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WorksheetsLyddie Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 57mins
“it was kitchen and parlor with a corner for spinning and weaving, The Quakers were rich enough to own their own loom”
A loom is a:
machine that weaves thread into clothes
machine that washes clothing
machine that builds factory supplies
machine that helps farmers with their jobs
She crossed her arms, trying to cover her worn brown homespun with the gunnysack”
Homespun means:
something stolen
working at home
made at home
something borrowed
“what would she say? And suppose it was a fugitive, what then, One hundred dollars!" What is a fugitive?
someone who pursues criminals
someone who is hiding from the authorities
Someone who is working in a tavern
someone who believes in the end of the world
“the mistress’s face was red with heat or rage. Behind her, Tripena grimaced an apology.”
Grimaced means:
Wrinkled her face
Cried tears
Shrugged
Blurted Out
“yes, ma’am. Shall I wash it before i Go or ___?” “Don’t be impertinent!”
Impertinent means:
Acting without thought
Not showing proper respect
Being afraid
Showing respect
She was obliged, reluctantly, to stop in the next village and seek shelter for the night.”
Obliged means
excited
wishing
scared
required
“They were huge and foreboding the the gray light of afternoon She would not have believed that the world continued as much brick as there was in a single building here”
What does foreboding mean?
A very little amount of something, and it is not enough.
It requires great energy and effort.
A payment given for doing a job
You have a feeling that something bad is going to happen.
“Lyddie had never seen harvesters eat so much or so noisily. And these were supposed to be ladies. “Hello, there, “a voice cut through the din.”
Din means:
A quiet stillness
A loud noise
The air
People yelling
“Now that she thought of it, should could hardly breathe the air was so laden with moisture and debris”
Laden means:
Heavy
Filled with
Thick
All of the above
“but no other mill in Lowell will ever engage you” Blacklisted!
Blacklisted means:
you were able to get a job right away.
you were put on a list to avoid or to fire.
you were put on a list to associate with.
you were fired immediately by your boss.
Then I could turn out many more pieces each week. For she was proficient now”
Proficient means:
lazy and thoughtless
unskilled, not able
skillful, capable
“She was good at her work - fast ….. Even in the nearly unbearable heat of the weaving room, apparently indefatigable"
Indefatigable means:
Tired
Hungry
Tireless
Sweaty
“ She ate the food set before her steadily, with no attempt to bolt as much as possible. In the short time allotted.
Allotted means:
Provided
Shared
Restricted
Found
“Oh, I’m all right, “ Lyddie said, “Just ornery as a old sow,”
Impatient
Ornery means:
Impatient
Hungry
Stubborn
Tired
”All l, Lyddie had spent more than two weeks’ wages … How could she begrudge the child?”
Begrudge means:
Deny
Discipline
Blame
“he turned back to the agent, his voice solemn and quiet – “I’m forced, sir, to ask for her dismissal. It is a matter of moral turpitude.”
Moral turpitude means:
To be dirty and unclean
Something that is wicked or evil.
Not working hard enough.
To be ignorant
She feared then that he might find some reason to dismiss her, so she had been scrupulous to observe every regulation to the letter.”
Scrupulous means:
Careless
Honest
Careful
Stubborn
“They let me go,” she explained to Mrs. Bedlow. The landlady was incredulous. “But why?” she asked.
Incredulous means:
Angry and irrational
Uncaring and indeifferent
Disbelieving and surprised
Sympathetic and sorrowful
“she fought sleep, ravenous for every word”
Ravenous means:
Fragile
Starving
Ferocious
Full
