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Mrs. Frisby
The Sickness of Timothy
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4th Grade
02/08/2012
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scarce;
Food was scarce.
 Definition
hard to find, there's not very much
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abandon, abandoned;
The house was abandoned.
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left behind
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spacious
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has lots of room
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widow
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A female whose husband has died.
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acquire
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to get
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rancid
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spoiled
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to fall sick
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to become sick
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pantry
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a closet for storing food
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protrude
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stick out
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warily
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cautiously, watching out
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approach
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to go up to
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to cope with
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to handle or manage
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accompany
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to go with
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to shed tears over something
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to cry about something
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to long for
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to wish for
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crude
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basic, simple
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briskly
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quickly
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at once
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right away
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'ever' Where did you ever get it?
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How in the world did you get it? [It seemed impossible.]
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authoritative, authoritatively
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you say or do something with power and confidence
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intense,
intensity
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with extreme force or strength
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dreadful
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terrible
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frail, frailest, frailty
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weak and delicate
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hypochondriac
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someone who regularly thinks they are sick even though they are not
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tremble
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shake
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delirious
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suffering from a very disturbed mind with restlessness, unclear thinking. You may say things that don't make sense or see things that don't exist.
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