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Words and Definitions
1.
remained
stayed in the same place,
didn’t go 
2.
sorting
putting things
in the right place,
organizing things,
arranging things
3.
timidly
doing something in a way
that shows you are
a little nervous / scared,
not bravely
4.
the hook
a small round piece of metal
put into the wall
to hang things on
5.
appreciate
feeling thankful / grateful
for something
that someone did for you
6.
ripped it up
tore something,
broke something into pieces
7.
baffled
feeling very confused
by something that someone did,
befuddled, having no idea
8.
it all connected
something suddenly made sense,
suddenly understood something
9.
subtraction
when one number
is taken away from
another one,
minus ( 9 – 6 = 3 )
10.
expert
a person
who is excellent
at doing something
11.
book report
when a person
writes about a novel
that he or she has read
12.
due
when the time has come
for something to be done,
it has to be done now
13.
Dumpling
a funny name
to call a child,
a nick-name,
also a kind of food
14.
Cornflake
a funny name
to call a child,
a nick-name,
also a kind of food,
a kind of cereal
15.
arrested
when a person
has been caught
by the police
and put in jail
16.
whipped
when a person
or animal
is hit with a rope
on a stick
17.
complain
to say that
you are not happy
with something
18.
cigar
something
that people smoke,
like a big cigarette
19.
the school board
parents and teachers
who control the school
20.
rather
to prefer
to do something,
wanting to do one thing
more than another thing
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