The Stone Angel Chapter:5 by Hatice Oncel Sight Words The Stone Angel Chapter:5 by Hatice Oncel
stagnant Dull, motionless Stagnant water pg:152
tipsy Unsteady, unstable One leg tipsy pg:152
hick a person from the countryside who is considered to be stupid and without experience pg:153
slough Muddy area pg: 154 The sloughs were frozen
countenance To approve I won’t countenance pg:155
snatch To grab I snatch it pg:155
bile A bitter greenish fluid bile taste in my mouth pg: 155
gay Merry I am gay pg:155
wicket A small gate or door behind the wicket pg:155
perspiration Sweat feel the perspiration pg:156
sodden Soaked My dress sodden under the arms pg:156
agitate to make someone feel anxious or angry Look agitated pg:156
minx a girl or young woman who knows how to control other people to her advantage pg:156
hideous Horrible Pg: 157
grope Search for blindly Pg:159
interminable Endless The ride is interminable pg:158
tote To carry Toting suitcases pg:158
blemish Mark on the skin Free of blemishes pg:159
provision A stock of food I must have provisions pg:160
spectacled Wearing eyeglasses Spectacled woman pg: 160
deplorable very bad She has deplorable posture. Pg: 160
chortle To laugh I have to chortle at the thought of it pg: 162
banister Handrail Pg: 163
swart Dark in color Not swart enough pg: 164
loom To appear Buildings loom around me pg: 164
hack To cut It has been hacked pg:167
plod To walk slowly I plod back down pg: 167
lanky Tall and thin James Reilly was lanky pg: 169
gumption Capacity; shrewdness; common sense You’ve got his gumption pg: 170
amicably Friendly We lived there amicably pg: 171
swell Excellent They were swell guys pg: 171
prowler someone who moves around quietly in a place, trying not to be seen, often before committing a crime I heard a prowler in the garden pg:171
recluse a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people He’s kind of recluse pg: 172
expressions
to palm off something to trick or persuade someone to take something They’re trying to palm off now. pg:155
be in a lather excited and agitated I’m all in a lather pg: 156
Drat it Slang an exclamation of annoyance pg:157
be limp as a dishrag feels worn out, tired pg: 164
to charm the birds out off a tree Exceptionally charismatic pg:169
pull (himself) up by (his) own bootstraps Improve your situation by your own efforts pg: 170