I can determine the meaning of and use key vocabulary words correctly.

 She goes home every night and writes in her diary.

 a daily record or journal

 The player was disappointed when his team lost the game.

 made unhappy by seeing one’s hope come to nothing

 Their construction job was so large that they needed to rent a big rig.

 a truck or tractor

 The puppy was persistent on finding his bone.

 refusing to give up or let go; to persevere

 The PROSE Awards annually recognize the very best in professional and scholarly publishing by bringing attention to distinguished books.

 ordinary spoken or written language as opposed to verse or poetry

 Michael was rejected from Harvard, but got in to Ohio State University.

 turned down, did not accept

 Some might say that Sherlock Holmes was a snoop.

 someone who tries to found out about other people’s doings in a sneaky way

 The cake was splendid!

 excellent, wonderful

 J.K Rowling submitted her book to 12 different publishers before someone finally published it.

 offered one’s work to someone who might publish it

 Billy had a good understanding of addition.

 knowledge of something; being aware of why something is the way it is

 For mildew, a dark, damp closet is paradise.

 a kind of fungus that forms a white or grayish coating on damp walls

 The mimeographed school newspaper was distributed to the students only a few hours after the original was typed.

 duplicated using a machine that makes copies of material that is written, drawn or typed on a stencil

 The ball made a pinging noise as it hit the paddle.

 making a noise that sounds like the syllable ping

 It is important to watch out for tumbleweeds while driving on windy days.

 a weedy plant that, when it withers, breaks off from its roots and is rolled across the ground by the wind

 His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke.

 the two fingers next to the thumbs; index fingers

 The wall had very intricate carvings.

 having a complicated pattern