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Streets of Gold four
chapter four vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| porridge | a soft food made of cereal |
| a gale | a strong wind |
| tossed | thrown here and there as in a storm |
| queasy | an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach, as if to throw up |
| irritably | annoyed, impatient |
| a pest | a person or thing that causes trouble, annoyance, discomfort |
| to pester | to annoy constantly or repeatedly with small irritations |
| tilting | moving or making something move into a position where one side is higher than the other |
| railing | a metal fence that is made of a series of upright bars |
| slithered, to slither | to slide somewhere over a surface, twisting or moving from side to side |
| a stench | a very strong, bad smell |
| pickled herring | a kind of fish preserved in a spicy vinegar |
| listlessly | as if feeling tired and not interested in things |
| ringlets | long curls of hair |
| stomped | to walk with heavy steps or to put your foot down very hard, especially because you are angry |
| goose bumps | small bumps on the skin as a result of cold, fear or perhaps excitement |
| jerked | moved with a sudden, sharp movement |
| two long strides | a long step |
| foghorns | a horn used near the coast to warn ships in a fog |
| lumbered | to move heavily, clumsily, slowly, and often noisily |
| tomahawks | a kind of light ax used by native Americans as a tool and as a weapon |
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