6th Grade Essential Academic Vocabulary

They hurled themselves upon the enemy, sparrows and shrews siding them against their larger adversaries. Redwall

She tries to gauge its trunk size by wrapping her arms around maybe a third of its circumference. Washington Post (Oct 23, 2017)

He told her he was buying meatballs outside his high-rise in Phnom Penh, the capital, when she heard a commotion, a series of bangs and shouts. Los Angeles Times (Dec 29, 2020)

Whatever the recipe, she shook in copious quantities of garlic powder and salt. Washington Post (May 3, 2019)

Ben threw up his hands in exasperation, almost despair. The Great Santini

At times, you feel like you’re struggling to run forward, going through the motions but making no headway, frozen in place. Washington Post

Fans chanted and hollered and enriched the arena with as much life as they could possibly muster. New York Times (Dec 10, 2014)

A strange feeling of serenity and confidence was sweeping over her and all of a sudden she found that she was frightened by nobody in the world. Matilda

A 6-year-old might not want to walk the mile into Petra, but teenagers have enough physical and intellectual stamina to appreciate going to these places.­ New York Times (Dec 5, 2014)

When in bloom, the plant produces long white petals and a translucent back lip that, when held up against a light, reveals intricate thread-like plant fibers. Washington Times (Jan 26, 2020)