12/10/2024
Dear Parents,
Today in class we did the following:
□ 1. Vocabulary words
16 - 30
□ 2. RWN Pages 333 -
335
□ 3. Homework: Vocabulary words 16 – 30 x 4, defs x 1, 5 sentences using two vocabulary words.
Please note that we only finished half of RWN Page 335. We'll finish the rest of it tomorrow or Thursday.
- Cost him
his life (phrase)- to cause
someone to lose
or destroy
their life
- rouse
(v.)- to wake
someone up or make someone more active
or excited
- lifebelt
(n.)- a piece
of equipment,
usually a ring
filled
with air
or light
material
that floats,
designed
to help
you float
if you fall
into water
- swirl
(v.)- to move
quickly
with a twisting,
circular
movement,
or to make something do this
- panicking
(adj.)- of the nature of, caused by, or
indicating a sudden overwhelming fear that produces hysterical behavior
and that can spread quickly through a crowd
- officer (n.)- a person who has a position of authority in an organization
- crewman (n.)- a member of a group of people who work together, especially on a ship
- insist (v.)- to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say
- refuse (v.)- to say that you will
not do or accept something
- prevail (v.)- to get control or influence
- boiler (n.)- the part of a steam engine where water is heated to provide power
- upright (adj.)- straight up or vertical
- champagne (n.)- an expensive white or pink fizzy (= with bubbles) wine made in the Champagne area of Eastern France. Champagne is often drunk to celebrate something:
- porcelain (n.)- a hard but delicate, shiny, white substance made by heating a special type of clay to a high temperature, used to make cups, plates, decorations, etc.
- final resting place(phrase)- the location where
a body is interred after death
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