knowing what you are really doing). uncannily (249) - 1. Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; eerie. ; 2. So keen and perceptive as to seem preternatural. to slug (250) To hit very hard Grandma got mad at Grandpa and so she hopped up quickly and slugged Grandpa between the shoulderblades to make him swallow. to tamper with something (255) - The love medicine was stronger than Grandma and Lipsha had thought it would be. Lipsha was afraid and said that they shouldn't have tampered with it. to quill (260) to arrange (fabric) in flutes or cylindrical ridges, as along the edge of a garment, hem, etc. One night Marie found a skin bag, which had one end quilled with rawhide strips of pale, washed- to-sand colors, dyed with butternut, wild grapes, ocher, fading sere. to sprawl (261) to spread the limbs in a relaxed, awkward, or unnatural position.
talking. morosely (26) - not feeling very cheerful. (gloomily) situation: King was upset and sat morosely in the car with a beer. to cajole (36) - persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. Situation: Lynette cajoled Eli to wear a hat for a while and then she took it. to relent (39) - abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request. Situation: When Lipsha was talking about mother with Albertine he said he wouldn't relent on her even if she would come back, goes down on her knees and begged him for forgiveness. 2. Explain the following literary terms. Learn and use them in your discussion of the book: Protagonist - the leading character or one of the major characters in a play, film, novel, etc. Theme - an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature.