Number the Stars Vocabulary (chapters 13 - 15)

Find the definition for the underlined word: Annemarie helps while Mama tries to hobble back home.

• limped

• sprint

• juggle

• talk

Find the definition for the underlined word: Mama's face looks stricken when she realizes Uncle Henrick didn't get the packet.

• excited

• troubled

• happy

• disconbobulated

Find the definition for the underlined word: The people look bulky in their padded clothes.

• skinny

• awkward

• goofy

• thick

Find the definition for the underlined word: Kirsti's vivid imagination makes stories come alive.

• intense

• unclear

• bright

• confusing

Find the definition for the underlined word: Annemarie likes to prolong the story for Kirsti.

• lengthen

• cut short

• be loud

• tighten

Find the definition for the underlined word: Annemarie likes to tantalize Kirsti, building up the suspense in the stories.

• confuse

• swallow

• tease

• teach

Find the definition for the underlined word: Annemarie stops when she sees the soldiers. Two dogs pull at their taut leashes.

• rude

• tight

• loose

• long

Find the definition for the underlined word: Annemarie looks at the soldier in disbelief and gives him a withering look.

• dismissive

• wonderful

• beautiful

• colorful

Find the definition for the underlined word: Annemarie speaks insolently to the soldiers as part of her plan.

• rudely

• humbly

• modestly

• shamefully

Find the definition for the underlined word: The soldier speaks to her with contempt as he scolds her.

• friendship

• dislike

• happiness

• confusion