Stuart Little Chapters 9-10

to be in debt to one another

• modestly
• obliged

to die

• perish
• offhand

said or done without much thought

• unlawful
• offhand

carefully and cautiously

• gingerly
• unlawful

against the law

• unlawfully
• perish

to act or speak humbly

• obliged
• modestly

"When my friend asked to borrow my crayons, I was happy to ______ and let them use some."

• obliged
• perish

"The flower in the hot sun will ______ if we don't water it soon."

• offhand
• perish

"My friend made an _______ comment about my new shoes, but she didn't mean to be rude."

• gingerly
• offhand

"After falling off his bike, the boy carefully lifted himself up, ________ touching his scraped knee."

• gingerly
• unlawful