A Boy.
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3. Words and Definitions

1
hollered

shouted loudly

2
gritted her teeth

closing your mouth tightly,
moving your teeth
against each other

3
timidly

doing s.t. in a way
that shows you are
a little scared,
nervously,
not bravely

4
bulletin board

a place on the wall
in a classroom
for people to
put information
or pictures

5
chart       

a piece of paper
that shows information
in a special way,
like a graph

6
listed

put names
one under the other
on a piece of paper

7
qualities

the good
or bad things
about a person,
how a person is

8
hired

gave a person
a job

9
behavior problems

when a person
can’t control their actions,
does bad or naughty things

10
improvement

when s.t. becomes
better than it was before

11
drastic measures

taking some action
that is extreme,
doing s.t. serious

12
deep down

a person’s real feelings,
who a person really is

13
halls

big open spaces
in a building,
like corridors
or passages

14
contents

the things
inside a container,
the things inside
another thing

15
spilled

when s.t. falls out of
another thing,
when water falls
out of a glass

16
ladder

a thing used
for climbing high up
a wall or the side
of a building

17
surrounded by

when s.t. has
many other things
all around it

18
shrugged

moved the shoulders
up and down,
showing one
doesn’t know or care

19
dolphin

a smart ocean mammal
that can do tricks
and eats fish

20
puppet

s.t. like a doll
that a person wears
on one hand
and makes it move

21
ask for permission

ask s.o.
if you can do s.t.

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