A Boy.
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3. Words and Definitions

 


 

row


a group of desks

that are in one line


 

 closet


a small room with a door

used for keeping
extra things,

such as clothes


 

nation


a country

or the people
of a country
 


 

capital


the most important city

in a country 


 

urged


gently tried

to make someone
do something,

encouraged 


  

shrugged


moved the shoulders

up and down again

to show that

you don’t know something 


 

the White House


the building
that the

American president
lives in
 


  

exclaimed

 


said something

in an excited way 


 

frown


a look
on a person’s face

that shows that
he or she

is angry
or unhappy


  

awkwardly


feeling uncomfortable

while doing something,

doing something clumsily

or not easily 


  

scribbled


wrote quickly
or in a messy way


  

gobs of junk


many old broken things

that are all stuck together


 

wads


pieces of wet paper

and other things

that are stuck together


 

unrecognizable


when you look at something

but you don’t know
what it is,

it’s not familiar


 recognize


recognizable


unrecognizable


  

distorted


when something
is changed into
a strange shape,

not looking like
it should


  

recess


a time
between classes
at school

when students
can take a break


 

startled


very surprised


  

alongside


next to,
beside


 

 admitted


told someone the truth
even though

you didn’t really
want to


 

to spit on someone


to make saliva
or mouth-water
shoot out of your mouth
and go onto someone


 



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Answer Definitions