(CK) Old Yeller Vocabulary Part 1

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Word

Definition

Sentence

reeking

unpleasant scent

The hot, ________ smell of their blood was in my nose.

frantic

wild and panicky

Little Arliss' second scream was louder and shriller and more _______ sounding than the first.

knoll

a small hill

Our cabin stood on a high ________ about a hundred yards above the spring.

scabbard

a holder for a knife or sword

I remember Papa standing in front of the cabin with his horse saddled and his gun in its ________.

writhing

twisting and turning

The head dropped to the ground three or four feet away from the ________ body.

careened

rolled

The cart rattled and banged and ________ down the slope till it was right beside the spring.

solemn

serious

It was the first time I'd ever shaken hands like a man. It made me feel big and ________ and important in a way I'd never felt before.

astride

with one leg on each side of

I was still sitting ________ the top rail when the bulls crashed through the fence.

whetted

stimulated or made hungry

It was good eating; but I'd had my appetite ________ for fried middling meat to go with it.

recollect

remember

That made me ________ how Birdsong Creek had got its name.