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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi & The Green Mamba
Mirrors and Windows
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Literature
7th Grade
10/11/2016
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Cultivated
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prepared for growing plants
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cower
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shrink and tremble as from anger, threats, or blows
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providence
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valuable gift; godsend
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forlorn
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sad; lonely; hopless
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manipulate
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treat or operate with the hands in a skillful manner
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sundowner
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evening refreshment
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customs office
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government agency that controls taxes on imports and exports
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veranda
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open-air porch, usually with a roof
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unruffled
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poised; calm
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gauntlet-type gloves
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protective gloves
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Shell
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Shell Oil, the company Dahl flew for
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skirting
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baseboard
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malevolent
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having or showing hatred
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wheedling
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coaxing; flattering
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arcing
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following a curved course
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