A Boy.
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3. Words  and  Definitions

1.
describe

to say what a person
or a place looks like

2.
toughest-looking

s.o.  who  looks  like
the  strongest  or  bravest
person  in  a  group

3.
figured

thought,
had  the  idea,
was  pretty  sure  he  knew

4.
to  tell  on  s.o.

when  a  person
in  your  class
does  s.t.  bad  and
you  tell  the  teacher

5.
glared

looked  at  s.o.
with  an  angry  look
on  your  face

6.
a note

a  short  letter
that  you  write
and  give  to  s.o.

7.
suspiciously

done  in  a  way
that  shows
you  think  s.o.
is  not  telling
the  truth

8.
Parent’s Conference Day

when mothers and fathers
talk to their children’s teachers
about their work

9.
counselor

a teacher
in a school
who helps students
with their problems

10.
bowling

throwing or rolling
a big ball down
a narrow lane
to knock down ten pins

11.
bowling alley

a place or building
where people roll balls
to knock down ten pins

12.
let the matter drop

to stop talking
or arguing about
some problem

13.
glanced

looked at s.o. or s.t.
for a short time

14.
confused s.o.

made s.o. feel
that they don’t
understand s.t.

15.
didn’t bother him

the problem
didn’t make him feel
unhappy or worried

16.
threatened

tried to make s.o. scared,
told s.o. that you
will hurt him or her

17.
banged

when one thing
hits against
another thing

18.
nervously

doing s.t. in a way
that shows you are
a little scared

19.
grabbed

quickly took s.t.
with your hand

20.
twisted

when s.t. is not straight,
when its shape has been changed
 

4.
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