A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary Chapters 3 & 4

gourd

• a tree

• the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils

• a makeshift beehive

• something you put on your head

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

tribe

• a baseball team

• the name of a special weapon

• any group of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.

• an example of a fancy feast

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

artillery

• custom and tradition

• dried shell used for bowls

• an example or model

• large-caliber weapons, such as cannon, howitzers, and missile launchers, that are operated by crews.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

sympathy

• the act or power of sharing the feelings of another

• examine

• sleepiness

• show doubt

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

scanned

• to prepare for cooking

• to listen closely

• to examine

• to eat well

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

doubt

• to show confidence

• to watch closely

• to trust

• to be uncertain

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

daze

• to have a high expectation

• to be understood

• stunned confusion or bewildered

• ease of distress

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

feast

• eat well or richly

• to become sick

• to diet

• to examine

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4