NUMBER THE STARS

VOCABULARY
CHAPTERS 9 -12
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escaped, usually
for safety (verb)

Pg. 74
“The kitten had fled
when she tried to
dress it, and
disappeared.”
Synonyms: Antonyms:
Escaped, took off, Stay, continue, wait,
departed, left arrive
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skillfully, precisely
(adverb)

Pg. 75 “His strong hands,

deftly pressing like a pulse
against the cow.”

Synonyms: Antonyms:
Expertly Unskillfully
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cry (noun)

Pg. 79 “From the living room

came the sound of a sleepy
baby’s brief wail.”

Synonyms: Antonyms:
Sob, weep, bawl to be happy
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Repetitive period
(adjective)

Pg. 83 “She heard – as if in a recurring nightmare- the

pounding on the door, and then the heavy, frightening
familiar staccato of boots on the kitchen floor.”

Synonyms: Antonyms:
Reappear, repeat To stop
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stumbled (verb)

Pg. 85 “She staggered backward, and a

white mark on her cheek darkened.”

Synonyms: Antonyms:
Wobble, waver steady
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splashed,
splattered, (verb)

Pg. 86 “ The hot wax spattered the table.”

Synonyms: Antonyms:
Sloshed, sprayed, Collected, dried,
sprinkled
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to hand out (verb)

Pg. 88 “Peter began to lift the things out

and distribute them to the silent people in
the room.”

Synonyms: Antonyms:
Give out, pass out, Gather, collect, keep
disperse
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sticking out, visible

from behind
something (adjective)

Pg. 91 “Annemarie could see it protruding

from Mr. Rosen’s pocket when he returned
to the room.”
Synonyms: Antonyms:
Poke out, distend, extend Cave in
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motioned (verb)

Pg. 91 “He gestured to the old man and to

the young people with their baby.”

Synonyms: Antonyms:
signaled spoke
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ruckus, outburst of
activity (abstract
noun)

Pg. 93 “ There was a slight commotion

outside the door, and Mama went quickly
to look out.”

Synonyms: Antonyms:
Uproar, clatter Calmness, peace,
harmony