The Keeping Quilt

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The Keeping Quilt

• Vocabulary
• Sentences

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Strut

• walk in an proud way
• The man bounces and struts

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glimpse

• a very quick look
• A glimpse to the fields.

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unfortunate

• unlucky
• A series of unfortunate events

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custom

• a typical practice tradition
• The indians practice their customs.

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Hauling

• pulling or dragging
• The boy is hauling heavy boxes.

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Artificial

• not real, fake
• Some people wear artificial eyes.

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Babushka

• shawl, covering
• The girl wears a babushka.

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Sewn

• fasten by stitching
• My mom had sewn a heart on my jacket.

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scraps

• left over pieces
• I have some scraps to decorate the page

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linen

• bed sheets, tablecloths
• Green linen goes well for Saint Patricks Day

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Needles

• thin tool used for sewing
• I have a pin cushion for my needles

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Threaded

• passed string through a needle
• I threaded the needle to sew.

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Challah

• Russian bread
• Id love a piece of challah with hot cocoa.

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Handkerchief

• a cloth to clean the nose
• I sneeze so much I need a handkerchief handy.

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Poverty

• not having much. Poor
• Some people live in deep poverty.

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Bouquet

• a bunch like flowers
• My mom bought a bouquet of flowers.

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Gathering

• a meeting, reunion
• These people are having a gathering

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Lacquer

• shiny paint for furniture
• My dad bought lacquer paint.

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Unique

• not a copy, one of a kind
• I found a unique fork.

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Metallic

• looking metal finish
• This is a metallic furniture piece

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Border

• the outside edge
• I like patriotic borders in letters.

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huppa

• a Jewish canopy
• My mom got married under a huppa

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Region

• a piece of land, area
• I wonder what region we live in.