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- A drastic food shortage. Severe hunger and starvation. N.
Example from the Book:
Pg.4- "Now for nearly five years, there had been famine." |
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- To stand about without any purpose; to idle; to linger around or to hang around. V.
Example from the Book:
-Pg.3 "And don`t loiter. It`s not safe." |
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->· -n. Strong surprise or astonishment. V. To become filled with wonder. N. One that reminds surprise, admiration.
Example from the Book:
- Pg. 9 "It was a street of marvels for the boy." |
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- n. Wealth, riches, abundant, plentiful.
Example from the Book:
Pg. 13 - "It was the smell of supper that lent the place an air of opulence." |
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-Believing that a person is selfish. Being doubtful of other and questioning them. Expressing negative thoughts and feeling.
Example from the Book:
Pg. 23-"He said there was something cynical about her expression," Hanji explained." |
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- Rough and stormy; violent.
Example from the Book:
Pg.27- "The audience was applauding boisterously." |
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Reduced in strength; thin; weak.
Example from the Book:
Pg. 38- “ The samurai blood that flowed in my ancestors’ veins has become more and more diluted the farther we come from the sword bearers." |
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To steal, especially in a small, sly way; pilfer; take from another on a petty scale, as for the supply of a present need, or in an underhand way, as by violation of trust or good faith.
Example from the Book:
Pg. 38–"He filched from his father's house copies of texts for the next two plays so that Jiro could memorize them in advance."
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