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Junior Great Books
"DMS" White Circle (41 - 51)
| terms | definitions |
|---|---|
| contraption | mechanical gadget, device (for example the ropes, triggers, pulleys used to hold up the hayfork) |
| gadgets | thingamajig, mechanical devices (in this story it would e the ropes, triggers and pulleys) |
| peculiar | strange, odd |
| inadvertently | by mistake, accidentally |
| sissy | a timid or cowardly person, a little girl |
| vindictive | unforgiving, wants to seek revenge |
| unpredictable | not certain, cannot be determined |
| descent | downward, leading down |
| instinctively | to do without thinking, naturally |
| sullen | goomy, quiet and sad |
| bewildered | confused |