WW2 Lesson 13 (Fifi)

Question 1

bustle

Answer 1

(n)

Busy and noisy movement.

• Felix and Delia waited in the _bustle_ of the lobby for the doors of the theater to open.

(v)

To move around in a busy, excited way.

• The students _bustled_ from table to table choosing materials to make masks.

Question 2

channel

Answer 2

(n)

1. The bed or path of a river or stream.
   * The _channel_ of this river is no deep enough for these large boats.
2. A groove or cut that allows water to pass through it.
   * Mr. Skura built a brick _channel_ down the slope to drain excess water from the garden.
3. A body of water joining two larger bodies of water.
   * The English _Channel_ joins the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
4. A way to carry an electrical signal to a television set.
   * Without cable, our television doesn’t get very many _channels_.

Question 3

connect

Answer 3

(v)

To join or bring together.

• Follow Sea Street until it _connects_ to the main highway.

Question 4

empire

Answer 4

(n)

A number of countries or areas under the control of a single ruler or government.

• For several hundred years, the Romans ruled an _empire_ that included all the countries around the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 5

mention

Answer 5

(v)

To speak of something without going into a lot of detail.

• Did Carlos _mention_ to you that he would be at the swimming pool this afternoon?

Question 6

peak

Answer 6

(n)

1. The pointed top of a mountain.
   * The highest _peak_ in Africa is Mount Kilimanjaro.
2. Any pointed top.
   * Vera whipped the cream into stiff _peaks_.

Question 7

scholar

Answer 7

(n)

A person who has studied a subject and knows a great deal about it.

• The _scholar_ who wrote this book describes the houses and food of the Iroquois people living in the 1700s.

Question 8

settle

Answer 8

(v)

1. To come to rest.
   * A thick fog _settled_ over the trees and houses, leaving only gray shadowy forms.
2. To decide about some problem.
   * Mrs. Reyes _settled_ the argument between Diane and me by having us find the answer in the dictionary.
3. To live in a place and make it one’s home.
   * When Sheng came to the United States from Laos, she _settled_ in Houston, Texas.

Question 9

vehicle

Answer 9

(n)

Anything on wheels or runners used to carry people or things from place to place.

An emergency vehicle raced along the crowded street with its sirens wailing.

Question 10

zigzag

Answer 10

(n)

A line that angles as it changes direction from side to side.

• The skier made a _zigzag_ down the side of the hill.

(v)

To change direction at an angle by moving from side to side.

• Matt and Ana carefully _zigzagged_ the canoe past several rocks in the river.