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Where The Mountain Meets The Moon by Grace Lin "The king gave a wry smile ." (Chapter 23 pg. 140)
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin " The shabby walls and worn stones seemed to shimmer as if a translucent silk veil covered them. " (Grace 265 )
def :allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent. -
Great Ghost Stories by John Grafton
¨The annals of his Incumbency were doubtless short and simple.¨(pg.81)
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Great Ghost Stories by John Grafton
all she does is gossip
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Life in the Fat Lane Cherie Bennet
"she pulled him comically out of the room"
def: 1 obsolete : of or relating to comedy. 2 : causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous -
The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett
"Hows the sleuthing buisness?" pg number 147
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the wright 3 by blue balliett
"leaving a trail through the condensation ."
defenition :::::water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it. -
The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett
"petty criminals who have always worked for a boss "
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Chasing Vermeer Blue Balliett"or pretentious"
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Def : a sudden, sharp localized pain "Walter Pillay felt a momentary twinge of sadness." The Calder Game by : Blue Balliett
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def; when shapes represents letters . "he was busy thinking of a pentimino" Balliet(141"
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i read different books .
chasing vermeer pg1-12
def:closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.
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Def:become less intense, violent, or severe
"Sandy murmured something about baseball and subsided.
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The Boy in Striped Pajamas -pg1-21 "This is our home for the foreseeable future,"
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arrogantly superior and disdainful.
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"We havent had an abberation in years"
defenition: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome. -
Fantastic beasts
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Keeper of the Doves Having a gentle glow; luminous:
