Lyddie Vocabulary

“it was kitchen and parlor with a corner for spinning and weaving,  The Quakers were rich enough to own their own loom”

A loom is a:

• machine that weaves thread into clothes

• machine that washes clothing

• machine that builds factory supplies

• machine that helps farmers with their jobs

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

She crossed her arms, trying to cover her worn brown homespun with the gunnysack”

Homespun means:

• something stolen

• working at home

• made at home

• something borrowed

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

“what would she say?  And suppose it was a fugitive, what then, One hundred dollars!" What is a fugitive?

• someone who pursues criminals

• someone who is hiding from the authorities

• Someone who is working in a tavern

• someone who believes in the end of the world

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

“the mistress’s face was red with heat or rage.  Behind her, Tripena grimaced an apology.”

Grimaced means:

• Wrinkled her face

• Cried tears

• Shrugged

• Blurted Out

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“yes, ma’am.  Shall I wash it before i Go or ___?”  “Don’t be impertinent!”

Impertinent means:

• Acting without thought

• Not showing proper respect

• Being afraid

• Showing respect

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

 She was obliged, reluctantly, to stop in the next village and seek shelter for the night.”

Obliged means

• excited

• wishing

• scared

• required

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

 “They were huge and foreboding the the gray light of afternoon   She would not have believed that the world continued as much brick as there was in a single building here”

What does foreboding mean?

• A very little amount of something, and it is not enough.

• It requires great energy and effort.

• A payment given for doing a job

• You have a feeling that something bad is going to happen.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

“Lyddie had never seen harvesters eat so much or so noisily.  And these were supposed to be ladies.  “Hello, there, “a voice cut through the din.”

Din means:

• A quiet stillness

• A loud noise

• The air

• People yelling

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

“Now that she thought of it, should could hardly breathe the air was so laden with moisture and debris”

Laden means:

• Heavy

• Filled with

• Thick

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

“but no other mill in Lowell will ever engage you” Blacklisted!

Blacklisted means:

• you were able to get a job right away.

• you were put on a list to avoid or to fire.

• you were put on a list to associate with.

• you were fired immediately by your boss.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4