reading 4
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- assembly
- group of people gathered together for some purpose
- anniversary
- yearly return of a special date
- accordion
- musical wind instrument with bellows, reeds, keys, and buttons
- empty
- with nothing or no one in it
- single
- separate from others
- accuracy
- freedom from mistakes; correctness
- commercials
- paid ads on TV or radio
- entertainment
- something that entertains or amuses
- chorus
- group of singers or dancers
- nuisance
- something that annoys or irritates
- performance
- show or presentation
- memorizing
- learning by heart
- promptly
- quickly; right away
- exercises
- a series of movements to build strength
- Braille
- a system of writing designed for blind people
- sculpt
- to carve shapes from wood, clay, or stone
- imitating
- mimicking
- dollop
- small portion
- marigolds
- yellow flowers that have a stong smell
- sternly
- firmly
- crinkled
- wrinkled
- fringe
- border of hanging threads; to make a border of hanging threads
- bounding
- bouncing
- basement
- part of a building that is underground
- shivered
- trembled, as with cold or fear
- arguing
- disagreeing
- clattered
- made a rattling noise
- plains
- areas of almost level land that are nearly treeless; prairies
- prairie
- a plain
- skillets
- shallow cooking pans used for frying foods
- scrape
- to remove by rubbing with something sharp
- rodeo
- public contest of various cowboy skills, such as riding broncos
- impress
- to affect someone's mind or feelings
- mimicking
- imitating
- gift
- a talent
- deeds
- things that are done; acts
- tribe
- a group of people with the same customs united under the same leader
- warriors
- people trained in fighting and hunting skills
- custom
- a long-standing tradition
- marmalade
- jam made form fruit, usually citrus fruit
- cocoa
- hot drink made with powdered chocolate
- vacuum
- container that keeps liquids hot or cold
- easel
- three-legged stand for holding a painting
- handkerchief
- small piece of cloth
- retired
- no longer working, usually because of age
- exhibition
- public showing
- antiques
- things made very long age
- granddaughter
- daughter of one's son or daughter