Farmer Boy - Chapter 25 - 29 Flashcards
1
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secured, hooked
A
latched
2
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bound at one end with lose threads
A
tasseled
3
Q
fastened
A
riveted
4
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to separate grain from chaff
A
thresh
5
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hard outer covering of grain
A
chaff
6
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sticks; small branches
A
switches
7
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stress; pressure
A
scour
8
Q
shook violently
A
quaked
9
Q
roughly grooved or cut
A
gouged
10
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in a calming manner
A
soothingly
11
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ruin
A
spoiled
12
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struggling helplessly
A
floundered
13
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fell forcefully
A
plunged
14
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to calculate with numbers
A
figure
15
Q
a person who is selfish with their money
A
skinflint
16
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stuttered
A
stammered
17
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held tightly
A
clutched
18
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has a right to
A
entitled
19
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thankful
A
obliqued
20
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opportunity
A
opening
21
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one who works in return for instruction
A
apprentice
22
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sharp
A
keep
23
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serving
A
catering
24
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submitting; yeilding
A
truckling
