The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
Word: Muster
Location in text: Pg 1
Sentence in text: “What are you doing?” he asked in as polite a tone as he could muster.
What I think it means: Louder
What it means in this context: Assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.
Word: Dismissive
Location in Text: Pg 8
Sentence in text: Waving her hand in the air dismissively.
What I think it means: Unsure
What it means in this context: In a manner that suggests that something or someone is unworthy of consideration.
Word: Presume
Location in text: Pg 10
Sentence in text: He presumed that they were because they could hardly be left behind.
What I think it means: Think
What it means in this context: Suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
Word: Desolate
Location in text: Pg 11
Sentence in text: However stood all on its own in an empty desolate place.
What I think it means: Lonely
What it means in this context: uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.
Word: Foreseeable
Location in text: Pg 15
Sentence in text: “We’ve arrived, this is our home for the foreseeable future.
What I think it means: Future
What it means in this context: Able to be foreseen or predicted.
Word: Exasperation
Location in text: Pg 25
Sentence in text: “But what does it mean?” He asked in exasperation.
What I think it means: talking in annoyance
What it means in this context: A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
Word: Indicate
Location in text: Pg 52
Sentence in text: He simply shook his head and indicated.
What I think it means: Pointing to direction
What it means in this context: Point out show
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