STORY #2: "Eveline"

(Written by Stephen King)

1. LEANED

[Pronunciation] 

Meaning: To incline, deviate or bend from a vertical position.

Original sentence: "Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne". 

Which part of the speech is:  A verb.

Base of the verb: Lean.

Examples:     

1. My father leaned the ladder against the wall .
2. She leaned the table to wash it.
3. She was leaned to the left.
4. She leaned the door and couldn't close it.

2. CRIPPLE

[Pronunciation]   

Meaning: Cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move normally.

Original sentence: "The Devines, the Waters, the Dunns, little Keogh the cripple, she and her brothers and sisters".

Which part of the speech is:  An adjective.

Examples:     

1. My friend has an accident and she got cripple.
2. Lauren was cripple after falling from the second floor of her house. 
3. He was cripple, using a wheelchair to be able to transport himself.
4. Juan cannot run, he is cripple.

3. DUSTED

[Pronunciation]   

Meaning: Remove the dust or dirt from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it.

Original sentence: "Home! She looked round the room, reviewing all its familiar objects which she had dusted once a week for many years, wondering where on earth all the dust came from". 

Which part of the speech is:  A verb.

Examples:     

1. Silvia dusted the basement the last week.
2. My students and I dusted the classroom yesterday. 
3. Maria cleaned her room and dusted out her sheets.
4. The earthquake dusted the entire city.

4. SQUABBLE

[Pronunciation]   

Meaning: A noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters.

Original sentence: "Beside, the invariable squabble for money on Saturday nights had begun to weary her unspeakably. She always gave her entire wages". 

Which part of the speech is:  An noun.

Examples:     

1. I let the children squabble because I'm very tired.
2. Kenia and Loise squable about who is the best. 
3. My brothers squabble  daily about their toys.
4. Juan's wife squable a lot with the neighbor.

5. ELATED

[Pronunciation]  

Meaning: Extremely happy  and excited because of something that has happened.

Original sentence: "He tool her to see The Bohemian Girl and she felt elated as she sat in an unaccustomed part of the theatre whit him". 

Which part of the speech is:  An adjective.

Examples:     

1. My mother was elated because I graduated.
2.  I felt elated when I went to see the new movie at the cinema.
3. At the concert I felt elated when they sang my favorite song.
4. My dog ​​gets elated when I take her for a walk.

6. CRUNCHING 

 

[Pronunciation]

Meaning: Some bodies make a certain noise when they play with each other or break; such as silk fabrics, teeth, etc..

Original sentence:  "she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement and afterwards crunching on the cinder path before the new red houses".

Which part of the speech is:  An adjective.

Base of the verb: Crunch.

Examples:     

1. My mom is crunching her fingers.
2. The wooden bridge is crunching a lot.
3. Lisa loves the sound of bones crunching.
4. My stomach is crunching because I'm hungry.

                          7. SHINING.

 

[Pronunciation]

Meaning: Shine, give off rays of own or reflected light. To shine or excel in something.

Original sentence:  "not like their little brown houses but bright brick houses with shining roofs".

Which part of the speech is:  An adjective.

Base of the verb: Shine.

Examples:     

1. The ring is too shining.
2. He is being shining in his presentation.
3. My daugther's necklace is shining from afar.
4. The stars shine every night.

8. PEAKED

[Pronunciation] 

Meaning:  Acute, thin, pointed, sharp, acuminate. They allude to the pointed shape of an object: pointed leaves; sharp teeth.

Original sentence:  "He was standing at the gate, his peaked cap pushed back on his head and his hair tumbled forward over a face of bronze".

Which part of the speech is:  A Noun.

Examples:     

1. .The knife is too peaked.
2. The dog's tooth was very peaked.
3. The blue bird had a peaked beak.
4. The hammer has a peked side.

9. KEEP

[Pronunciation] 

Meaning:  Follow a person firmly holding a theory or idea. Stands firm in his convictions.

Original sentence:  "She knew the air Strange that it should come that very night to remind her of the promise to her mother, her promise to keep the home together as long as she could".

Which part of the speech is:  An adjective.

Examples:     

1. She said she couldn't keep on her feet any longer.
2. He keep to stand firm against his decision.
3. I do exercise every day because I want to keep my figure.
4. My niece keeps the light on because she is afraid of the dark.

10. SHOUTED

[Pronunciation]  

Meaning:  Sharp and shrill sound emitted with the voice in a strong or violent way.

Original sentence:  "He was shouted at to go on but he still called to her".

Which part of the speech is: A Noun.

Base of the verb: Shout.

Examples:     

1. Pedro shouted  very loudly at his wife.
2. The shouted was heard in the distance.
3. George shouted at his son to let him know the dinner was ready.
4. The girls shouted at their father to buy them ice cream.