Tuck Everlasting Ch 2 & 3 Vocab

Chapter 2 & 3 Vocab Words

TUCK EVERLASTING

Isolation (noun)

Definition: Alone

Sentence: “The girl liked living
in total isolation, far away
from any nearby neighbors”

Immense (adjective)

Definition: huge, very large

Sentence: “The little boy
looked up at the immense size
of the skyscraper in New York”

Melancholy (adjective)

Definition: sad, thinking about
past times

Sentence: “Thinking about her
childhood long ago made the
woman feel melancholy”.

Tolerantly (adverb)

Definition: to put up with or accept
something without being rude

Sentence: “Sarah did not like her
lab partner much, but she listened
to his ideas tolerantly”

Petticoat (noun)

Definition: Underskirt

Sentence: “Women in the
1800s often wore petticoats
under their dresses”

Multiple Choice

The boy was amazed at the _______ size of the castle.

• Melancholy

• Isolation

• Immense

Multiple Choice

The little girl dreamed of when she was young and felt _______ when she woke up.

• Tolerantly

• Melancholy

• Immense

Multiple Choice

Joey ______ put up with his rude friend at lunch.

• Tolerantly

• Melancholy

• Isolation

Multiple Choice

The woman's _______ was very poofy and white.

• Necklace

• Brooch

• Petticoat

Multiple Choice

The girl prefer to live in total ______ away from everyone.

• Immense

• Isolation

• Tolerance

Brooch (noun)

Definition: Pin

Sentence: “There was a silver
brooch pinned to the queen’s
gown”

Ruefully (adverb)

Definition: to do something
with regret

Sentence: “Hannah ruefully
told her mom that she was
awful during a fight”

Ceased (verb)

Definition: Stopped

Sentence: “The car ceased at
the stop sign ahead”

Bristly (adverb)

Definition: wiry, stiff

Sentence: “He rubbed the
bristly hair on his chin”

Stationary (adjective)

Definition: motionless; still

Sentence: “The sun stays
stationary while all the planets
orbit around it”

Multiple Choice

The hair on her husband's beard was ________ and itchy.

• Stationary

• Bristly

• Prickly

Multiple Choice

The wonder of Disney World never _______ to amaze him.

• Ruefully

• Brooch

• Ceased

Multiple Choice

The _____ on her shirt was gold with pearls.

• Pin

• Necklace

• Brooch

Multiple Choice

The dog stood ________ as the other dogs run around him.

• Still

• Stationary

• Ruefully

Multiple Choice

He _____ admitted that he was jealous of her success.

• Regretfully

• Stationary

• Ruefully

Grimace (verb)

Definition: Scowl, frown

Sentence: “Andrew grimaced
in pain when he fell off his
bike”

Heave (verb)

Definition: throw, push with
effort

Sentence: “The boy heaved
the rock into the ocean”

Exasperated (adjective)

Definition: Completely frustrated

Sentence: “After many attempts
to hit a homerun with no luck, the
player was exasperated”

Hysterical (adjective)

Definition: excessive or uncontrollable
emotion, such as fear or panic

Sentence: “The child became
hysterical when they thought they lost
their mom at the store”

Intrusion (noun)

Definition: An inappropriate
or unwelcome entry

Sentence: “The burglar was an
unwelcome intrusion in their
house”