Unit 6: Week 5

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  1. bass
    a musical instrument with the lowest range of its family
    The bass player's eyes glistened as he plucked his instrument.
  2. clarinet
    a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
    During the four years he had lived with Uncle Click, C. J. had learned to hold his clarinet just right, to practice every day, and to keep a penny in his shoe for good luck.
  3. fidgety
    nervous and unable to relax
    A toothpick jutting from the corner of his mouth bounced up and down as he scolded a fidgety customer.
  4. forgetful
    (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
    "When Click blows his horn that barber pole spins, but he is a little forgetful."
  5. jam
    play music with a group informally or in an improvised way
    "Last night I stopped at the barbershop and the diner. Later on I jammed at the Midnight Melody Club..."
  6. nighttime
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
    She didn't seem to notice that it wasn't nighttime.
  7. secondhand
    previously used or owned by another
    But for now C. J. just tried to make his notes ring out clear and strong from his dented, secondhand clarinet.
  8. glisten
    be shiny, as if wet
    The striped pole outside Garlic’s Barbershop glistened like a candy cane.
  9. jut
    extend out or project in space
    A toothpick jutting from the corner of his mouth bounced up and down as he scolded a fidgety customer.
  10. scold
    censure severely or angrily
    A toothpick jutting from the corner of his mouth bounced up and down as he scolded a fidgety customer.
  11. reckon
    expect, believe, or suppose
    “We’re saving a spot for you here. I reckon you’ll be joining us in a few years.”
  12. nestle
    lie in a sheltered position
    Inside, nestled in velvet, was a brand-new clarinet.
Created on Fri Jul 17 10:58:19 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Sep 25 09:20:30 EDT 2020)

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