Page 1, Paragraph 1
Sentence the word appears in:
I swim out to them on the murmuring sea.
Part of Speech: Adjective
My Meaning: Loud and
complaining
Dictionary Meaning:
Complaining or grumbling
Meaning added to the story by
the Use of this Word: It is descriptive of the sea and gives
you a better feel for the setting.
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Flukes
Page 1, Paragraph 2
Sentence the word appears in:
Flukes slapping.
Part of Speech: Noun
My Meaning: Barnacle
Dictionary Meaning:
Flatfish, bottom dwelling bony fish
Meaning added to the story by
the Use of this Word: This word gives us a visualization of the
setting.
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Invaluable
Page 5, Column 1, Paragraph 3
Sentence the word appears in:
Feral children are an invaluable resource for studying the role language
and socialization play in the
making of a
human being.
Part of Speech: Adjective
My Meaning: Priceless
Dictionary Meaning:
Priceless
Meaning added to the story by
the Use of this Word: This sentence is essential as to why the
doctors and men capture Mila in the
first place.
The adjective invaluable shows her importance.
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Distraught
Page 5, Column 2, Line 1
Sentence the word appears in:
On the short flight back from Anguila Cays to the mainland, the distraught
girl kept thumping her cheek
against the
window of the Jay Hawk and squealing.
Part of Speech: Adjective
My Meaning: Upset
Dictionary Meaning:
Agitated
Meaning added to the story by
the Use of this Word: It shows how Mila was feeling so you can
better understand her.
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Extended
Page 5, Column 2, Paragraph 3
Sentence the word appears in:
Slowly she extended her palms to me, cupped, sealed tight.
Part of Speech: Verb
My Meaning: To reach
out
Dictionary Meaning:
To stretch forth
Meaning added to the story by
the Use of this Word: This word helps express Mila's primitive
ways.
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