| Word |
Definition |
Sentence |
| entranced |
spellbound; hypnotized |
It was as if he were _____ and-yes, envious, like a starving man looking through the window at a banquet. |
| insistent |
determined; unrelenting |
But there were new threads now, tugging and _____, which tied her just as firmly to the Tucks. |
| obliging |
good-natured; helpful |
The next _____ roll of thunder saw the window frame wedged once more into place. |
| parched |
dried out; dehydrated; withered |
It looked dried out today, _____. "It's thirsty," Winnie said to herself. |
| unwittingly |
unknowingly; unintentionally |
Winnie dared not sleep in the jail cell, for fear she would kick off the blanket and give herself away _____. |
| profoundly |
strongly; deeply |
Mae had not been found, and Winnie was _____ grateful for that. |
| accomplice |
partner; associate |
It was a crime. What Winnie had done was a crime, and she was an _____. |
| staunchly |
supportively; loyally |
Winnie's family understood, and afterward they drew together _____ around Winnie and supported her. |
| revulsion |
distaste; strong dislike |
A feeling of _____ swept through Winnie after picking up the toad, and she wiped her hand again and again on her skirt. |
| constricted |
cramped; tight; compressed |
Winnie had wanted to cough, and she passed a long hour trying to swallow away the tickle that _____ her throat. |
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