“Eyelashes and Ceremony,” “Neferbeth,” & “Prisons of Fear”

Having achieved victory or success. Adjective  “Feeling triumphant and treacherous at the same time, Melanie took the eyelashes home and hid them in her closet.”

Untrustworthy, traitorous, or unreliable; dangerous.  “Feeling triumphant and treacherous at the same time, Melanie took the eyelashes home and hid them in her closet.” Adjective

A line of people, animals, or vehicles moving in a line in a formal or ceremonious manner. Noun  “…Marshall marched at the head of the procession and sprinkled holy water…”

To attack suddenly or by surprise. Verb  “April was ambushed by a quick pang of sympathy, remembering how it was – missing someone and having to face a new classroom.”

Irritated or extremely annoyed. Adjective  “…but as she turned to leave the room April was sure she heard a rather exasperated sigh.”

A similarity in appearance. Noun  “Of course, Elizabeth’s nose was a tiny bit shorter and maybe her chin a little rounder, but the resemblance was there just the same.”

A mixture of tunes, or things, from various sources. Noun  “Afternoons and weekends, which usually rang with a medley of shouts and laughter and pounding feet…”

Lasting, continued, or constantly repeated. Adjective  “There was one rumor that was particularly persistent and particularly troublesome to the members of the Egypt Game.”

To keep in existence or continuance. Verb  “Only the Egypt gang maintained that the Professor was innocent.”

To give (a person or thing) the right or claim to something. Verb  “As just about the only kid in the neighborhood who’d actually talked to the Professor, she felt she was entitled to have feelings about what he might do.”