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| grabbed (Byron snatched the gloves right off of Larry's hands.) |
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| feeling or showing ill will (Byron was a bit hostile when Kenny showed up to read in his class) |
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| new strength (Momma and Dad decided to use Grandma Sands as reinforcements against Byron's delinquent behavior.) |
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| ruffians, trouble makers, delinquents (Larry Dunn had a reputation for being a thug on the playground.) |
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| offenders, trouble makers, thugs (Byron is sent to Grandma Sands because his parents are tired of his behaving like a delinquent.) |
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| very many (Kenny owned numerous dinosaurs until LJ stole them.) |
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| perfumed ointment used to groom the hair (Kenny's conk required tons of pomade to keep it in place.) |
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| to produce (The heater in the Watson's house was not generating any heat, so they had to bundle up.) |
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| moving with a sudden jerk (Kenny involuntarily twitched when Momma ripped By's lips off the rear-view mirror.) |
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| push out bottom lip like a sulky child (Byron pouted when Kenny read to his class because he did not want him there.) |
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| a huge amount (Byron ate a slew of Swedish Cremes when he discovered he could charge things at the corner store.) |
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| giving off radiation (Kenny and LJ buried the radioactive dinosaurs, so they would not make the other dinosaurs sick.) |
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| very funny (Dad thought it was hilarious when Byron got his lips stuck to the car mirror.) |
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| squeezed shut (Joey squinched her eyes shut because she was upset that mama was going to burn By.) |
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| senseless chatter (Mama was so angry with By she was jabbering in a southern accent.) |
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| criticizing (Dad enjoyed panning life in the south compared to life in Flint.) |
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| a spirit (Joey wore so many layers of clothes, she looked like a zombie when Kenny helped her to get everything off.) |
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