Unit 6: Brave Butterflies

Learn these words from the short story by Susan Blackaby (Inside: Level A, Unit 6).

Here are our links to the selections of "Struggle for Freedom": Escaping to Freedom; Follow the Drinking Gourd, Brave Butterflies, Farah Ahmedi, Seeking Freedom, Harriet Tubman

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words only definitions & notes
  1. dictator
    a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  2. organize
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  3. journal
    a daily written record of experiences and observations
  4. arrest
    take into custody
  5. scamper
    run or move about quickly or lightly
  6. muffled
    being or made softer or less loud or clear
  7. churn
    be agitated
  8. protest
    utter words of objection
  9. politics
    the activities involved in managing a state or a government
  10. violent
    acting with great force or energy or emotional intensity
  11. flicker
    shine unsteadily
  12. study
    a room used for reading and writing
  13. suffer
    undergo or be subjected to
  14. fate
    an event that will inevitably happen in the future
  15. grip
    the act of grasping
  16. carry
    take further or advance
  17. threat
    declaration of an intention to inflict harm on another
  18. squad
    a small group of police officers
  19. hopeful
    having or manifesting optimism
  20. swat
    hit with quick blow
  21. bureau
    furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
  22. rescue
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger
  23. hover
    linger or remain near a place
Created on Fri Aug 05 17:57:26 EDT 2016 (updated Mon Aug 15 13:13:36 EDT 2016)

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