Excerpt from "A Sport of Nature"

In a monologue from the novel by Nadine Gordimer, a woman compares the natures of sisters and wonders which would be the best fit for her motherless niece.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 10 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Romeo and Juliet, A Sport of Nature, Julius Caesar, Les Miserables, Oedipus Rex, Antigone
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  1. adore
    love intensely
    But I never understood Ruthie--I adored her but I couldn't...I just never...
  2. fault
    responsibility for a bad situation or event
    It's not your fault.
  3. blame
    accuse of being responsible for some lapse or misdeed
    I blame myself, you are like my own child, but sometimes you can't do the right thing even for your own--you see that with lots of parents.
  4. agree
    achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose
    we agree perhaps you'll fit in better with Pauline's family
  5. occupy
    keep busy with
    Maybe you'll have more to occupy your interests.
  6. varied
    broken away from sameness or identity or duplication
    Pauline leads a more varied life
  7. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
    oh yes, I'm the first to admit it
  8. temperament
    your usual mood
    My temperament is different.
  9. adventurous
    willing to undertake new and daring enterprises
    In that way, she and Ruthie were alike--adventurous.
  10. serious
    concerned with work or important matters rather than play
    But of course with Pauline, I mean Pauline's serious minded...
Created on Wed Oct 15 11:10:50 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Oct 15 15:47:31 EDT 2014)

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