taut (223) - Strained; tense. Sister Mary felt excited rising alone, her legs felt springy and lean, her body taut like a girl's. an orderly (229) An attendant who does routine, nonmedical work in a hospital. Mary Martin follows Gordie into the apple trees but losts him. The whole morning they were waiting for the orderlies and the tribal police to come, they heard him cry like a drowned person. to be/stay at somebody's beck and call (230) - Ready to comply with any wish or command. Lipsha is grateful for his Grandma... a smokescreen (232) - An action or statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions.; A disguise. to hanker after/for something (239) - To want someone or something; to long for someone or something. The problem wasn't that Nector was not all there, but that what was there of him often hankered after Lamartine. to prickle (241) - slough (242) - A swamp.; The dropping off of dead tissue from living flesh. malpractice (245) - 1
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.
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