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Where the Red Fern Grows Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary

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Where the Red Fern Grows Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary. 1. Boiled :  p.1 (verb) To be filled with rage or passion. Synonyms : angry; agitated The sea boiled in the storm. The dogs “ boiled out of an alley, turned, and headed straight toward me” (p.1). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Where the Red Fern Grows

Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary

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1. Boiled: p.1 (verb) To be filled with rage or passion

Synonyms: angry; agitatedThe sea boiled in the storm. The dogs “boiled out of

an alley, turned, and headed straight toward me” (p.1).

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2. Coaxing: p.2 (verb) To persuade; to try to persuade someone by pleading or

flattering with compliments or gestures.Synonyms: persuade; entice

We coaxed the secret from him. “He bowed his head and his long, red tail started thumping the ground. I kept coaxing” (p. 2).

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3. Dormant: p. 3 (adjective) In a state of sleep; something that is inactive or

lifeless.Synonyms: inactive; sleeping

“It’s strange indeed how memories can lie dormant in a man’s mind for so many years” (p.3).

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4. Fared p. 8 (verb) To get along; to turn out; go (how something turns out)

Synonyms: get along; turn out

“I didn’t give up. After my talk with

Papa, I went to Mama. I fared no

better there” (p. 8).

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5. Grieve: p. 9 (verb) To cause to be sorrowful; great distress, to feel deep

sadness or to mourn Synonyms: mourn; depressed

“I never saw a boy grieve like that. It’s not right, not right at all”(p. 9).

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6. Squalling: p.11 (verb) A loud, harsh, outcry. It can also be a violent

windstorm.

Synonyms: cry; wail“Samie told her with his spitting and

squalling” (p. 11).

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7. Deliberately p. 13 (adjective) On purpose; decided with a purpose

Synonyms: intentionally; knowingly; on purpose“I was firmly convinced that a smart old coon had

deliberately poked that stick in my trap” (p. 13).

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8. Hoe: p. 17 (noun) A tool with a flat blade and a long handle. It is used for

weeding, cultivating, and breaking up soil. “Throwing down my hoe, I ran down to the river

and waded (walked through water) across at a place called the Shannon Ford” (p. 17).

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9. Dumbfounded: p.21 (verb) To strike as dumb (lacking the ability to speak or talk) to be astonished,

shocked, or amazed Synonyms: astounded; confused, shocked

“Grandpa was dumbfounded. He tried to say something, but it wouldn’t come out” (p. 21-22).

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10. Festered: p. 17 (verb) To become a source of irritation

Synonyms: aggravate; bother

The words festered inside my brain until they

came out rapidly, like ‘word vomit’ and I

couldn’t control them.

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SAMPLE FLASH CARDFRONT OF FLASH CARD/PAPER

VOCABULARY WORD

Student Name

BACK OF FLASH CARD/PAPER

VOCABULARY PART OF SPEECH AND DEFINTION

SENTENCE USING THE WORD IN CONTEXT

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SAMPLE FLASH CARD

DUMBFOUNDED Melissa Stauss

(verb) To strike as dumb (lacking the ability to speak or talk) to be astonished, shocked, or

amazed

“Grandpa was dumbfounded. He tried to say something, but it wouldn’t come out” (p. 21-22).

FRONT

BACK

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