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meek(ly)
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Page 20- Instead, he meekly said, "You shouldn't," keeping his face as serious as he could. |
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Showing patience and humility; gentle
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arraignment
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Page 36- The last time Cole had seen him, the judge had been wearing a black robe at the arraignment hearing in juvenile court when Cole first pleaded guilty. |
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The action of arraigning someone in court.
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subside
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Page 31-Not until the flames began to subside did his manic laughter fade.
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| Become less intense, violent, or severe. |
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skiff
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Page 3- Cole Matthews knelt defiantly in the bow of the aluminum skiff as he faced forward into a cold September wind. |
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A shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with
sharp bow and square stern. |
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feigned
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Page 15- "But if you're lying, you'll be sorry." Garvey feigned surpirse.
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simulated or pretended; insincere |
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gruff
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page 4- When he first met Edwin in Drake, the gruff elder took one look and pointed a finger at him. |
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Abrupt or taciturn in manner.
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cowering
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page 7- By then Peter was cowering on the blood-smeared sidewalk, sobbing. |
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smolder(ing)
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Page 24- Standing all alone on the shore, Cole felt his anger smoldering. |
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Burn slowly with smoke but no flame.
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