Chapter 21 Flashcards
These are delicious, Mrs. Moss, I lie, ______________________ one of the foot-size raviolis.
cutting a corner off
Evelyn’s _______ _________ mom smiles as she chews. I’m so glad you like them.
stick chin bug-eyed
I don’t know if homemade pasta is supposed to taste this gummy and ________, but somehow I doubt it.
doughy
I stare down at the ______________ raviolis Evelyn has heaped onto my plate an wonder how in the heck I am ever going to pow through them all.
mountain range of
I stare down at the mountain range of raviolis Evelyn has ______________________ my plate and wonder how in the heck I am ever going to ___________________ them all.
heaped onto; plow through
Oh I think I’m good for now. I ______________ at the kitchen table,, supremely aware of the tiny _______________________ at the back of my boxer shorts.
shift in my seat; scratchy tag
You have any brothers or sisters, Sean? Nick asks, _________ his water glass.
refilling
Twin sister, I say, not identical. Obviously. I laugh awkwardly but no one else even ____________.
cracks a smile
My mom’s pregnant, I explain.
Ohhhh, a little ________________, Mrs. Moss _______. You must be so excited.
bundle of joy. coos
I shift in my chair again. We just found out. Today. The lies just ____________________________ from my mouth.
keep flopping
So you haven’t told Matt or Coop yet? she asks, all _____________________.
fake casual
What? Um. No. My ______________________ is slicing my lower back to bits.
dang underwear tag
I start breathing again, my _____________________ shoulders relaxing.
clenched-up
We sit in silence for a bit. All the sounds of dinner–the ________________, the ________________, the _________________ that must be a Moss family trait–seem intensely loud to me.
clinking utensils, the slurping of water, the smacky chewing
Yeah. The writing on your hand, is that some kind of _______?
crib sheet
You are not a cheater are you, Sean?
My entire body _________________.
flushes hot and cold
I grip my left hand tightly around my fork so that nobody can read the ___________.
breakup notes
No I say, my voice _________. It’s not… no…it’s private… notes for stuff.
cracking
As a _______, I’m trained to tell when someone is being deceptive.
Seal
Just because I had an itchy nose? I drop my hand, suddenly ________________ of all my movements. That’s ridiculous
hyper-aware
Nicky, please, Mrs. Moss says. Can we have one meal where we don’t bring up your __________ father?
deadbeat
deadbeat neabs
A parent or someone who calls themself a parent who does nothing for their children/child, yet calls themself the childs parent.
Oh thank Gandalf, the ______________ me
spotlight’s off
I grab my cup of water with my left hand, hoping the _______________ on the glass will ________ the ink on my palm.
beads of sweat; smear
I didn’t bring him up, Nick arks. I was just making an analogy. He ___________________ one of the gigantic raviolis with his knife, spilling the spinach and cheese filling like _________.
eviscerates; entrails
But since we’re already talking about him, I might as well tell you, I think I’ve found _______.
a lead
A lead? What the heck is he talking about?
Evelyn must be __________________ my confusion because she reaches out and touches my forearm.
picking up on
He didn’t walk out, Nick ______. He left us for another family. A _______________ note on the fridge and _____________. Never heard from him again. No cards ____ Christmas, not a penny _____ child support.
spits; post-it; that was that at; of
How the hell is my mother supposed to support a family ____ a cashier’s salary?
on
I’m not sure if I’m supposed to answer this question or not, so I just _____
gulp
Okay, Nick. Mrs Moss __________________ a partial smile. I’ll eat. But can we just ________?
twists her lips into; drop it now
Nick shakes his head. Everytime I think I’ve got him, the _________________. But I’ll ___________ eventually.
trail goes cold; smoke him out
Oh, I don’t know. Maybe _____ his memory a little.
jog
Nick ______ his hand _______ the table, sending all of our plates and utensils jumping.
slams down on
Nick slams his hand down on the table, ________ all of our plates and utensils ________.
sending; jumping
He broke your heart and tossed it out like a used _________.
Kleenex (grammar)
No he owes us. Family ____________________.
sticks up for family
It’s just that I don’t think Sean needs to hear about all of our ___________.
dirty laundry
You are planning on sticking around, aren’t you. You’re not the _______________ type, are you SEan?
love-‘em-and-leave
Nick winks at me. Good answer. Anything else and I might have had to kill you.
I think I might _____.
hurl
hurl means
to volmit
I think I might hurl. Nick laughs. Look at that face! This guy’s too easy. I’m just _______.
tugging your tamale
Hey how about after dinner you come up to my room and I’ll show you some of my ____________? If you’re good, I’ll even let you hold my ______. You ever handle a real gun before? Nothing in the world like it, I am telling you.
Seal stuff; heater
I am seriously ___________ bolting from the table and _______________________________________ on the streets. Surely one of their neighbors would call the cops and report the sounds of a ___________tenth-grader being beaten to death by a ________ Navy SEAL?
debating; taking my chances out; scrawny; jacked
jacked means
(of a person) having very well-developed muscles.
“a dude so jacked you have to wonder if he’s freebasing creatine”
Buddy. Guy. Relax. I’m just ____________________. No need to get all bent out of shape. I don’t care what you’ve got scribbled on your hand.
yanking your chain
yanking your chain
pull or yank someone’s chain in English: informal Tease someone by leading them to believe something untrue
