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
Coop turns and shoots me a _________. And I don’t blame him
wave of fury
I ______ the door and yank it open. It’s Leyna and Hunter.
hustle to
hustle
force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction.
“they hustled him into the back of a horse-drawn wagon”
push roughly; jostle.
“they were hissed and hustled as they went in”
synonyms:
manhandle, push, shove, thrust, frogmarch, whisk, bundle
“I was hustled away”
hurry; bustle.
“he had to retag second base and hustle back to first”
2.
North Americaninformal
We go into the family room and sit on my uncle’s ________________ dust-billowing soaf
ratty old
ratty means
to look worn torn or dirty
billowing
yms:
puff up/out, balloon (out), swell, fill (out), belly out
“her dress billowed around her”
(of smoke, cloud, or steam) move or flow outward with an undulating motion.
“smoke was billowing from the chimney”
WE go into the family room and sit on my uncle’s ratty old _______________________ soaf
dust-billowing
I take out my phone and call up the picture of her Furtress of Solitude. I need to do this quick befUm, no. ore I ____________
lose my nerve
Um, no. Yeah. I got it, I _______________, feeling sweat all over
choke out
The scent of her makes me light-headed and tingly all
over. I just want to ____________ her and never leave
nestle into
nestle means
verb: nestle; 3rd person present: nestles; past tense: nestled; past participle: nestled; gerund or present participle: nestling
settle or lie comfortably within or against something.
“the baby deer nestled in her arms”
WEll what’s your diagnosis? Leyna giggles and ___________
gives me a nudge
My heart ____________________________, my breath all shaky
takes off like a jackrabbit
Leyna places her hand on my thigh, which sends a rush of excitement ________________
right into my lap
Maybe you could come over to my house to have a look? I don’t want to __________ or anything but I seriously think it needs some attention
impose
we’re ____ a bit of a ______________ here. I think we should get started
on; a time crunch
