Thursday, February 11, 2016

Of Mice and Men Vocabulary

Skittering:

"On the sandy bank under the trees the leaves lie deep and so crisp that a lizard makes a great skittering if he runs among them." (Page 1)

Sentence: The cat skittered across the tile floor when the dog started chasing it.

Own Definition: To move quickly across a certain area.

Definition: Move lightly or quickly or hurriedly.


Morosely:

"George stared morosely at the fire." (Page 12)

Sentence: I sat morosely on my bed after being scolded by my parents for yelling at my sister.

Own Definition: To be in a bad mood.

Definition: Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.

CJ Bonilla and Zak Tachino

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