Chapter one vocabulary
Automatically - done unconsciously or from force of habit.
"I automatically dialed my mom's old cell phone number and some stranger was on the other end."
"I automatically dialed my mom's old cell phone number and some stranger was on the other end."
Delinquent - A child or youth that can not be controlled by parental authority.
"Brenda was acting like a delinquent when she sneaked out of the house without her parents' knowing"
"Brenda was acting like a delinquent when she sneaked out of the house without her parents' knowing"
Hilarious - extremely funny.
"I thought Ms. Symons was hilarious when she told me a new joke."
"I thought Ms. Symons was hilarious when she told me a new joke."
Chapter two vocabulary
Numb - So cold that you have lost the sense of feeling.
"It was -13 degrees Fahrenheit and my fingers were numb because I did not wear gloves to the bus stop."
"It was -13 degrees Fahrenheit and my fingers were numb because I did not wear gloves to the bus stop."
Nervous - Tending to be anxious about something.
"I felt so nervous to take the MCA test. I wanted to do my best on the test, but I was not sure that would be enough to pass the MCAs. "
"I felt so nervous to take the MCA test. I wanted to do my best on the test, but I was not sure that would be enough to pass the MCAs. "
Punctual - being on time or early to an event.
"I want to be punctual to the movie so that I don't miss any of the movie."
"I want to be punctual to the movie so that I don't miss any of the movie."
Chapter Three Vocabulary
desperate - feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.
"Byron got his lips frozen to the rear view mirror and he was desperate to get them off."
"Byron got his lips frozen to the rear view mirror and he was desperate to get them off."
Jabbering - talking rabidly or excitedly but with little sense.
"The teacher jabbered on and on about her weekend."
"The teacher jabbered on and on about her weekend."
Version - a form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form.
"I like the old version of Mario Brothers for the Wii."
"I like the old version of Mario Brothers for the Wii."
chapter four vocabulary
Orbiting - fly or move around in a circle.
"The earth is orbiting around the sun."
"The earth is orbiting around the sun."
hypnotized - Capture the whole attention of someone.
"I was hypnotized by the break dancer preforming on stage."
"I was hypnotized by the break dancer preforming on stage."
Disappear - to not be seen.
"I like to disappear when my mom and dad start to argue."
"I like to disappear when my mom and dad start to argue."
chapter five vocabulary
Glugging - Drink or pour a liquid with a gurgling sound.
"There was a glugging sound as I poured drain-o down the drain to unclog the sink."
"There was a glugging sound as I poured drain-o down the drain to unclog the sink."
Traitor - A person who betrays a friend, country, or principle.