Chapter 56 Flashcards

(35 cards)

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Are you kidding. She was ____________ the days. It was driving her nuts that you were always in her room

A

counting down the days

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Our room,” I clarify. Whoa, Aaron Altma at a whole box of Raspberry Zingers without hurling. I’m, like, the last person to “Like” that. Sean Hance, always __________________.

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late to the party

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I think I’ve got a pretty good ending written here if I _____________________

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do say so myself

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Well, I guess that’s two things you woe me: an explanation and the Wal-Mart uniform you still haven’t returned. What are you doing right now? Maybe you can swing by and _____________________________________

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kill both bats with one bone

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Kewl, Nessa says. Bring some snacks. We are ___________________

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going on a picnic

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6
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That graves used to have ______________ as well as __________________

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footstones; headstones

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And that people have been having picnics __________________ since Victorian times, when it was considred a lovely relaxing Sunday-afternoon activity to ________________ with nature and the deceased

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in cementeries; commune

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commune

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See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
verb (used without object), com·muned, com·mun·ing.
to converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity, intimacy, etc.; interchange thoughts or feelings.
to be in intimate communication or rapport:
to commune with nature.

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Of course. Nessa laughs, her legs _______ the purple blanket she’s spread out in front of an old weather-stained headstone.

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tucked up on

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She ______________ the corner of her mouth with a paper napkin

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dabs at

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11
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I don’t see what the big deal is. You just grill a couple of chicken breasts, _______ some pesto, slice up some tomato and lettus, and ___________________ on a baguette. It’s not brain surgery

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mash up; chuck it all on a

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mash up

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See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
verb (used without object), com·muned, com·mun·ing.
to converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity, intimacy, etc.; interchange thoughts or feelings.
to be in intimate communication or rapport:
to commune with nature.

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chuck

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chuck1
CHək/
informal
verb
verb: chuck; 3rd person present: chucks; past tense: chucked; past participle: chucked; gerund or present participle: chucking
throw (something) carelessly or casually.
“someone chucked a brick through the window”
synonyms:
throw, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, cast, lob
“he chucked the letter onto the table”
throw (something) away.
“they make a living out of stuff people chuck out”
synonyms:
throw away/out, discard, dispose of, get rid of, dump, scrap, jettison; More

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her grave’s in the newer part of the cemetery. She ________________ the right

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points off to

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reverential

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rev·er·en·tial
ˌrevəˈren(t)SH(ə)l/
adjective
adjective: reverential
of the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence.
“their names are always mentioned in reverential tones”

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16
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And there was this one Thanksgiving where she was lifting the turkey from the pan and it _______________ all over the place

17
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But I play them over in my mind sometimes late at night when the missing really __________

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D’oh! Coop would make me ___________________________ saying that

A

turn in my testicles

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But \nessa doesn’t seem _______________. Yeah it’s sort of sad, really, Nessa says. Unless you’refamous or something, most of us are just a couple of generations from being totally forgotten about

20
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Make your own choices, and who cares if you _____________. Because if you don’t, it’s an insult to people like Maggie Stillman, who never had the chance to make those choices

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fall flat on your face?

21
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You know, most people get annoyed when I _______________________ my philosophical ramblings. But you don’t seem bothered or _______________ or anything

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go off on; creeped out

22
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I look around at the cemetery The long _________. The tress _________________. The flowers that have started to ________

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stretch of lawn. sprouting their leaves; bloom

23
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And so I go on to tell her all the ________ Details.

24
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First about the trip to the mall and getting ______________ bird crap

25
Then about how the movie thing pretty much _________________ in our faces
blew up
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Giving up? That's like... that's like saying the people who got into the lifeboats on the Titanic were giving up. At some point, you've got to know when to ___________
jump ship
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It's nothing like that. This isn't a diaster, Sean. I\t's just a ___________
hiccup
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Uhh, the film festival is in less than a week and I have no camera, no budget, no leading actors, a drama teacher who'd like to take over my movie, and a ___________________________ uncle who thinks every animal wnatos to bite off his penis
stoned-out-of-his-gourd
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Okay. Nessa stands and ______________ her pants.
brushes off
30
Think about it. ou let everyone make choices for you. Your friends. This Evelyn girl. Your uncle. YOur drama teacher. They all ___________________________ and you just stand there and take it
bulldoze their way over you
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That's not true. I say. A sourness __________ of my stomach
blooming in the pit
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You know, the one who lived for himself. I just... I don't understand how it ____________ the movie
pertains to
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Today it's the movie. Tomorrow it's what college you go to. AFter that it's what job you're willing to settle for. Where you live. Who you get married to. It __________
spirals out
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My stomach is all ______________ as I think of all the confrontations I'll have to have to make this work
clenched up
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Nessa reaches behind her neck and ___________ the chain with the cross pendant.
unclasps