Glitch: Chapters 4–9

by Laura Martin
Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason are teenage Glitchers — time travelers trained to protect the past and future from changes in history. After they find a letter from Regan’s future self, the two must work together to stop an impending disaster that threatens everyone’s future.

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  1. commandeer
    take arbitrarily or by force
    I frowned at her, rubbing my stinging fingers as I shoved the piece of bread I’d been holding into my mouth before she commandeered it.
  2. nauseous
    feeling about to vomit
    Still feeling unnerved and slightly nauseous despite the garlic bread in my stomach, I ran my hand over my hair, smoothing it down, before taking a deep breath and walking out and into the dining room.
  3. fabricated
    formed or conceived by the imagination
    Our house, unlike most of the buildings at the Academy, was actually old, not just fabricated to look that way.
  4. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
    “But only imagine if we could use them with our Glitchers to detect a Butterfly,” Salzburg said. “The margin of error would almost disappear if we didn’t have to rely so much on a Glitcher’s intuition.”
  5. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
    Salzburg cheated his eyes over toward Mom, whose face remained as impassive as stone.
  6. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
    “Very good,” said Officer Salzburg. “That’s not an easy spot. No wonder Professor Gordon raves about you. Says you’re uncanny.”
  7. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
    Gone was his normal contemptuous and haughty look, and in its place was fury.
  8. understatement
    something said in a restrained way for ironic contrast
    “Weird is like the biggest understatement of all time,” he said, shoving his hands into his hair.
  9. scrabble
    grope, scratch, or feel searchingly
    Our hands collided, both scrabbling for it in our panic to get it hidden, and it fell into the bubbling water of the fountain and vanished.
  10. baffled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
    I looked up at him, still baffled, and he held a finger to his lips and silently slipped over the edge of the fountain and into the water, dragging me behind him.
  11. seething
    in constant agitation
    I practically flew through campus, dodging other students who had the luxury of walking to class instead of sprinting, and the entire time I was seething inside.
  12. bellows
    a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air
    A large furnace and bellows were set up at the far end of the room, complete with stacks of horseshoes and bits of iron.
  13. scrutinize
    look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
    The group had a nervous energy that seemed to hum around them, and I scrutinized each of the men carefully, looking to make sure that none of them was just a cleverly disguised Regan.
  14. conspirator
    a member of a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
    The chair near the door now had a stack of discarded clothing wobbling precariously as the men talked in the hushed voices of conspirators.
  15. dingy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
    Seeing my opportunity, I stripped off my own shirt, grabbed a handful of ash, and scrubbed at my face and arms, turning myself the same dingy color as the men in front of me.
Created on Tue Nov 25 19:56:27 EST 2025 (updated Mon Jan 26 16:27:23 EST 2026)

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