chapt 1 Dill

Kevin C.
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  1. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
    But by the end of August our repertoire was vapid from countless reproductions,
    and it was then that Dill gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out.
  2. repertoire
    the range of skills in a particular field or occupation
    But by the end of August our repertoire was vapid from countless reproductions,
    and it was then that Dill gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out.
  3. fascinate
    attract; cause to be enamored
    The Radley Place fascinated Dill.
  4. teem
    be full of or abuzz with
    Thus we came to know Dill as a pocket Merlin, whose head teemed
    with eccentric plans, strange longings, and quaint fancies.
  5. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    Thus we came to know Dill as a pocket Merlin, whose head teemed
    with eccentric plans, strange longings, and quaint fancies.
  6. ape
    any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
    He played the character parts formerly
    thrust upon me— the ape in Tarzan, Mr. Crabtree in The Rover Boys, Mr. Damon
    in Tom Swift.
  7. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
    Thus we came to know Dill as a pocket Merlin, whose head teemed
    with eccentric plans, strange longings, and quaint fancies.
  8. victor
    a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
    Routine
    contentment was: improving our treehouse that rested between giant twin
    chinaberry trees in the back yard, fussing, running through our list of dramas
    based on the works of Oliver Optic, Victor Appleton, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
  9. studied
    produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
    Dill blushed and Jem told me to hush, a sure sign that Dill had been studied and
    found acceptable.
  10. stare
    look at with fixed eyes
    There he would stand, his arm
    around the fat pole, staring and wondering.
  11. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
    Thus we came to know Dill as a pocket Merlin, whose head teemed
    with eccentric plans, strange longings, and quaint fancies.
  12. yard
    enclosed land around a house or other building
    Routine
    contentment was: improving our treehouse that rested between giant twin
    chinaberry trees in the back yard, fussing, running through our list of dramas
    based on the works of Oliver Optic, Victor Appleton, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
  13. corner
    the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
    In spite of our warnings and explanations it
    drew him as the moon draws water, but drew him no nearer than the light-pole on
    the corner, a safe distance from the Radley gate.
  14. character
    a property that defines the individual nature of something
    He played the character parts formerly
    thrust upon me— the ape in Tarzan, Mr. Crabtree in The Rover Boys, Mr. Damon
    in Tom Swift.
  15. found
    set up
    Dill blushed and Jem told me to hush, a sure sign that Dill had been studied and
    found acceptable.
Created on Wed Nov 04 16:02:41 EST 2009

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