The Cricket in Times Square Lesson 23

If you do something forlornly, you do it in a way that shows you feel sad and lonely. After her guests left, Aponi looked around forlornly at the empty house. forlornly

People might fidget, or move around restlessly, when they are bored or nervous. At the movies, Patrice and Frankie annoy everyone when they fidget and wont sit still. fidget

A person or thing that is pathetic is sad or helpless. You usually feel sorry for pathetic people or things. The drenched kitten looked pathetic. pathetic

When you have resolved to do something, you have made up your mind to do it. John resolved to learn to drive by his sixteenth birthday. resolved

If an animal is scrounging, it is looking around trying to find food. The hungry dog was scrounging through the garbage for food. scrounging

If you describe someone as noble, you think that person is honest and unselfish. Thad did a noble deed when he shopped for his elderly neighbor after the ice storm. noble

Someone who is stingy doesnt like to spend money or share what they have. Karly thinks her brother is stingy because he wont give her money when the ice-cream truck comes around. stingy

If you think someone is guilty of doing something wrong, you have a suspicion about him or her. When Brents lunch money was missing, he had a suspicion that his sister had raided his backpack. suspicion