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.