Chapter 48 A Flashcards
WE follow Uncle Doug into his kitchen, and my nostrils are filled with the spicy-greas smell of chili and _________________
frying bratwurst
a type of German sausage
bratwurst
Uncle Doug snatches up a long wooden spoon and gives the ____________________ on the stove a quick stir
bubbling cauldron
Matt, Coop and me share a nervous look as Uncle Doug leans down and ____________________ the oven window
peers thru
Ah yes, my little ___________________________, he says. Roasting nice nad leisurely in there.
sweltering
sweltering means
uncomfortably hot
Let me tell you something: you haven’t lived until you’ve _____________________ a Doug’s Dirty Dog
chowed down on
Mom told me he was bitten ____ the penis by a hamster when he was a kid
on
Hey so Uncle Doug, I says as we _____________________ into the cellar
descend the stairs
Hey so Uncle Doug, I say as we descend the stairs __________
into the cellar
cellar
noun: cellar; plural noun: cellars
1.
a room below ground level in a house, typically one used for storing wine or coal.
synonyms:
basement, vault, underground room, lower ground floor, downstairs; More
cantina;
crypt, undercroft
“the rickety stairs that go down to the cellar”
antonyms:
attic
a stock of wine.
verb
I shoot the guys a _______________
panicked look
Unfortunately, Uncle Doug’s a little ________________ right now. What with the stock market shitting the bed and… other losses
strapped for cash
short of money
strapped for cash
Unfortunately Uncle Doug’s a little strapped for cahs right now, _______ the stock market shitting the bed…and other losses
what with
