rose of Sharon
Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually three-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe
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And Ma lay close to Rose of Sharon .
boxcar
a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides
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During that day and night the men slept soddenly, side by side on the boxcar door.
fella
a boy or man
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An' you're coming' or you ain't comin', but I'm takin' Rosasharn an' the little fellas outa here."
huddle
a disorganized and densely packed crowd
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The family huddled on the platforms, silent and fretful.
fretful
nervous and unable to relax
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The family huddled on the platforms, silent and fretful .
intermittent
stopping and starting at irregular intervals
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The rain had become intermittent now--little wet squalls and quiet times.
takin
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
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An' you're coming' or you ain't comin', but I'm takin ' Rosasharn an' the little fellas outa here."
embankment
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
sullenly
in a sullen manner
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
evenly
in a level and regular way
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
weakly
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
splashed
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
steaming
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
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The family ate the steaming boiiled potatoes with their fingers.
squall
utter a sudden loud cry
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The rain had become intermittent now--little wet squalls and quiet times.
savagely
in a vicious manner
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"We're a-gettin' outa here," she said savagely , "gettin' to higher groun'.
scoop
the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
hoard
a secret store of valuables or money
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Under the blanket she hoarded the remains of the store bread.
huddled
crowded or massed together
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The family huddled on the platforms, silent and fretful.
potato
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
chopped
prepared by cutting
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
brooding
deeply or seriously thoughtful
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Sometimes Ma whispered to her and sometimes sat up quietly, her face brooding .
move into
to come or go into
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
nervously
in an anxiously nervous manner
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When the morning came they awakened nervously .
the Flood
(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
side by side
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
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During that day and night the men slept soddenly, side by side on the boxcar door.
whispered
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
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Sometimes Ma whispered to her and sometimes sat up quietly, her face brooding.
car
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
splash
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
brood
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
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Sometimes Ma whispered to her and sometimes sat up quietly, her face brooding .
chop
cut with a hacking tool
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
sit up
change to an upright sitting position
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Sometimes Ma whispered to her and sometimes sat up quietly, her face brooding.
awakened
(somewhat formal) having been waked up
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When the morning came they awakened nervously.
pan
shallow container made of metal
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan .
whisper
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
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Sometimes Ma whispered to her and sometimes sat up quietly, her face brooding.
blanket
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
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Under the blanket she hoarded the remains of the store bread.
lie down
assume a reclining position
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And when this last food was gone, they stared at the gray water; and in the night they did not lie down for a long time.
inner
located inward
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
platform
a raised horizontal surface
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The family huddled on the platforms , silent and fretful.
awaken
cause to become awake or conscious
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When the morning came they awakened nervously.
steam
water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
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The family ate the steaming boiiled potatoes with their fingers.
cotton
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
wet
wetness caused by water
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The rain had become intermittent now--little wet squalls and quiet times.
flood
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
long time
a prolonged period of time
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And when this last food was gone, they stared at the gray water; and in the night they did not lie down for a long time .
gray
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
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And when this last food was gone, they stared at the gray water; and in the night they did not lie down for a long time.
lie
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
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And Ma lay close to Rose of Sharon.
rose
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
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And Ma lay close to Rose of Sharon.
sometimes
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
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Sometimes Ma whispered to her and sometimes sat up quietly, her face brooding.
nod
lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
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Rose of Sharon whispered to Ma. Ma nodded her head.
water
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
side
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side .
close to
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
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And Ma lay close to Rose of Sharon.
quietly
with low volume
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Sometimes Ma whispered to her and sometimes sat up quietly , her face brooding.
bread
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
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Under the blanket she hoarded the remains of the store bread .
remains
the dead body of a human being
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Under the blanket she hoarded the remains of the store bread.
stare
look at with fixed eyes
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And when this last food was gone, they stared at the gray water; and in the night they did not lie down for a long time.
inch
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
pocket
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets .
family
primary social group; parents and children
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The family huddled on the platforms, silent and fretful.
come back
go back to something earlier
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
morning
the time period between dawn and noon
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
rain
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
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The rain had become intermittent now--little wet squalls and quiet times.
silent
marked by absence of sound
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The family huddled on the platforms, silent and fretful.
door
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
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During that day and night the men slept soddenly, side by side on the boxcar door .
lay
put into a certain place or abstract location
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And Ma lay close to Rose of Sharon.
turn to
direct one's interest or attention towards; go into
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And then she turned to the car door, where the men lay.
higher
advanced in complexity or elaboration
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"We're a-gettin' outa here," she said savagely, "gettin' to higher groun'.
spread
distribute or disperse widely
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
store
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
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Under the blanket she hoarded the remains of the store bread.
rise
move upward
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And Ma lay close to Rose of Sharon.
finger
any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
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The family ate the steaming boiiled potatoes with their fingers .
quiet
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
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The rain had become intermittent now--little wet squalls and quiet times.
built
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
moved
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
camp
temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
night
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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During that day and night the men slept soddenly, side by side on the boxcar door.
food
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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And when this last food was gone, they stared at the gray water; and in the night they did not lie down for a long time.
here
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
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"We're a-gettin' outa here ," she said savagely, "gettin' to higher groun'.
eat
take in solid food
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The family ate the steaming boiiled potatoes with their fingers.
sleep
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
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During that day and night the men slept soddenly, side by side on the boxcar door.
deep
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
time
the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
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The rain had become intermittent now--little wet squalls and quiet times .
field
extensive tract of level open land
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
wall
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
NOTES:
Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
coming
of the relatively near future
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An' you're coming ' or you ain't comin', but I'm takin' Rosasharn an' the little fellas outa here."
ten
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
come
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
six
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
watch
look attentively
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
gone
no longer retained
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And when this last food was gone , they stared at the gray water; and in the night they did not lie down for a long time.
men
the force of workers available
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During that day and night the men slept soddenly, side by side on the boxcar door.
build
make by combining materials and parts
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
said
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
times
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
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The rain had become intermittent now--little wet squalls and quiet times .
little
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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The rain had become intermittent now--little wet squalls and quiet times.
move
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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The water was six inches deep in the car before the flood spread evenly over teh embankment and moved into the cotton field on the other side.
second
coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
yes
an affirmative
close
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
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And Ma lay close to Rose of Sharon.
remain
continue in a place, position, or situation
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Under the blanket she hoarded the remains of the store bread.
turned
moved around an axis or center
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And then she turned to the car door, where the men lay.
day
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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During that day and night the men slept soddenly, side by side on the boxcar door.
fire
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire , and scooped water into a pan.
and then
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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And then she turned to the car door, where the men lay.
sit
take a seat
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Sometimes Ma whispered to her and sometimes sat up quietly, her face brooding.
say
utter aloud
become
come into existence
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The rain had become intermittent now--little wet squalls and quiet times.
face
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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Sometimes Ma whispered to her and sometimes sat up quietly, her face brooding.
man
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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During that day and night the men slept soddenly, side by side on the boxcar door.
head
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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Rose of Sharon whispered to Ma. Ma nodded her head .
part
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
turn
move around an axis or a center
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And then she turned to the car door, where the men lay.
under
below some quantity or limit
NOTES:
Under the blanket she hoarded the remains of the store bread.
while
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
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Ma watched him sullenly while he chopped out part of the inner wall of the car, built a fire, and scooped water into a pan.
through
having finished or arrived at completion
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
back
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
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On the morning of the second day Pa splashed through the camp and came back with ten potatoes in his pockets.
long
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
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And when this last food was gone, they stared at the gray water; and in the night they did not lie down for a long time.
dissipate
to cause to separate and go in different directions
prodigal
recklessly wasteful
truculent
defiantly aggressive
cantankerous
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
assail
attack someone physically or emotionally
faltering
the act of pausing uncertainly
listless
lacking zest or vivacity
concession
the act of conceding or yielding
querulous
habitually complaining
imperious
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
reproachful
expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
exhortation
the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
feral
wild and menacing
paradox
(logic) a statement that contradicts itself
ravenous
extremely hungry
destitute
poor enough to need help from others
contrite
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
mean
denote or connote
relief
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
wrath
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
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