1. Charlotte’s Web Words Chapters 21-22 (the last two chapters)

2. A trifle is a little thing—a little money or a little toy.

3. The money in the man’s hand is just a trifle—small change.

4. A sentiment is a feeling about something, also called an attitude.

5. Wilbur had a very friendly sentiment toward Charlotte.

6. Desolation can mean being without life or anything growing that is of interest. But desolation can also mean being very sad.

7. Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, said the Moon was “a magnificent desolation.”

9. The bear lay down in desolation. Why was he so sad, I wonder?

10. If you are adrift, then you are floating on the water, or the air, without being steered. You don’t know where the water or air will take you next.

11. The boat was adrift on the sea.

12. To heave is to try hard to lift something that is heavy for you.

13. The little boy tried to heave the pumpkin.

14. You are forlorn if you are very sad because something was taken from you.

15. Why does the little girl look so forlorn?

16. To coast is to keep moving, but without trying
To coast is to keep moving, but without trying. It means to keep going only because you’re already moving.

17. The boys coasted downhill. They did not pedal their bikes.

18. An updraft is a wind, usually a warm wind, that goes up.

19. A falcon (a bird like a hawk or eagle) coasted on an updraft.

20. To act daintily is to act prettily but also to be picky.

21. The ballerinas dance daintily.

22. The man is “clogging.” He is not dancing daintily.

23. You are tranquil if you are calm and not worried
You are tranquil if you are calm and not worried. A thing, like a lake or a tree, is tranquil if it is still, if no wind or rain is making it move.

24. The little boy took a rest and was tranquil.

25. The flowers, pond, forest, and mountain make a tranquil scene.

26. The End