Fahrenheit 451 pgs. 135-140

Rosita B.
vocabulary words from pages 135-140
book: Fahrenheit 451
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  1. dwindle
    become smaller or lose substance
    ...watching the creature dwindle in the distance, what a splendid fade out!
    pg.135
    paragraph 2
    line:8
    Montag and Faber are afraid of what the hound might do to them. Montag wonders if he would have time to escape or to do anything else before the hound killed him.
  2. douse
    cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
    Montag doused the exterior of the valise with whiskey.
    pg. 136
    paragraph: 4
    line: 1
    Montag and Faber are going separate ways in order to avoid the hound. Montag wets his suitcase with whiskey so that the hound doesn't smell it.
  3. procaine
    a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine
    The procaine needle flicked out and in, out and in.
    pg.137
    paragraph:6
    line: 1
    Montag is running away from the hound. He sees that the hound is directed towards Faber's house,and he needs to calm down and stop worrying.
  4. muzzle
    forward projecting part of the head of certain animals
    A single clear drop of the stuff of dreams fell from the needle as it vanished in the Hound's muzzle.
    pg: 137
    paragraph: 6
    line: 3
    Montag injects procaine to the hound through his muzzle.
  5. wade
    walk through relatively shallow water
    He waded in and stripped in the darkness to the skin, splashing his body, arms, legs, and head with raw liquor...
    pg. 139
    paragraph: 5
    line: 1
    Montag was able to escape before everyone else went looking for him. He is at the river and is playing and touching the water.
  6. racketiness
    the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise
    Overhead the great racketing fans of the helicopters hovered.
    pg. 139
    paragraph: 6
    line: 3
    Montag sees the Hound and hears the helicopters above him as he swims in the river.
  7. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
    Overhead the great racketing fans of the helicopters hovered.
    pg: 139
    paragraph: 6
    line: 3
    Montag sees the helicopters that are searching for him.
  8. swerve
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
    ... the helicopters swerved over the city again, as if they had picked up another trail.
    pg: 140
    paragraph: 1
    line: 2
    Montag successfully hides from the helicopters and they turn back and head back to town.
  9. seance
    a meeting of spiritualists
    He felt as if he had left the great seance and all the murmuring ghosts.
    pg: 140
    paragraph: 2
    line: 2
    After the helicopter and the Hound leave, Montag finally feels peaceful and relaxed.
  10. juggernaut
    a massive inexorable force
    He saw a great juggernaut of starts form in the sky and threaten to roll over and crush him.
    pg: 140
    paragraph: 3
    line: 4-5
    Montag is just admiring everything that surrounds him.
Created on Thu Apr 26 02:56:10 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Apr 26 02:56:50 EDT 2012)

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