Name of Book: Maniac Magee Page Read: 64-83 Summary: Amanda encourages Magee to don’t get bother to the old man. Magee wanted to leave. Mr. Cobble is the owner of the grocery store and one day he makes a prize to who ever can untangle the knot. The shop now turned to a pizza shop. Magee is trying to untie the knot and there are some people watching him. He eventually untied the knot and there is a celebration. Magee then knows that his success has make Amanda feels bad. Magee decides to leave. Vocab Words: Gopher – any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.Pocket gopher. Ex – That gopher is so cute and small. Wiseacre – a person who possesses or affects to possess great wisdom.
Ex – He is turning to be a wiseacre. Trot – to go at a quick, steady pace; move briskly; bustle; hurry. Ex – I trot down the street. Yelp – to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox. Ex – They yelped in pain. Incubate – to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching. Ex – The instruction for incubating the eggs is on the table. Curiosity - the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness. Ex – That picture is for curiosity. Contortions – the act or process of contorting. Bend. Ex – His leg has been contortion after the accident. Pitiful – evoking or deserving pity. Ex – A pitiful fate. Testimony – evidence, proof. Ex – You need a testimony or else I won’t believe you. Roving – roaming or wandering. Ex – A roving ambassador. Butterscotch - hard, brittle taffy made with butter, brown sugar, etc. Ex – That butterscotch is brown. Tailor - a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, esp. suits, coats, and other outer garments. Ex – The tailor shop is next to the clothes shop. Munched - to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly. Ex – He munched loudly in the restaurant. Confetti - small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party. Ex – A lot of confetti was on the floor after the party. Lumbering - the trade or business of cutting and preparing lumber. Ex – We lumbered a lot of trees down. http://dictionary.reference.com/
Page Read: 64-83
Summary: Amanda encourages Magee to don’t get bother to the old man. Magee wanted to leave. Mr. Cobble is the owner of the grocery store and one day he makes a prize to who ever can untangle the knot. The shop now turned to a pizza shop. Magee is trying to untie the knot and there are some people watching him. He eventually untied the knot and there is a celebration. Magee then knows that his success has make Amanda feels bad. Magee decides to leave.
Vocab Words:
Gopher – any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America. Pocket gopher.
Ex – That gopher is so cute and small.
Wiseacre – a person who possesses or affects to possess great wisdom.
Ex – He is turning to be a wiseacre.
Trot – to go at a quick, steady pace; move briskly; bustle; hurry.
Ex – I trot down the street.
Yelp – to give a quick, sharp, shrill cry, as a dog or fox.
Ex – They yelped in pain.
Incubate – to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
Ex – The instruction for incubating the eggs is on the table.
Curiosity - the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness.
Ex – That picture is for curiosity.
Contortions – the act or process of contorting. Bend.
Ex – His leg has been contortion after the accident.
Pitiful – evoking or deserving pity.
Ex – A pitiful fate.
Testimony – evidence, proof.
Ex – You need a testimony or else I won’t believe you.
Roving – roaming or wandering.
Ex – A roving ambassador.
Butterscotch - hard, brittle taffy made with butter, brown sugar, etc.
Ex – That butterscotch is brown.
Tailor - a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, esp. suits, coats, and other outer garments.
Ex – The tailor shop is next to the clothes shop.
Munched - to chew with steady or vigorous working of the jaws, often audibly.
Ex – He munched loudly in the restaurant.
Confetti - small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party.
Ex – A lot of confetti was on the floor after the party.
Lumbering - the trade or business of cutting and preparing lumber.
Ex – We lumbered a lot of trees down.
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