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Gathering Blue
These are important words in the book Gathering Blue By Louis Lowery
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Section I | Section I |
| Tykes | Young person of ether sex. Exfb. So she and the others can make a pen for there TYKES' like they wanted. pg.53 |
| Beast | A cruelly rapacious person. Exfb. Have you seen BEAST? |
| Council | A body serving as an administrative capacity. Exfb. The COUNCIL of guardians was listening carefully. pg. 27 |
| Singer | A person who sings. Exfb. Rumor has it that the SINGER, whose only job in the village is the yearly presentation of the song. pg. 21 |
| Orphan | A child who has lost both parents. Exfb. The accused ORPHAN girl Kira is here. |
| Section II | Section II |
| Resonating | Echoing vibrant deep in sound. Exfb. I could not find the exfb so i made one up. Ex. The church bells were resonating through town. |
| Ruefully | A saddened state. Exfb I couldn't find the exfb so I made one up Ex. I RUEFULLY tried to find this word in the book. |
| Madder | A plant used to make red dye. Exfb. MADDER for red. |
| Gnarled | Twisted in a knot form. Exfb. I couldn't find an exfb for this word so I made one up. Ex. The GNARLED roses were a hot mess. |
| Triumphant | Feeling thrilled about winning. Exfb. I couldn't find the exfb for this word so I made one up. Ex. I felt TRIUMPHANT after my first place dance performance. |
| Section III | Section III |
| Dubiously | wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt. Exfb. "Cats?" Thomas reapeted DUBIOUSLY. Pg. 120 |
| Draggers | a person or thing that drags. Exfb. "She not be expecting nobody. She be gone to the Field right when the sun be coming up. DRAGGERS tooken her. I seen it." Pg 133 |
| Captive | managed as an affiliate or subsidiary of a corporation and operated almost exclusively for the use or needs of the parent corporation rather than independently for the general public. Exfb. You were held CAPTIVE? Pg 122 |
| Sobbing | To weep with a convulsive catching of the breath. Exfb. She was crying. SOBBING. She wanted her mum, she said. Pg. 145 |
| Uncomplaining | Accepting, doing, or dealing with something difficult or unpleasant without complaining. Exfb. Thomas, UNCOMPLAINING though he was, had mentioned the headaches that afflicted him after hours of work. |
| Exfb. | Example From Book |
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