City of Ember Chapters 17-20

What is the meaning of wryly?

• in a straightforward or serious manner
• in a cheerful or lighthearted manner
• an action that is amusing — or shows amusement — in a droll, sarcastic, ironic or grim way.

• in a wet or serious manner

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What does defying mean ?

• to deny from doing something

• to challenge to do something considered impossible

• to comply with the majority

• defining a word

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What does tether mean?

• to untether soemthing

• to release and set free

• keeps things tied together, or is the tie itself.

• to untie an animal

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What is a nook ?

• is a cozy little corner or a small, safe area

• the center of a pie

• a corner of a square

• a cranny

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What does stricken mean?

• unaffected by anything
• lightly impacted
• troubled with disease, misfortune, or sorrow.

• completely indifferent

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What is a kiosk?

• a large place to sleep

• a small booth or stall

• a place to buy goods

• a place to hide

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What is the meaing of refugees?

• when people leave their country to seek refuge, or protection, in another country, 

• People who work in a foreign country
• People who are born in a specific country
• People who travel for leisure or fun

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.1

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What is the meanng of relentlessly?

• Occasionally and inconsistently
• Abruptly and suddenly
• Carefully and cautiously
• determined to do something and refuses to give up, even if what they are doing is unpleasant or cruel.

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CCSS.L.4.4A

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What is the meaning of billowed?

• o rise or roll in waves or surges

• To disappear suddenly
• To remain still and motionless
• To shrink or contract

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What is the meaning of generations ?

• The act of traveling to different countries
• all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded as a group; as a whole.

• The process of creating new products
• The study of ancient civilizations

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