| Word |
Definition |
Sentence |
| clutch |
grasp a hold of with one's fingers, grab |
Cynthia Procter would claim to have forgotten to study for the spelling bee and then ___ the lace on her blouse because she had won anyways. |
| stagecoach |
a horse drawn coach |
Raymond likes to play that he is driving a ___ while Squeaky works on her breathing exercises. |
| liable |
likely, suseptible |
If Raymond is not with Squeaky he is ___ to get picked on because he has a big pumpkin head. |
| prodigy |
young genius |
Cynthia is also a ___ when it comes to playing the piano. |
| gidyap |
a command for horses to go |
Raymond says "___" to his team of horses and continues down the sidewalk with his stagecoach. |
| organdy |
fine, white cotton fabric generally for blouses and dresses |
The girls were prancing around the May Pole in their ___ dresses. |
| pageant |
a grand show with color, variety, and splendor |
Squeaky once was a strawberry in a ___ that was performed in nursery school. |
| glockenspiels |
a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers |
At the park on May Day many of the children had drums, flutes and ___. |
| corsages |
bunch of flowers worn on one's a bouquet of flowers often work on one's shoulder or wrist |
Parents attending the May Day celebration were wearing hats and ___. |
| stilts |
a pair of long, slender poles each equipped with a raised footrest to enable the user to walk elevated above the ground. |
Because he's on ___, Mr. Pearson sticks out in a crowd. |
| periscope |
an instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses |
A ___ is used in a submarine to search for the enemy. |
| static |
electricity interfering with radar, radio, the sending and receiving of wireless messages |
It was hard to hear the man on the loudspeaker because of all of the ____. |
| psyching |
intimidating, frightening, |
One kid was ___ out the runners by telling them that they would trip on their shoelaces. |
| orchard |
a field of fruit or nut trees |
Squeaky visualizes trees in an apple ___before she starts to run. |
| gutter |
a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for draining off surface water. |
Raymond sometimes fell into the ___ and got his shoes and cuffs wet. |
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