| Word | Definition | Sentence |
| consolingly | comfortingly | She told herself ______, "Of course, while I'm in the wood, if I decide never to come back, well then, that will be that." |
| eagerness | enthusiasm; zeal; impatience | Sometimes they all talked at once, and interrupted each other, in their ______. |
| elated | excited; thrilled; joyful | And all at once she was ______. The sweet earth opened out its wide four corners to her. |
| faltered | hesitated; wavered; failed | The winding key was still revolving, but more and more slowly. The melody ______. |
| galling | annoying; irritating; bothersome | Still, it was ______, this having to admit she was afraid. |
| perversely | unreasonably; stubbornly | Discovering him, Winnie's mind ______ went blank. Instead of crying out for help, she merely stared at him. |
| scornful | mocking; insulting | She did not expect to marry a prince, and was ______ of her grandmother's elves. |
| solemnly | gravely; seriously; soberly | "How do, Winnie Foster," he said, shaking Winnie's hand rather ______. |
| sternly | harshly; bluntly | "What are you doing here?" he asked her ______. |
| vanity | pride in one's appearance; conceit | The hat gave her a clownish appearance, but the shade from its brim was so welcome, that she put ______ aside. |
