The Dancing Bird of Paradise

• (ki • mō • nǝ) n. a loose robe that is tied with a sash

• I wore a kimono for Halloween because I dressed up as a China doll.

• (fō’ • nǝ • graf’) n. an instrument that reproduces sound from records

• We used the phonograph to listen to our old records.

• (stär’ • tld) adj. excited by sudden surprise or alarm

• The sleeping boy was startled when the bell rang to leave class.

• (in • tûrn’ • mǝnt) adj. confined or impounded, especially during a time of war

• The Japanese were held in internment camps after bombing Pearl Harbor.

• (bar’ • ǝk) adj. providing temporary housing; very plain and uniform

• The soldiers stayed in the barrack rooms during the war.

• (swel’ • tǝrd) v. past tense of swelter: to suffer, sweat, or become faint from heat

• I sweltered in the blazing heat while walking through the desert.

• (ǝ • send’) v. to climb

• It was such a feat to ascend the staircase of 1,000 steps.

• (dond) v. past tense of don: to put on

• She always donned that dress for special occasions.

• (sōl’ • ōd) v. past tense of solo: to dance or perform alone

• The young girl soloed her own dance routine at the last concert.

• (en • rich’) v. to make better by adding something

• I decided to enrich the recipe by adding more sugar.