chapter 53 Flashcards
I _____ Helen’s driveway, drop my bike, and bound up the steps to her front door
race up
My nose and cheeks are ________ from the cold
stinging
My mouth is all _____ as I rec hfor the doorbell
chalky
but then I remember how I stood there and did nothing while Prudence and her _________ threw hot dogs at HElen
goons
The door opens and there’s Helen, her eyes _____ and puffy, a tissue in her hand
red-rimmed
Just what? Feel like an ass because I didn’t stand up for her? How could I have? I’d never ______________
live it down
And things are bad enough as it is without me ____________________ the problem.
compounding
I peek in to see MRs. Harriwick asleep on the couch and hear her heavy sleep breath _____________
rising and falling
her boyfriend had just broken up with her, and then she started having these ______________
dizzy spells
Because it wil be better coming from you. she’ll respect your honesty
Ha! what a _____Q That’s what parents say to their kids so they won’t try to get away with stuff
crock
crock
.
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
something considered to be complete nonsense.
to get me to leave school. Helen ____________ next to me
plops down
people like PRudence and her friends think they can just maneuver peopel liek ___________
pawns
I all seems to __________. Like I am not listening to her
jarring
jarring
jar·ring
/ˈjäriNG/
adjective
1.
incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.
“the telephone struck a jarring note in those Renaissance surroundings”
2.
causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration.
“the truck came to a jarring halt”
