Vocabulary Words for Chapter 3 of Stone
Fox
outskirts lunged
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Page 24 - Little Willy rode on the sled standing up and Searchlight would pull him five miles across the snow-covered countryside to the schoolhouse, which was located on the outskirts of town.
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Circle the 6 words that mean the same as outskirts.
| limits | city | central district | perimeter | capital | boundary region |
| center most | outlying areas | downtown | outpost | edge | town square |
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Is outskirts used correctly in the sentences below? True or False
______________ Little Willy loved going to Lester's General Store, the post office, and the bank located on the outskirts in the center of town.
______________ The schoolhouse was located on the outskirts of the town away from the crowd of city slickers.
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Page 27 - At the first stroke of six, Searchlight lunged forward with such force that little Willy was almost thrown from the sled.
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Circle the 6 words that mean the same as lunged.
| go headfirst | poked behind | dashed ahead | lurched | at a leisurely pace | thrust |
| idly | slowly | moved sluggishly | jumped | nose-dived | unhurried |
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Is lunged used correctly in the sentences below? True or False
______________ The Olympic racer lunged ahead as soon as the signal was given.
______________ The horse lunged around the race track.
______________ The turtle was so slow that he lunged forward at each turn of the race.
______________ Peter lunged his fork into his mouth.