Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Use the following words to fill in the blank spaces:

abreast arrived clenched contestants freshly jagged property slingshot swollen thumping

1.The day of the race ___________ .
2. The roof was covered with ___________ fallen snow.
3. The ___________ peaks of the Teton Mountains shot up in the background toward the clear blue sky.
4. They stood nine ___________ .
5. Little Willy's eye was black, puffy, and ___________ .
6. Willy felt his heart ___________ .
7. The ___________ positioned themselves directly beneath the long that stretched across the street.
8. Willy killed a bird with a ___________ when he was six years old.
9. At the edge of their ___________ Willy stopped the sled for a moment and looked back.
10. Miss Williams ___________ her hands together until her knuckles turned white.

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Chapter 8 Vocabulary

1.The day of the race arrived .
2. The roof was covered with freshly fallen snow.
3. The jagged peaks of the Teton Mountains shot up in the background toward the clear blue sky.
4. They stood nine abreast .
5. Little Willy's eye was black, puffy, and swollen .
6. Willy felt his heart thumping .
7. The contestants positioned themselves directly beneath the long that stretched across the street.
8. Willy killed a bird with a slingshot when he was six years old.
9. At the edge of their property Willy stopped the sled for a moment and looked back.
10. Miss Williams clenched her hands together until her knuckles turned white.