05/19/2025

 Dear Parents,

Today in class we did the following:

□ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 20

□ 2. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 20 x 4, defs x 1, 5 sentences using 2 vocabulary words.

Sweet Music in Harlem Week 2

 

1. magazine  n. – a type of thin book with large pages and a paper cover that contains articles and photographs and is published every week or month

2. nephew  n. – a son of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law

3. Harlem  n. – a district of New York City, in NE Manhattan: large African-American population

4. brownstone  n. – a dwelling faced with brownstone

5. onstage  adv. – onto or on a stage so the people watching can see:

6. penny  n. – in the US and Canada, a coin worth 1/100th of a dollar; a cent

7. dented  adj. – having a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or by being hit

8. barbershop  n. – a shop where a barber works

9. meanest  adj. – the best (informal)

10. cushion  n. – a bag made of cloth, plastic, or leather that is filled with soft material, often has an attractive cover, and is used especially on chairs for sitting or leaning on

11. a touch of class  idiom – a small amount of the quality of being stylish or fashionable

12. buzz  v. – (of a place) to be full of people or activity

13. downtown  n./adj./adv. – the central part of a city; in or to the central part of a city

14. jut  v. – to (cause to) stick out, especially above or past the edge or surface of something

15. grin v. – to smile a wide smile

16. sway  v. – to move slowly from side to side

17. handkerchief  n. – a square piece of cloth or paper used for cleaning the nose or drying the eyes when they are wet with tears

18. saltshaker  n. – a small container for salt with holes in the top so the salt can be shaken out of it

19. moan  v. – to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something that does not seem important to other people

20. crowded  adj. – If a place is crowded, it is full of people