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we beat the streets1

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plaintively -sounding sad and mournful she sighed, her eyes gazed and dull as she looked at her son, what am i going to do she asked plaintively
lanky-ungracefully tall and thin he made good grades; had lots of friends and walked with a lanky confident giant
gaint-a manner of walking he mad good grades; had lots of friends and walked with a lanky confident giant
inquisitive-curious or inquiring he was eager to feed my inquisitive mind and i was a willing sponge soaking up all the information and inspiration he could give me
sinews- a piece of tough fibrous muscle bone to bone toughen my sinews, harden my bone strengthen my mind
warily-feeling or showing caution about possible dangers what kind of business sampson asked warily
deterrent-a thing that discourages or is intened to discourage if others make fun of you b/c you do well in school, dont let that be a deterrent
regally-resembling or fit for a monarch he walked regally and with great dignity bowed low to the audience breathing deeply in the glory of the spotlight cheers and the.....
sauntered-walk in a slow relaxed pace without being rushed rameck and the others put their hands in their pockets and sauntered dwn the sidewalk...
lumbered-to walk slow and awkward just the city bus lumbered up to the stop and the door opened
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