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Words  and  Definitions

 



1.
returned to normal




became the same
as before,
went back to the way
it should be 




2.
shuddered




a person’s body shook
when thinking about
a bad thing,
trembled 




3.
pretending




acting,
making someone believe
you are something
that you are not




4.
announced




said,
let many people
know something




5.
I  don’t  keep  score.




when someone
doesn’t count
how many things
he or she has 




6.
considered




what someone thought
about something 




7.
quality




how good
or bad a thing is




8.
quantity




how much
of something there is 




9.
stop  bothering  me




telling someone
to leave you alone,
to not give you trouble,
to stop annoying you 




10.
threatens




when someone
tells a person
that he will hurt
him or her,
or will
do something bad 




11.
the  short  version




only telling the most
important parts of a story,
giving a summary




12.
chuckled




laughed happily 



13.
a  jerk




a person who enjoys
making other people unhappy,
a horrible person 




14.
sign  the  form




writing one’s name
on a piece of paper
to show that
you have read it 




15.
a  waste  of  money




when you pay
for something
but it’s not worth it,
buying something
that is useless 




16.
raised  children




things that parents
have done
to help their kids
grow up,
taken care of them 




17.
sighed




made a sound
by breathing out,
showing that
you are not happy
or you are tired




18.
besides




other than,
not counting this,
over and above this,
next to 




19.
supposed  to  be




meant to be,
should have been,
was planned to be 




20.
don’t  belong




when things
are in the wrong place,
they should not
be there



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