Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Words

"Lennie jarred, and settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without shivering." Page 106

Jarred- to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts.

Sentence- The loud and annoying sound of the alarm clock jarred Jonas because he didn't want to go to school.
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"Candy was crestfallen. 'Didn't tell nobody but Crooks." Page 83

Crestfallen- to feel disappointed and low in spirit

Sentence- Many Bronco fans were crestfallen when the Seattle Seahawks crushed the Denver Broncos at Super Bowl XLVIII.

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 Quote/sentence- "But Lennie made an elaborate pantomime of innocence."

definition- a dramatic entertainment, originating in roman mime, which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music

own definition- showing emotions actions by feeling without talking

sentance- when we had a family talent show with magic of tradititional pantomime.

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