1. This week’s vocabulary

2. matted
adjective
His matted, streaky gray hair hung
like a ragged curtain over a dirty
face.
Pg. 558
Covered with a dense
growth or a tangled
mass

3. vaguely
adverb
“Could be anything,” his mother
said, vaguely.
Pg. 559
Not clearly or definitely;
in a general way

4. interval
noun
Willy waited a decent interval for
his mother to waken.
Pg. 560
Period of time between
two events

5. scampered
verb
The dog – tail between its legs –
scampered to the lady’s side.
Pg. 560
Ran playfully and quickly

6. urgency
noun
“Please don’t look at him,” his mother
whispered with some urgency.”
Pg. 560
Pressure; insistence

7. contemplated
verb
Willie contemplated the half-inch
slice of cake his mother had just
given him.
Pg. 559
Studied carefully

8. intently
adverb
The man’s eyes narrowed as he
studied Willie intently.
Pg. 562
With close attention

9. portion
noun
“I was measuring the right size. The
right portion. One portion is
what a person is supposed to get.”
Pg. 563
A part of any whole; an
amount of food served
for one person

10. bleary
adjective
His eyes seemed bleary.
Pg. 564
Dim or blurred, as from
lack of rest

11. nuisance
noun
“We don’t need a nuisance like that
around here. Pestering kids.”
Pg. 565
An annoying person or
thing; a troublemaker