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All Summer in a Day vocabulary
compoundedverb
Put together into a whole; combined
Thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain… (p.42)
slackeningverb (used as an adjective)
Lessening; slowing
Now the rain was slackening, and the children were crushed in the great thick windows. (pg.44)
vitaladjective
Necessary to life; very important
It seemed vital to her that they do so, though it would mean the loss of thousands of dollars to her family. (pg.47)
savagelyadverb
Fiercely; wildly; in an untamed manner
“Well, don’t wait around here,” cried the boy savagely. (Pg.47)
surgedverb
Moved in a wave
They surged about her, caught her up and bored her, protesting, and then pleading, and then crying…(pg.47)
immenseadjective
Extremely large; huge
The silence was so immense and unbelievable that you felt your ears had been stuffed or you had lost your hearing altogether. (Pg. 47)
tumultuouslyadverb
Wildly; violently
They stopped running and stood in the great jungle that covered Venus, that grew and never stopped growing, tumultuously, even as you watched it. (Pg. 48)
resilientadjective
Springy; quick to recover
The children lay out, laughing, on the jungle mattress and heard it sigh and squeak under them, resilient and alive. (Pg. 48)
savoredverb
Delighted inThey looked at everything and savored everything. (Pg. 48)
solemnadjective
Serious; grave
Their faces were solemn and pale. (Pg.49)
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