To express and objection or disagreement to what someone has said or done.

An imaginative mental image, of which a person spends a lot of time thinking.

A substance made of two or more separate elements.

Likely to make or break into lots of tiny pieces.

In a way that fits well with particular needs or plans.

Extremely bad or serious; causing great suffering, fear, or sadness.

Oh, the shame of it! The ___________! (Ch. 9)

He got his eye on a big red one with its stalking jutting up ____________ for him to grab. (Ch. 9)

Dragging along and thinking of all the ________ things that had happened, John had walked about halfway home when he heard the cheery voice of his father. (Ch. 10)

"That's where the store was, though," John _________, beginning to cry again. (Ch. 10)

"No more than a nursery _______, I'm sure," Dr. Cranium said to Mr. Midas. (Ch. 10)

"I'm going to give the boy some of my own special ________ - Dr. Cranium's Special Elixir, I call it." (Ch. 10)

...flat, open ground littered with a pile of rusty tin cans and broken bottles around a _________ old sign saying FOR SALE. (Ch. 10)