The Book Thief: Vocab Pages 19-45

"How does a book thief end up kneeling and howling and flanked by a man-made heap of ridiculous, greasy, cooked-up rubble?"

• Overwhelmed

• Begging

• Surrounded

• Limited

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"She was listening contentedly to the torrent of words spilling from his mouth."

• Flow

• Shortage

• Unclear

• Level

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"From miles away, as I approached, I could already see the small group of humans standing frigidly among the wasteland of snow."

• Coldly

• Wildly

• Formally

• Intensely

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"When he walked away, after a few dozen paces, a black book fell innocuously from his coat pocket without his knowledge."

• Awkwardly

• Forcefully

• Purposefully

• Harmlessly

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"She wasn't delivering her children to the higher echelons of Munich, but a foster home had apparently been found, and if nothing else, the new family could at least feed the girl and boy a little better, and educate them properly."

• Rank

• Families

• Beggars

• Education

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

"As far as disposition goes, hers wasn't really enviable, although she had a good record with foster kids in the past."

• Family, Well-known

• Character, Favored

• Feeling, Intense

• Character, Unique

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The book thief had struck for the first time -- the beginning of an illustrious career."

• Well-known

• Unclear

• Overwhelming

• Amazing

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"In the beginning, it was the profanity that make an immediate impact. It was so vehement and prolific."

• Favored

• Intense

• Useless

• Formal

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"There was nothing but dry paint, difficult breath, and the deluge of abuse from Rosa."

• Harmless

• Favored

• Overwhelming

• Presence

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

"The human child -- so much cannier at times than the stupefyingly ponderous adult."

• Harmless

• Most Favored

• Most Productive

• Amazingly Awkward

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3