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5th g wessk L1-15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| My ankles were streaked with dirt from the combination of dust and sweat.Winger | combination |
| It was a necessary, crucial thing to do.Walk Two Moons | crucial |
| Some proposed that when cells duplicate their DNA, they accidentally copy some genes twice.New York Times (Apr 28, 2014) | duplicate |
| He was watching the first stars emerge in the gray sky.Homecoming | emerge |
| From early childhood, Izzy had been fiercely, stubbornly independent; she refused to ask for help with anything.Little Fires Everywhere | independent |
| “You need to understand your limitations so you can overcome them. You do want to win, don’t you?”The Night Circus | overcome |
| “This has been an odd morning indeed. Most peculiar. I’ll tell you about it on the way.”The Secret History | peculiar |
| But then in September, cases in the state began rising again, perplexing health officials.New York Times (Mar 3, 2021) | perplexing |
| I scanned the room and noted the sparse furnishings—a three-person couch, a small coffee table, side table, and lamp.Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus | sparse |
| Liam held up a finger in my direction, beckoning me over to him.The Darkest Minds | beckoning |
| This good gift he bestowed upon men as well as upon the gods.Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes | bestowed |
| Getting nearly 200 different countries to actually agree on anything is, politely, a tricky challenge.BBC (Oct 29, 2021) | challenge |
| It was nearly dusk: the activities of the city were beginning to die down, the noise was decreasing.Nectar in a Sieve | decreasing |
| It was essential she didn’t miss—there’d be no time for a second attempt.The Mysterious Benedict Society | essential |
| The fire earlier entered a portion of Giant Forest, but none of its famous gigantic trees were harmed, officials have said.Seattle Times (Sep 22, 2021) | gigantic |
| Grandma was looking intently at Genie, her head tilted like she was trying to figure something out.As Brave As You | intently |
| “Oh Sam’s smarter than I am, sir,” I said, just to be modest.My Brother Sam is Dead | modest |
| I think it’s true that dog owners can resemble their pets, like a guy with shaggy hair and a droopy face might have a dog with shaggy fur and a droopy face.The House That Lou Built | resemble |
| In the sanctuary, candles illuminate the solemn faces of the nuns.Ophelia | solemn |
| “This is number twenty-three,” Marco repeats, checking his notes to make certain the number is accurate.The Night Circus | accurate |
| He doesn’t remember my dad, but he makes it his mission to learn everything he can about Puerto Rican culture.Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish | culture |
| If I made her some coffee, it would distract her, and maybe she’d let me get back to my book in peace.Jacob Have I Loved | distract |
| She had a persistent cough and frequent attacks of fever.The House of the Spirits: A Novel | frequent |
| I hesitated, but then I went on and did what I had to do.Wish | hesitated |
| “He hates them both, and this will infuriate him.”Catch-22 | infuriate |
| Greensburg is a city that has a population of roughly 11,200 people.Fox News (Oct 27, 2021) | population |
| She’s worked with a lady who can make a drawing so realistic it looks like a photo, and with a guy who can speak any language after hearing it only a few times.The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl | realistic |
| Governments around the globe direct their resources to the development of new antibiotics.We Are the Ants | resources |
| “But we also have an obligation to create the best environment that supports them to thrive, to succeed.”Washington Post (Sep 28, 2021) | thrive |
| I assured him I could get home on my own.Red Kayak | assured |
| Adam nods too slowly, like it’s too difficult to comprehend everything I’m saying.Starfish | comprehend |
| A council of Farmers was established, which dealt with international problems and kept peace between the various Farms.The House of the Scorpion | established |
| I don’t want to exaggerate, but the SnowCap Melter was the greatest thing anyone has ever eaten in the history of the world.Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel | exaggerate |
| Helen was talking to herself now: she had forgotten I could not very well understand her—that I was ignorant, or nearly so, of the subject she discussed.Jane Eyre | ignorant |
| The park is home to much of the immense Grand Canyon — about a mile deep and up to 18 miles wide.Washington Post (Oct 14, 2021) | immense |
| I heard her describe the horrible ordeal she went through.The Freedom Writers Diary | ordeal |
| He would have formed a plan...a military strategy.Aru Shah and the End of Time | strategy |
| Then he saw the man’s hand reach out from behind one of the pillars with one finger curled back, summoning the kids forward.The Strangers | summoning |
| Now, taking their cue from the teacher, they began to taunt and bully him.Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West | taunt |
| “Your grandma started the festival when she was city manager. She always saw it as one of her best achievements.”The Parker Inheritance | achievements |
| The Finch Auditorium floor was composed of green and white tiles.Raymie Nightingale | composed |
| Once I finish, he’s quiet, and then he says, “You, Virginia, are an extraordinary girl. You will go far.”The Queen of Water | extraordinary |
| She gaped at me, obviously surprised that I was out of bed.The Name of the Wind | gaped |
| He is as gleeful as a child who has gotten away with something forbidden.Enrique's Journey | gleeful |
| It sounded vaguely familiar, but he had other things to do than identify the voice.Redwall | identify |
| I wish I could make my parents understand, persuade them to speak up, act out.Internment | persuade |
| If there hadn’t been a trial yet, there would be, and Matthias could easily predict the outcome.Six of Crows | predict |
| This was an act of disobedience the committee could not tolerate.Long Walk to Freedom | tolerate |
| Beyond such vague ideas as these, there was no plan in his head, and he saw no one course that he must follow.A Wizard of Earthsea | vague |
| Rodney looked on edge, like he didn’t trust himself not to blurt out something he wasn’t supposed to.Never Let Me Go | blurt |
| Mother won’t criticize me in front of him, for fear he might notice my flaws himself.The Help | criticize |
| I have to hold it real careful or it might break, that's how flimsy it is.Freak The Mighty | flimsy |
| “I’m so ridiculously lucky and fortunate to be where I am,” he says.The Guardian (Feb 11, 2018) | fortunate |
| A blaze of light illuminated the service station where the truck driver had stopped.Lupita Mañana | illuminated |
| She hadn't intended to get her friend into trouble.Matilda | intended |
| He mimics the hand gestures my brother makes sometimes.Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish | mimics |
| He doesn’t take their money and usually doesn’t shove them, but he ridicules them.Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish | ridicules |
| Stubbornness is one of the traits Lola says Mom and I share.The House That Lou Built | traits |
| He looked at me for a moment, and then, to my utter, utter surprise, he leaned back in his chair and laughed.The Secret History | utter |
| It takes your eyes a few moments to adjust, and then tiny dots of light begin appearing like stars, lining the dark walls in front of you.The Night Circus | adjust |
| And I thought how Papa would be proud that I had said that, how he would approve of my saying that.Purple Hibiscus | approve |
| “In that case,” the sheriff says with a tight smile, “please leave us to conduct our business.”Water for Elephants | conduct |
| The notion was not shown to be all that mistaken, nor was it in conflict with any other, more acceptable view of things.The Lives of a Cell | conflict |
| Eventually, in some areas, the daily high tide will bring flooding equivalent to that high-water mark.Salon (Oct 12, 2021) | equivalent |
| Ben opened the door to the car, his knees so weak that he seemed likely to collapse in the driveway.The Great Santini | likely |
| And after years of neglect and lack of money for repairs, the house was falling apart.Shooting Kabul | neglect |
| I thought I was even going to cry, something I seldom do, but I managed to hold back.Z for Zachariah | seldom |
| Certainly such a discovery would be a significant change in the world of physics and have a remarkable impact on science.Salon (Oct 28, 2021) | significant |
| The speech he is about to give is vital to the peace of the country.Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever | vital |
| Her mom claimed she never wanted to go on business trips, but they were a necessity to keep the museum running.Aru Shah and the End of Time | claimed |
| Your background provides the context for your scientific quest.The Thing About Jellyfish | context |
| The truck bumped along the roads toward the elementary school, swerving around debris from the storm.Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World | debris |
| Strange, imaginary shapes flitted about in the gloom; eerie cries pierced the still air; trees and bushes reached out their branches to catch and scratch like living things with claws.Redwall | eerie |
| His jacket was unbuttoned, and the graphic on his T-shirt was only just visible.When Dimple Met Rishi | graphic |
| The rumors were quickly picked up by the press, which set out to investigate.Seabiscuit: An American Legend | investigate |
| However, the total amount of rain hasn’t been the most significant trouble recently; the problem has been the irregular pattern of the rain.Washington Post (Oct 16, 2021) | irregular |
| The branches in the tree began to rustle, and leaves floated down around us, as though someone—or a bunch of someones—was climbing down.Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | rustle |
| He’s about a foot shorter than I am and as scrawny as a broomstick.Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish | scrawny |
| Besides that, they did not want Caesar and Pompey’s next battle to be waged on Egyptian soil.Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen | waged |
| “But you do have a choice. You make choices every day, and maybe you can’t see how they could affect your future, but they do.”The Benefits of Being an Octopus | affect |
| I so dreaded a reply that would crush me with despair.Jane Eyre | despair |
| His voice is light, but I’ve heard him enough times now to detect a deep sadness running underneath it.Warcross | detect |
| It fit snugly around my eyes like a pair of swimmer’s goggles, blocking out all external light.Ready Player One: A Novel | external |
| His armor gleams, and he wears a golden helmet.Norse Mythology | gleams |
| Ron looked as though he was suffering some sort of painful internal struggle.Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire | internal |
| But now there were new fears; the unfamiliar landscape held hidden, unknown perils.The Giver | perils |
| The reading of books was restricted and certain books were prohibited.Various | restricted |
| I secure my phone in its zippered compartment in my backpack and stand up.Saints and Misfits | secure |
| After all of these experts have examined the statue, we will write a summary of their opinions which we will release to the press.From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | summary |
| She coaxed her out of bed for baths and meals.A Thousand Splendid Suns | coaxed |
| Her face softens with a kindness that enhances her beauty.Ophelia | enhances |
| “Care will be taken to only remove the animals exhibiting these unusual behaviors.”Seattle Times (Sep 27, 2021) | exhibiting |
| The name sounded familiar, but she couldn’t quite place it.Aru Shah and the End of Time | familiar |
| The cold was ferocious, a hammer blow that nearly forced the air out of his lungs.Stormbreaker | ferocious |
| While she was waiting, she dunked her brush into a plastic cup of mucky, murky water.George | mucky |
| “You are part of a chain of events, though you may not see how your actions will affect the outcome at the time.”The Night Circus | outcome |
| All through the winter he remained as patient as he could, and tried to restrain himself from going round constantly to see if anything was happening.The Return of the King | restrain |
| When the tree heard his sorrowful song, it moved its branches as if it were weeping.The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa | sorrowful |
| I wanted to tell her I know how she feels, to show sympathy, to be a true friend to her.The Freedom Writers Diary | sympathy |
| This was the sort of thing she knew she was not supposed to do, that it was not quite appropriate, and yet she could not help herself.Breadcrumbs | appropriate |
| These prices are approximate and will vary by retailer.Washington Post (Sep 27, 2021) | approximate |
| I pondered this and concluded that they shouldn’t have skipped over me.The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate | concluded |
| The auditorium erupted with shouts of excitement and victory.Made You Up | erupted |
| He was grim and silent the whole visit, no matter how hard Sofía and her sisters tried to engage him in conversation.How the García Girls Lost Their Accents | grim |
| There was no one he could not imitate, no one who escaped the sharp humor of his gaze, no one about whom he could not make a joke.The Birchbark House | imitate |
| I insisted that I had to do something, and that if he cooked, it was only fair for me to do the dishes.Long Walk to Freedom | insisted |
| In response, Caroline only twists her face up in a sneer.The Night Circus | sneer |
| His hair was badly cut and stood up in odd tufts.Homeless Bird | tufts |
| Granny unraveled sweaters and picked apart dresses and jackets and pants; she wound the yarn into balls and the thread onto spools, and people bought them to use in making new clothes.The City of Ember | unraveled |
| A fox was no match for an animal that large and aggressive.Pax | aggressive |
| I ask Jamie to come with me because I get anxious going to new places.Starfish | anxious |
| He shook his head, as if trying to clear it, still bewildered.Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | bewildered |
| In fact, his entire family is known for their generosity—they donate huge chunks of money for scholarship students like me at Carver.You Bring the Distant Near | generosity |
| The Laos study offers insight into the origins of the pandemic, but there are still missing links, say researchers.Scientific American (Sep 28, 2021) | insight |
| The miserable beast did nothing but give a low, pitiful moan.When the Sea Turned to Silver | pitiful |
| Her sense of style is the primary reason she is invited this evening.The Night Circus | primary |
| They were kind, sincere people; she could see that.Little Fires Everywhere | sincere |
| But even Finn seemed weighted down, his steps sluggish.The Strangers | sluggish |
| She yearned for playmates but did not know how to make friends with the other little girls.A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | yearned |
| Nearby, the yellow dog cringed and tried to slink away from Old Tallow’s glare.The Birchbark House | cringed |
| Why, we were dismayed by this bad news!The Poisonwood Bible | dismayed |
| Claudia answered, “A scientist doesn’t make up his mind until he’s examined all the evidence.”From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | evidence |
| “All citizens are free to express their opinions, to vote for the candidate of their choice, to receive an education....”Before We Were Free | express |
| Natalie slid a yogurt container, a granola bar, and a water bottle into her backpack and hoisted it to her shoulder.The Strangers | hoisted |
| It was meant to humiliate him, but the odd thing was that the attacks hurt less the longer they went on.The House of the Scorpion | humiliate |
| It was a practical solution to a tricky problem.BBC (Apr 13, 2021) | practical |
| The buildings, which seemed puny under the huge sky, had neon signs that didn’t look like they were on during the day because the sun was so bright.The Glass Castle | puny |
| Water was seeping from its eyes, trickling down into the silver bowl.Fablehaven | seeping |
| As Hina speaks, my parents’ faces relax, grow wistful, as they remember when they were young and full of dreams.Love, Hate & Other Filters | wistful |
| “Don’t you want to take this data to your lab to analyze?”Allegiant | analyze |
| The boy assumes they are there for some manner of lesson, but no particular area of study is specified.The Night Circus | assumes |
| Watching her brother devour his food, Hanako thought about America, where he would be able to eat all he wanted someday—in a year or two or three, she wasn’t sure.A Place to Belong | devour |
| Though Fadi was happy for her, he couldn’t help but feel a little bit envious.Shooting Kabul | envious |
| This is going to influence how people think.From Twinkle, with Love | influence |
| Laws strictly prohibit citizens from traveling between cities without proper authorization.Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West | prohibit |
| The wind did come again, half a dozen times more, while we worked with the screwdriver to pry open the screen.Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | pry |
| She instantly recalled the special day she spent with Neewo on the shore of the lake.The Birchbark House | recalled |
| “Have you ever done anything you recalled ?” asked Mini.Aru Shah and the End of Time | recalled |
| Miss Lilian smoothed her dress, touched her hair, wrung her hands nervously.The Old Willis Place | wrung |
| On the spur of the moment, Matilda decided that the one person she would like to confide in was Miss Honey.Matilda | confide |
| She cannot tell if the feeling creeping up her spine is excitement or dread.The Night Circus | dread |
| He caught a glimpse of a few words at the bottom of the computer screen.The Strangers | glimpse |
| The web glistened in the light and made a pattern of loveliness and mystery, like a delicate veil.Charlotte's Web | glistened |
| They would all be isolated from each other, each thinking it was alone.Z for Zachariah | isolated |
| “We have two options for your meal today,” said the flight attendant with a white-toothed smile.Shooting Kabul | options |
| She could remember passages after reading them through just once, could recall the dates of the Magna Carta and the names of the kings of England and every one of the presidents in order.Little Fires Everywhere | passages |
| A smirk plays around the edges of his lips.Water for Elephants | smirk |
| On the other side, there was nothing but a vast expanse of ocean.Aru Shah and the End of Time | vast |
| In your case, your visual and hearing senses are linked.A Mango-Shaped Space | visual |
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