Vocab: Number the Stars (9-18)

Front

"So, my little friend, it is time for the night of _____ of a lost loved one to begin. Are you ready?"

Back

mourning

Front

His strong hands continued, ____pressing like a pulse against the cow. The steady streams of milk still came. "You are angry," he said.

Back

deftly

Front

The officer moved to the coffin and placed a gloved hand on its lid, saying, "Poor Great-aunt Birte," in a __________ voice that made her feel bad.

Back

conceding

Front

The wooden coffin rested on supports in the living room, surrounded by _____, papery flowers picked by Annemarie and Ellen.

Back

fragile

Front

Surely __________germs wouldn't remain in a dead person!

Back

typhus

Front

Annemarie nodded. Uncle Henrik heard a noise and said, "It is the _____; it used to carry a coffin to the cemetery."

Back

hearse

Front

Annemarie admitted and _____. "She and Peter were out somewhere together, then there was a call about an accident. Mama and Papa rushed to the hospital—remember, your mother stayed with me and Kirsti?

Back

confessed

Front

Her mother didn't answer. Her face was ___ with pain. She looked at the path and down at her ankle.

Back

stricken

Front

The hiding places are carefully _____, often with dead fish on the deck.

Back

concealed

Front

The Danish flag was raised everywhere. People stood in the streets and _________ with tears while singing the national anthem.

Back

wept