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Theodore BooneThe fugitive

20 unfamiliar or difficult words

20 words

Fibbing

Doodling

Clutching

Compelling

Donned

Disguises

Scraggly

Clammed up

Backed

10

Pondered

11

Haggling

12

Pedestrians

13

Puttered

14

Commuters

15

Sailor

16

Buses

17

Sleek

18

Lowered

19

Boardinghouse

20

Thoroughly

(verb)

Theo apologized repeatedly, fibbing that he had been caught in the crush of people and simply could not get off the train in time.

lie, dissemble, pretend or dissimulate

the act of telling a small or a trivial lie, whish is considered an insinificant or childish lie.

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Fibbing

(Verb)

scratch, scrawl, dash off

At four thirty, Theo was at his desk in his office, with his dog at his feet, doodling at his homework and staring at a Twins clock on the wall.

Synonyme

Sentence

Draw something without thinking about what you are doing.

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Doodling

(adjective)

As he spoke, Mr. Babcock, who was a compelling teacher, flashed photos of Lincoln as he advanced through his life.

caotivating, gripping, enthralling

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Sentense

Describes something that is very interesting and makes you want to keep watching or listening.

Definition

Compelling

(Verb(past))

Theo wondered- while clutching the sides of his chair.

Grip, grasp, clasp, hold, grab

To grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly.

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Clutching

(Verbe(past))

They began in the kitchen where they donned aprons and served soup and sandwiches, where they volunteered each week.

Sentence

Put on, pull on, get into

Synonyme

To put on clothing or an ornament. It can also mean to assume or take on.

Definition

Donned

(noun)

Surely Ike would go heavy on the disguises.

Costumes, masks, guises

Sentence

Synonyme

or appearance of

to change the customary dress

Definition

Disguises

(adjective)

He had a scraggly beard, and usually wore funky T-shirts, battered old jeans, weird eyeglasses, and sandals, even in cold weather.

Sentence

Scrawny, thin, skinny, slim

Synonyme

Ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance.

Definition

Scraggly

(Verbe)

She fished around for real story, but Theo clammed up and revealed nothing.

Sentence

Hushed, dried up, quieted

Synonyme

To suddenly stop talking, usually because you are embarrassed or nervous

Definition

Clammed up

(Verb(past))

I backed away and stayed hidden in the crowd.

Sentence

reverse, backtrack

Synonyme

walk or drive backwards

Definition

Backed

The four pondered this for a moment, then Ike continued, "but that, of course, might present another problem.

(Verb (past))

Think about, consider, review

Synonyme

Think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.

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Pondered

(Verbe)

They spent another ten minutes haggling over the right cap.

Sentence

Bargaining, dealing, trading

The act of arguing about the price of something in an attempt to make the seller reduce it.

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Haggling

(noun)

He could not imagine being a kid in a big city where the streets were clogged whit cars and the sidewalks were packed with pedestrians.

Walker, Hiker, rambler

Sentence

Synonyme

A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.

Definition

Pedestrians

(Verbe (past))

Do nothing much, amuse oneself

Synonyme

He puttered around the office for half an hour. then left for home whit judge.

Sentence

Occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant way.

Definition

Puttered

(noun)

Several commuters got off, along whit Theo, Ike, the jogger, and the sailer.

Sentence

Daily traveler, straphanger, suburbanite

Synonyme

One that travels regularly from one place to another, as from suburb to city and back.

Definition

Commuters

(noun)

Several commuters got off, along whit Theo,Ike, the jogger, and the sailor.

Seaman, seafarer, mariner

Sentence

Synonyme

A person whose job it is to work as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat, especially one who is below the rank of officer.

Definition

Sailor

(noun)

They were greeted by the awesome sight of four long, sleek, matching tour buses in perfect single file whit running lights glittering in the dark and diesel engines purring.

Sentence

automobile, car, machine

Synonyme

A large vehicle in which people are driven from one place to another.

Definition

Buses

(adjective)

They were greeted by awesome sight of four long, sleek, matching tour buses in perfect single file with running light glittering in the dark and diesel engines purring.

Sentence

Satiny, silky, smooth

Synonyme

(especially of hair, clothes, or shapes) smooth, shiny, and lying close to the body, and therefore looking well cared for; not untidy and with no parts sticking out

Definition

Sleek

(Verb(past))

A man seated tightly between two womwn lowered his newspaper as he flipped a page.

Sentence

let down, take down, drop

Synonyme

move (someone or something) in a downward direction

Definition

Lowered

(noun)

He said, " this is Petersen House,which at that time was a boardinghouse.

Hotel, tavern, motel, hostel

Sentence

Synonyme

a private house providing food and lodging for paying guests.

Definition

Boardinghouse

(adverbe)

He was thoroughly bored with the subway but still enjoying the hunt.

Sentence

Utterly, absolutely, completely

Synonyme

very much; greatly

Definition

Thoroughly