Chapter 48 A Flashcards

1
Q

WE follow Uncle Doug into his kitchen, and my nostrils are filled with the spicy-greas smell of chili and _________________

A

frying bratwurst

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2
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a type of German sausage

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bratwurst

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3
Q

Uncle Doug snatches up a long wooden spoon and gives the ____________________ on the stove a quick stir

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bubbling cauldron

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4
Q

Matt, Coop and me share a nervous look as Uncle Doug leans down and ____________________ the oven window

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peers thru

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5
Q

Ah yes, my little ___________________________, he says. Roasting nice nad leisurely in there.

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sweltering

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6
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sweltering means

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uncomfortably hot

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7
Q

Let me tell you something: you haven’t lived until you’ve _____________________ a Doug’s Dirty Dog

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chowed down on

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8
Q

Mom told me he was bitten ____ the penis by a hamster when he was a kid

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on

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9
Q

Hey so Uncle Doug, I says as we _____________________ into the cellar

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descend the stairs

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10
Q

Hey so Uncle Doug, I say as we descend the stairs __________

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into the cellar

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11
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cellar

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noun: cellar; plural noun: cellars
1.
a room below ground level in a house, typically one used for storing wine or coal.
synonyms:
basement, vault, underground room, lower ground floor, downstairs; More
cantina;
crypt, undercroft
“the rickety stairs that go down to the cellar”
antonyms:
attic
a stock of wine.
verb

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12
Q

I shoot the guys a _______________

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panicked look

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13
Q

Unfortunately, Uncle Doug’s a little ________________ right now. What with the stock market shitting the bed and… other losses

A

strapped for cash

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14
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short of money

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strapped for cash

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15
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Unfortunately Uncle Doug’s a little strapped for cahs right now, _______ the stock market shitting the bed…and other losses

A

what with

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16
Q

Coop turns and shoots me a _________. And I don’t blame him

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wave of fury

17
Q

I ______ the door and yank it open. It’s Leyna and Hunter.

A

hustle to

18
Q

hustle

A

force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction.
“they hustled him into the back of a horse-drawn wagon”
push roughly; jostle.
“they were hissed and hustled as they went in”
synonyms:
manhandle, push, shove, thrust, frogmarch, whisk, bundle
“I was hustled away”
hurry; bustle.
“he had to retag second base and hustle back to first”
2.
North Americaninformal

19
Q

We go into the family room and sit on my uncle’s ________________ dust-billowing soaf

A

ratty old

20
Q

ratty means

A

to look worn torn or dirty

21
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billowing

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yms:
puff up/out, balloon (out), swell, fill (out), belly out
“her dress billowed around her”
(of smoke, cloud, or steam) move or flow outward with an undulating motion.
“smoke was billowing from the chimney”

22
Q

WE go into the family room and sit on my uncle’s ratty old _______________________ soaf

A

dust-billowing

23
Q

I take out my phone and call up the picture of her Furtress of Solitude. I need to do this quick befUm, no. ore I ____________

A

lose my nerve

24
Q

Um, no. Yeah. I got it, I _______________, feeling sweat all over

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choke out

25
Q

The scent of her makes me light-headed and tingly all

over. I just want to ____________ her and never leave

A

nestle into

26
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nestle means

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verb: nestle; 3rd person present: nestles; past tense: nestled; past participle: nestled; gerund or present participle: nestling
settle or lie comfortably within or against something.
“the baby deer nestled in her arms”

27
Q

WEll what’s your diagnosis? Leyna giggles and ___________

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gives me a nudge

28
Q

My heart ____________________________, my breath all shaky

A

takes off like a jackrabbit

29
Q

Leyna places her hand on my thigh, which sends a rush of excitement ________________

A

right into my lap

30
Q

Maybe you could come over to my house to have a look? I don’t want to __________ or anything but I seriously think it needs some attention

A

impose

31
Q

we’re ____ a bit of a ______________ here. I think we should get started

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on; a time crunch