Chapter 1 - Chapter 8 Vocab. TuckEverlasting

Front

The road went humbly by, past cottages more frequent but less ______, into the village.

Back

forbidding

Front

The wood was owned bud and ____ by the Fosters in the touch-me-not cottage. If they never wandered among trees, that was their affair.

Back

bough

Front

It widened and paused, suggesting tranquil bovine picnics: slow chewing and contemplation of the infinite. It continued to the wood.

Back

tranquil

Front

Mae's husband lay still beside her, his face smoothed and slack, with _____ creases.

Back

melancholy

Front

Mae Tuck dressed in three petticoats, a rusty brown skirt, an old cotton jacket, and a knitted shawl pinned with a ___ metal brooch.

Back

tarnished

Front

He laughed, gesturing in self-______ with long fingers. His tall body moved continuously; a foot tapped, a shoulder twitched.

Back

deprecation

Front

"How delightful to see you looking so fit." "And why shouldn't I be fit?" she _____, peering at him through the fading light.

Back

retorted

Front

She paused and peered anxiously at the toad to see how it would receive this ______ idea, but it showed no signs of interest.

Back

staggering

Front

The gnats were too frantic to notice the intrusion, and every pebble missed its mark, so the toad continued to squat and ____ without a twitch.

Back

grimace

Front

Winnie was in the yard, ____ on catching fireflies, and didn't notice him at first. His yellow suit surprised her, and she squinted suspiciously.

Back

intent