Chapter 24

Question 1

We’ve got to bring all this crap down into the basement, Dad says, opening the bakc of the ____________

Answer 1

station wagon

Question 2

parenting’s a job, hon. I’m helping the Coopster out. Dad steps up onto the _______.

Answer 2

stoop

Question 3

Whoa, look at all this stuff! Sea shous, pulling an opened box of record labums from the car. It’s like he robbed a ___________

Answer 3

retro store

Question 4

take a _______ at these speakers. Matt laughs as he wrestles a giant walnut-encased speaker tower from the backseat

Answer 4

gander

Question 5

gander

Answer 5

gan·derDictionary result for gander
/ˈɡandər/Submit
noun
1.
a male goose.
2.
INFORMAL
a look or glance.
"take a gander at that luggage"
verbINFORMAL•US
1.
look or glance at something.
"Paulie gandered at shelves full of coffee paraphernalia"

Question 6

he staggers under the weight of it as he lifts the ____________ from the car

Answer 6

behemoth

Question 7

behmoth

Answer 7

be·he·mothDictionary result for behemoth
/bəˈhēməTH,bəˈhēmäTH/Submit
noun
a huge or monstrous creature.
something enormous, especially a big and powerful organization.
“shoppers are now more loyal to their local stores than to faceless behemoths”

Question 8

I grab Dad’s ancient _____–the thick ust on the plastic lid flying up and tickling my nose

Answer 8

turntable

Question 9

turn table

Answer 9

turn·ta·bleDictionary result for turntable
/ˈtərnˌtābəl/Submit
noun
1.
a circular revolving plate supporting a phonograph record as it is played.
2.
a circular revolving platform for turning a railroad locomotive or other vehicle.

Question 10

we are like a colony of ants, carrying dad’s stuff ______________ down to the basement

Answer 10

in single file

Question 11

I am surprised you wouldn’t want the miracle for ourself, I manage to _____, barely able to keep my grip on the ridiculously heavy speaker.

Answer 11

wheeze

Question 12

I wouldn’t finish that sentence if i were you, Coop. Angela ___ me ___ the basement door

Answer 12

tails to

Question 13

unless you want me to _______________ at school just how bad you guys suck

Answer 13

let it slip

Question 14

I love you sis, I say, laboring down the stairs, _____________ the speaker to see where each next ste p is

Answer 14

peeking around the speaker

Question 15

Looks like Im going to have to ______ my natural instinct to _______ Angela for the next few months.

Answer 15

curtail; rank on

Question 16

curtail

Answer 16

cur·tailDictionary result for curtail
/kərˈtāl/Submit
verb
reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
“civil liberties were further curtailed”
synonyms: reduce, cut, cut down, cut back, decrease, lessen, diminish, slim down, tighten up, retrench, pare down, trim, dock, lop, shrink; More
ARCHAIC
deprive someone of (something).
“I that am curtailed of this fair proportion”

Question 17

make 3 sentences for curtail

Answer 17

cur·tailDictionary result for curtail
/kərˈtāl/Submit
verb
reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
“civil liberties were further curtailed”
synonyms: reduce, cut, cut down, cut back, decrease, lessen, diminish, slim down, tighten up, retrench, pare down, trim, dock, lop, shrink; More
ARCHAIC
deprive someone of (something).
“I that am curtailed of this fair proportion”

Question 18

rank on

Answer 18

rank on someone. in. to attack someone verbally; to gossip about someone. (see also rank.) Please stop ranking on my family!

Question 19

make 3 sentences with rank on

Answer 19

ank on someone. in. to attack someone verbally; to gossip about someone. (see also rank.) Please stop ranking on my family!

Question 20

These guys knew how to put on a show. NOt like these _________ today

Answer 20

candy asses

Question 21

And if anyone’s ging to sit up and ____________ of you fellas, dad points at us, that’s what you’ve got to do.

Answer 21

take notice

Question 22

this past week we’ve learned a few songs. And that’s good. But it’s not going to mean _____ if ou’re as boring as a narcoleptic whore

Answer 22

squat

Question 23

narcoleptic

Answer 23

nar·co·lep·ticDictionary result for narcoleptic
/ˌnärkəˈleptik/Submit
MEDICINE
adjective
1.
affected by or relating to an extreme tendency to fall asleep.
“he is narcoleptic, so he takes a drug that helps keep him awake”
noun
1.
a person affected by an extreme tendency to fall asleep.
“a narcoleptic who falls asleep up against the wall”

Question 24

what you told me to walk.

yeah, walk. not __________

Answer 24

mince

Question 25

mince

Answer 25

minceDictionary result for mince
/mins/Submit
verb
1.
cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades.
“minced beef”
synonyms: chop up, cut up, chop/cut into small pieces; More
2.
walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness, typically with short quick steps.
“there were plenty of secretaries mincing about”
synonyms: walk affectedly, walk in an affected/dainty way, teeter, waddle, skip; More
nounBRITISH
1.
something minced, especially mincemeat.
“put the mince on a dish”

Question 26

okay so now i think we should start with a rock and roll _____________. The big ____________. who wants to go first

Answer 26

rock and roll staple. big junk stroll

Question 27

he straightens up, his shoulders bakc, and starts strutting around the room with his legs slightly ____, like you’re ______ something _________

Answer 27

bowed; straddling something _________

Question 28

he takes a deep breath, widens his __________, and starts wlaking like he’s __________

Answer 28

stance; astrides a bull

Question 29

he turns back to sean. just _______ a little, pal you re doing great

Answer 29

rein it in

Question 30

he still looks like an idiot but dad’s not laughing anymore. And sean seems to be enjoying his new _________

Answer 30

swagger

Question 31

perfect, dad says. you _______ onstage like that, my friend and you won’t have to play note one before the ladies start screaming their lungs out.

Answer 31

saunter