Where the Red Fern Grows (Chapters XIV -XVIII)

a feeling of amazement and respect mixed with fear that is often coupled with a feeling of personal insignificance or powerlessness

• awed

• blurted

• leeward

• pent-up

to say something suddenly or impulsively, as if by accident

• doused

• blurted

• faltered

• gloated

to pat or touch something lightly or gently

• droning

• flitting

• dabbing

• impulsively

to put out a light, fire, or flame, especially with water

• haggard

• gloated

• faltered

• doused

to make a continuous low humming sound

• droning

• dabbing

• gawking

• verge

to become unsure and hesitant

• awed

• faltered

• gloated

• pent-up

to move around in a restless, absent-minded, or uneasy manner

• flitting

• impulsively

• fidget

• leeward

to move around in a restless or nervous way

• fidget

• jinx

• solemn

• flitting

to stare stupidly

• gawking

• dabbing

• droning

• squabble

to feel or express smug self-satisfaction about something such as an achievement, a possession, or somebody else's misfortune

• awed

• gloated

• doused

• haggard