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Vocabulary
Chapters 9 - 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cab | taxi |
| aisle | a passage between rows of seats |
| whisper | to speak very softly or under the breath |
| giggled | laughed lightly in a nervous, affected, or silly manner |
| grin | smile broadly |
| swallowed | caused food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat |
| castor oil | a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans |
| milk of magnesia | a thick, white liquid that contains magnesium and is used as a medicine for stomach problems |
| prune juice | a fruit juice derived from prunes (dried plums) that have been rehydrated |
| gloomy | feeling sad and without hope |