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My Digital Vocabulary Glossary
  Word How it was used in the book.  What the dictionary says.
George's Marvelous Medicine pondering As George sat there pondering this interesting problem, his eye fell upon the bottle of Grandma's brown medicine standing on the sideboard. pondering
George's Marvelous Medicine throaty "Some of us," she said, and all at once she was leaning forward in her chair and whispering in a throaty sort of voice George had never heard her use before.   throaty
George's Marvelous Medicine solemn He made solemn promises to his parents about this, and he wasn't going to break them. solemn
George's Marvelous Medicine suspended Up she went like a jack-in-the-box...and she didn't come down...she stayed there...suspended in midair...but rigid now...frozen...quivering... the eyes bulging... the hair standing strait up on end. suspended
George's Marvelous Medicine dotty She was dotty as a doughnut, George thought. dotty
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 bandy Mr. Kranky was a small man with bandy legs and a huge head. bandy
George's Marvelous Medicine frenzied It was a brutal and bewitching smell, spicy and staggering, fierce and frenzied, full of wizardry and magic. frenzied
George's Marvelous Medicine perched The chicken looked perfectly absurd with its long legs and ordinary little body perched high up on top. perched
George's Marvelous Medicine scrawny Then her scrawny neck... scrawny
George's Marvelous Medicine thrush There was only a song thrush sitting on one of the chimney pots, singing a song. thrush
George's Marvelous Medicine frisky It had not made her any less grumpy or bad-tempered, but it seemed to have cured all her aches and pains, and she was suddenly as frisky as a ferret. frisky
George's Marvelous Medicine brute "Let George get it, the lazy little brute!" Granma shouted. brute
George's Marvelous Medicine forlorn Mr. Kranky looked very forlorn. forlorn
George's Marvelous Medicine bore Grandma's tiny face still bore the same foul eyes and furious expression it had always had. bore
George's Marvelous Medicine brief For a few brief moments he had touched with the very tips of his fingers the edge of a magic world. brief
Sarah Bishop rebellion Likewise, that he was not so strong against the rebellion as Father was. rebellion
Sarah Bishop notion I had a notion to ask him if that was the gun he had used to fire bullets over our house. notion
Sarah Bishop suspicions I'd had suspicions for a long time that he was hiding money. suspicions
Sarah Bishop pamphlet I noticed that Chad had a pamphlet in his hand that had printing on its grey, dog-eared cover, something about Common Sense by someone called Thomas Paine. pamphlet
Sarah Bishop emboldened "Why, may I be emboldened to ask, need you ponder?" emboldened
Sarah Bishop sprawling Her throat had been cut and she fell sprawling at my feet. sprawling
Sarah Bishop neutral She was known as a neutral, not caring much whether the patriots won or those who were loyal to the King, so she was willing to take us in. neutral
Sarah Bishop loitering Also, there is a spy or two loitering around, on one side or the other, with ears cocked. loitering
Sarah Bishop eaves My room was high up under the eaves. eaves
Sarah Bishop rebel  "He's a rebel." rebel