Word Wizard
askew page 119 paragraph
3
His specs were at the end of his nose and his new necktie was askew,
and he was very nearly winded.
Definition- to be crooked or off center
Importance
of word in story
I think that this
word would describe Granddad. He seems like he would often be askew or crooked.
He does not seem to be the type of person who would care if his necktie was
straight and neat. This also describes his personality. Granddad is a little different
than other people. He seems to not live life in a straight line, he needs a
little excitement and off center life and adventures.
Vocabulary Activity:
Synonym
and Antonym
Synonym- crooked Word-
askew Antonym-straight
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page 99 paragraph 1
When we were all at he breakfast table, Aunt Eurterpe sat propped at her place in another of her shrouds.
Definition- something that shields or protects,
a veil
Importance
of word in story
The word shroud
has an important role in this story because when the children first met Aunt Euterpe she is buried in her veil and black clothing in
mourning. After the children stay with her awhile they show her that she can
still mourn and not have to were all black and seem so depressed. By the end of
the book Aunt Euterpe is not wearing black and she is
not wearing her veil, yet she is still in mourning for her late husband.
Vocabulary Activity:
Examples
and Non-examples
Which would be a situation were one
might were a shroud:
*
Attending a funeral or going to a birthday party
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amid page 102
paragraph 4
I see us still amid that multitude, there in the
filtered afternoon light, the air heavy-scented with lemonade and horse.
Definition- among or in the middle of
Importance
of word in story
This word can be
used in a literal sense and a figurative sense. They can be literally amid a
crowd in at the fair or they could be figuratively amid something. This word is
used in this story and important in this story to show how the children felt at
the fair.
Vocabulary Activity:
Word
Networks
*
What people, things, situations, or words come to mind when you
think about the word amid:
Crowds Shopping A fight
Fairgrounds Traffic
