Holes 11-20 Vocab Review - Farrell

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What does 'pried' mean in the context of Stanley slamming his shovel into the ground?

Back

moved or lifted

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What does 'compound' mean for Stanley in the context of the text?

Back

camp

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What does 'sifted' mean in the context of finding something hard and metallic?

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to go through the dirt to remove what's not needed and find something.

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What does 'metallic' mean in the context: "He climbed up out of his hole and sifted his fingers through the pile. He felt something hard and metallic"?

Back

like metal or metals

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Similarities between 'engraved' and 'etched' in the context of a design on a tube.

Back

Both mean the letters KB were carved into the tube.

Front

Turquoise stones in cowboy attire (Sachar 66)

Back

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What does authority mean in chapter 14?

Back

The power to give orders

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What does 'presumably' mean in the context of the quote about shovels being locked up at night?

Back

very likely although not certain

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What does 'supposedly' mean?

Back

What is usually thought to be true or believed (often used to sow doubt).

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What is stationery?

Back

paper, envelopes, and writing utensils