Stange Vocabulary timeline

  • Trident

    Trident

    Learning To Fly-ByPaul Yee "Mr. Shen slammed his ruler on the floor like a trident."(Yee Pg.30) Trident-a three-pronged spear, especially as an attribute of Poseidon (Neptune) or Britannia.
  • adrenaline

    adrenaline

    Running the Risk-Lesley Choyce "At the time I was operating on pure instinct and adrenaline, of course."
    A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress, increasing rates of blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism and preparing muscles for exertion. (Choyce 8)
  • cauldron

    cauldron

    In The woods,Robin Stevenson," Its over there next to that cauldron" (Stevenson 34). a large metal pot with a lid and handle, used for cooking over an open fire
  • Refreshed

    Refreshed

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid old school, Jeff Kinney,"But my group actually looked Refreshed" (Kinney 215).give new strength or energy to; reinvigorate.
  • Prepared

    Prepared

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid,Jeff Kinney, "I came Prepared though" (Kinney 158). make (something) ready for use or consideration.
  • Intense

    Intense

    In The Woods,Robin Stevenson,"Yeah I know. It was kind of intense" (Stevenson 49). Of extreme force, degree, or strength.
  • Throbbing

    Throbbing

    Miles Song,Alice McGill,"He gulped,ignoring the throbbing Pain" (McGill 40).beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily.
  • Disappeared

    Disappeared

    Miles Song,Alice McGill,"About ten minutes passed before the last of the molasses water and bread painfully disappeared" (McGill 40).
    cease to be visible.
  • Stylishly

    Stylishly

    Howl's Moving Castle,Diana Wynne Jones, "Lining all of them with silk and arranging wax fruit and ribbons stylishly on the outsides" (Jones 11). In a neat, confident, and skillful way.
  • Employee

    Employee

    Juice,Eric Walters,"I think they give it to you because you're a good, hardworking, polite employee" (Walters 64).
    A person employed for wages or salary, especially at non executive level.
  • Gawked

    Gawked

    The Maze Runner, James Dashner," Hating how everyone Gawked at him, he concentrated on studying the place the boy had called the Glade" (Dashner 7). Gawked means to stare openly and stupidly.
  • Widened

    Widened

    2/14 The Maze Runner - pg 9 - 14
    The Maze Runner, James Dashner, " Thomas's eyes widened, and another boy stepped up and playfully slapped Alby across the head" (Dashner 9). Make or become wider
  • Lingering

    Lingering

    The Maze Runner, James Dashner, "Each one giving Thomas a lingering look before they walked off" (Dashner 11). Lasting for a long time or slow to end
  • Silhouette

    Silhouette

    Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, "Silhouetted against the golden moon and growing larger every moment" (Rowling 16). The dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.
  • Vertigo

    Vertigo

    The Maze Runner, James Dashner, "He felt an uncomfortable sense of vertigo looking at the towering walls" (Dashner 23). A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height, or caused by disease affecting the inner ear or the vestibular nerve; giddiness.
  • Congregating

    Congregating

    The Maze Runner, James Dashner, "....of the shack and the small group of boys congregating" (Dashner 16). Gather into a crowd or mass.
  • Anxiously

    Anxiously

    The Maze Runner, James Dashner, "A group of boys milled around outside, glancing anxiously at the upper windows" (Dashner 13). In a manner resulting from or revealing anxiety.
  • Anticipating

    Anticipating

    The Maze Runner, James Dashner, "He squinted, maybe anticipating Thomas's question" (Dashner 15).
    Regard as probable; expect or predict.
  • Trepidation

    Trepidation

    The Maze Runner, James Dashner, "Thomas felt one final moment of trepidation, a quick silence of fear through his body" (Dashner 29). A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
  • Practical

    Practical

    The Maze Runner, James Dashner, "He just couldn't believe he'd been suckered into playing a practical joke on somebody" (Dashner 31). Of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.
  • Particularly

    Particularly

    The Hitchhiker's, Douglas Adams, "It's not as if it's a particularly nice house" (Adams 10). To a higher degree than is usual or average.