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Chafe(d) Page 5
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His blue jeans, heavy wool shirt, and rain jacket chafed his skin, but it didn't matter. |
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| To irritate or rub the skin/make warm |
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Sullen(ly) Page 26
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Cole stared sullenly into the fire, then let his gaze wander. |
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| Showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve |
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Arraignment Page 36
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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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| A calling into question or a finding fault, especially with respect to the value or virtue of something; critical examination |
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Conjure Page 42
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All he could conjure up were fleeting notions.
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| To bring to mind or recall |
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Mangy Page 44
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It was just a mangy animal.
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| Shabby, contemptible, or squalid |
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Bristle(d) Page 57
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The air bristled with comments and questions, and by the time the Keeper finished her closing prayer that night, everyone had agreed that Garvey should explore to see whether the plan might actually work.
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| Thickly set or filled with something |
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Skiff Page 3
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Cole Matthews knelt defiantly in the bow of the aluminum skiff as he faced forward into a cold September wind.
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| Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person |
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Smolder(ing) Page 24
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Standing all alone on the shore, Cole felt his anger smoldering.
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| To display repressed feelings, as of indignation, or anger |
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