Charlottes Web Words Chapters 1517

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Charlottes Web WordsChapters 15-17
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Something is monotonous if it is very boring,
because it is always the same.
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The plains are flat and without trees, and
driving through them is monotonous.
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A crate is a big wooden box in which you send
things to another place.
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Heres a big crate. It has a little door and you
could walk inside!
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A person is modest if he does not say or think he
is great.
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Wilbur was modest. He didnt think he was some
pig or terrific.
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Something is inconvenient if you cant get it, or
use it, easily.
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How inconvenient! There is no toilet paper next
to the toilet!
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Discarded means thrown away, or dropped without
thinking about it.
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Look at that ugly trash discarded next to the
road.
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To surpass is to go beyondto go higher, farther,
to get bigger, and so on.
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The bottom corn cob surpassed the others in
length. That means its longer!
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To pummel is to punchto hit with fists, or with
something else.
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Why did one man pummel the other man? They got
into a fight.
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To ascend is to go up.To descend is to go down.
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They ascended a hill.
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The woman is descending the staircase.
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A person is listless if he doesnt do anything,
because he is not interested in anything he is
bored.
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The dog lay down and was listless.
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To thrash a person is to beat him in punishment.
To thrash about is to move around crazily.
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The teddy bear thrashed the pillow.
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The horse, a bucking bronco, thrashed around
wildly.
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