of the river in
 the next, sleeping in the hammock in the third."

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Page 64 / paragraph 2
Word: Mangy
Definition:
- in poor condition; shabby
Sentence example from the book:
"Now i watched the fingers of fog drift over the water while Henry sat nearby, 
washing one mangy leg."

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Page 73 / paragraph 2
Word: Sleet
Definition:
- rain containing some ice, as when snow melts as it falls.
Sentence example from the book"
"Drops of melting sleet were running down the glass."


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