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These are vocabulary words found in the book,
"Gathering Blue", by Lois Lowry. These
words can all be found in chapters 15 and 16.
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 15
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word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
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Location
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wistfully
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…Kira murmured, remembering Anabella
wistfully."
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with longing and pleasant memory
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Chapter 15, Page 139
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captive
dictionary
thesaurus
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"You were held
captive?"
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a prisoner
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Chapter 15, Page 142
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severity
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira again remembered the
severity
she had heard in Jamison's voice."
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sternness
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gentleness
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Chapter 15, Page 145
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mischievous
dictionary
thesaurus
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"You were really
mischievous,
weren't you?"
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causing good natured trouble
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irresponsibly playful
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Chapter 15, Page 146
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intricately
dictionary
thesaurus
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"…fingering the
intricately
carved wooden key…"
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very complicated and detailed
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simply
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Chapter 15, Page 146
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Gathering Blue Vocabulary
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Chapter 16
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word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
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Location
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squalor
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira, in Thomas's room, looked down
through the window at the
squalor
of the village and listened to its chaotic
din as workers in the various sheds finished
their last chores."
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filth and poverty
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grandeur
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Chapter 16, Page 147
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chaotic
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira, in Thomas's room, looked down
through the window at the squalor of
the village and listened to its
chaotic
din as workers in the various sheds finished
their last chores."
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crazy
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organized
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Chapter 16, Page 147
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din
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Kira, in Thomas's room, looked down
through the window at the squalor of
the village and listened to its chaotic
din
as workers in the various sheds finished
their last chores."
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loud crazy noise
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Chapter 16, Page 147
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clamor
dictionary
thesaurus
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"At last the entire building was still and the
clamor
from the village had subsided as well."
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loud noises
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Chapter 16, Page 147
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illuminated
dictionary
thesaurus
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"But the room,
illuminated
only by the pale moonlight through the window…"
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lit up
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Chapter 16, Page 148
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muted
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The cloth
muted
the noise of the wooden stick on the tiled floor."
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made more quiet
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Chapter 16, Page 148
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deftly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Deftly
he tied it around the base of Kira's walking stick."
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in a talented way
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in a clumsy way
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Chapter 16, page 148
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suspiciously
dictionary
thesaurus
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"The tyke stared at him
suspiciously
and clutched Kira."
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with fear
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trustingly
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Chapter 16, page 150
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triumphantly
dictionary
thesaurus
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"Then she stood
triumphantly."
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proudly
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proudly (having won or accomplished something)
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Chapter 16 page 151
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