Vocab: Number the Stars (9-18)

Front

"So, my little friend, it is time for the night of _____ of a lost loved one to begin. Are you ready?"

Back

mourning

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

His strong hands continued, ____pressing like a pulse against the cow. The steady streams of milk still came. "You are angry," he said.

Back

deftly

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

The officer moved to the coffin and placed a gloved hand on its lid, saying, "Poor Great-aunt Birte," in a __________ voice that made her feel bad.

Back

conceding

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

The wooden coffin rested on supports in the living room, surrounded by _____, papery flowers picked by Annemarie and Ellen.

Back

fragile

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Surely __________germs wouldn't remain in a dead person!

Back

typhus

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

Annemarie nodded. Uncle Henrik heard a noise and said, "It is the _____; it used to carry a coffin to the cemetery."

Back

hearse

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Annemarie admitted and _____. "She and Peter were out somewhere together, then there was a call about an accident. Mama and Papa rushed to the hospital—remember, your mother stayed with me and Kirsti?

Back

confessed

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

Her mother didn't answer. Her face was ___ with pain. She looked at the path and down at her ankle.

Back

stricken

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

The hiding places are carefully _____, often with dead fish on the deck.

Back

concealed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

The Danish flag was raised everywhere. People stood in the streets and _________ with tears while singing the national anthem.

Back

wept

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4