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Group Sentence
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Word Meaning
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expensively
fantasised
‘How could he possibly think about algebra when there were so many other questions
churning
through his mind?’ (p 19)
‘Everything of value had been stripped away and only the rusting
carcasses
[of the cars] remained…’ (p 22)
‘[Ian Rider] had kept himself fit, had never smoked and had dressed
expensively.
’ (p 9)
‘When he was younger, [Alex] had
fantasised
that there might be something strange [in his uncle’s office]’. (p 11)
complicated
architects
churning
carcasses
‘…the teacher, Mr. Donovan, was already chalking up a
complicated
equation on the board.’
‘It was hot in the room, the sunlight streaming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows put in by
architects
who should have known better.’ (p 19)
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lull
lurched
‘The BMW screamed as two walls of solid steel
relentlessly
crushed it.’ (p 28)
‘With all his strength, [Alex]
surged
forward, finding some sort of purchase on the gear column.
‘The machines must have stopped for a moment. If there hadn’t been a sudden lull
, Alex would never have heard the men coming.’ (p 25)
‘He couldn’t see. He couldn’t move. But his stomach
lurched
as the car swung in an arc…’ (p 26)
deposited
collapsing
relentlessly
surged
‘His short flight across the breaker’s yard ended with a bone-shattering crash as the crane
deposited
the car on the iron shelves of the crusher.’ (p 27)
‘Alex felt the metalwork
collapsing
all around him. The back window exploded and glass showered around his head…’ (p 27)
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Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
purchase (p 29)________________
2. hideous (p 29)
________________
3. observation (p 29)________________4. gingerly (p 30)
________________5. encounter (p 31)________________
6. lethal (p 31)
________________
7. abdomen (p 31)
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Chapter 2 Heaven for Cars
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
purchase (p 29)
________________
2. hideous (p 29)
________________
3. observation (p 29)
________________
4. gingerly (p 30)
________________
5. encounter
(p 31)
________________
6. lethal (p 31)
________________
7. abdomen (p 31)
________________
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swivelling
interior
‘Nor did [Alex] see the
thermal
intensifier…but this second machine [turned] him into a pulsating mass of colours, none of which translated into the cold steal of a hidden gun or knife.’ (p 37)
‘There was a brass name-plate next to the main door and a security camera
swivelling
slowly over the pavement.’ (p 34)
‘…Alex passed from the brightness outside to the cool shadows of the
interior
.’ (p 35)
gestured
concealed
thermal
pulsating
‘Let’s go up to my office,’ Crawley said. He
gestured
, ‘We’ll take the lift.’ (p 36)
‘Alex didn’t notice the fourth camera inside the lift, but then it was
concealed
on the other side of the two-way mirror that covered the back wall.’ (p 36)
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‘Nor did [Alex] see the
thermal
intensifier…but this second machine [turned] him into a pulsating mass of colours, none of which translated into the cold steal of a hidden gun or knife.’ (p 37)
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Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
punctuated (p 37)________________
2. cloying (p 38)
________________
3. jutted (p 40)________________4. miscalculated (p 41)
________________5. hoisted (p 42)________________
6. authorised (p 43)
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7. buckled (p 43)
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Chapter 3 Royal and General
Alex Rider –
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Chapter 3 Royal and General
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
punctuated (p 37)
________________
2. cloying (p 38)
________________
3. jutted (p 40)
________________
4. miscalculated (p 41)
________________
5. hoisted
(p 42)
________________
6. authorised (p 43)
________________
7. buckled (p 43)
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Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
ornate (p 44)
________________
2. groggy (p 45)________________
3. colleague (p 46)________________4. minutely (p 46)
________________5. precise (p 46)________________
6. occurred (p 50)
________________
7. waif (p 51)
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Chapter 4 – ‘So What Do You Say?’
Alex Rider –
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Chapter 4 – ‘So What Do You Say?’
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
ornate (p 44)
________________
2. groggy (p 45)
________________
3. colleague (p 46)
________________
4. minutely (p 46)
________________
5. precise
(p 46)
________________
6. occurred (p 50)
________________
7. waif (p 51)
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enquiries
gratitude
‘The Government may think he’s a saint, but there’s a
ruthless
side to [Herod
Sayle
] too.’ (p 54)
‘The whole [idea of Alex becoming a spy] was so
preposterous [Alex] almost wanted to laugh.’ (p 59)
‘They made
enquiries
about him and discovered how poor he was…’ (p 51)
‘And so, out of
gratitude
, [the couple Herod saved from death] more or less adopted him.’ (p 51)
revolutionary
manufactured
ruthless
preposterous
‘But what drew [Herod] to our attention was his next invention. A quite
revolutionary
computer which he calls the
Stormbreaker
.’ (p 51)
‘The
Stormbreaker
is being
manufactured
by
Sayle
Enterprises,’ Mrs. Jones said. (p 52)
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
rendezvous (p 62)________________
2. exhaustion (p 63)
________________
3. companionable (p 66)________________4. humourlessly (p 67)
________________5. humiliate (p 68)________________
6. dismantled (p 70)
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7. sapped (p 74)
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Chapter 5 Double 0 Nothing
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Chapter 5 Double 0 Nothing
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
rendezvous (p 62)
________________
2. exhaustion (p 63)
________________
3.
companionable
(p 66)
________________
4. humourlessly (p 67)
________________
5. humiliate
(p 68)
________________
6. dismantled (p 70)
________________
7. sapped (p 74)
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strutting
coup
‘For a moment, nothing happened. Then a wisp of
acrid
smoke twisted upwards in the air, the metal sizzled and a jagged hole appeared.’ (p 86)
‘This photograph [of
Gregorovitch
] was taken 6 months ago, in Cuba. It may have been a coincidence but Harod Sayle
was there at the same time.’ (p 88)
‘A pigeon was
strutting
back and forth along the ledge outside, as if keeping guard.’ (p 77)
‘The Prime Minister sees the
Stormbreakers
as a major
coup
, for himself and for his Government.’ (p 78-79)
postpone
adapt
acrid
coincidence
‘If the boy gets himself killed, it will be the final proof that there is something wrong. At the very least it’ll allow me to
postpone
the
Stormbreaker
project…’ (p 79)
‘The challenge was to think what a 14-year-old might carry with him – and
adapt
it.’ (p 84)
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
chauffeur (p 91)________________
2. swathe (p 93)
________________
3. intervals (p 93)________________4. complex (p 94)
________________5. automatically (p 94)________________
6. sprawling (p 95)
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7. dominated (p 95)
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Chapter 7
Physalia
Physalis
Alex Rider -
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Chapter 7
Physalia
Physalis
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
chauffeur (p 91)
________________
2. swathe (p 93)
________________
3. intervals (p 93)
________________
4. complex (p 94)
________________
5. automatically
(p 94)
________________
6. sprawling (p 95)
________________
7. dominated (p 95)
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artificial
writhed
‘…a semi-naked statute…was eerily
illuminated
by a dozen concealed lights.’ (p 102)
‘Everything was exactly as it had been when he had packed, but he was certain that the sports bag had been expertly and
methodically
searched.’ (p 102)
‘As the jellyfish moved, or drifted in an artificial current, its tentacles writhed against the glass so that it looked almost as if it was trying to break out.’ (p 96-97)
dredged
nematocysts
illuminated
methodically
‘Alex had
dredged
up the facts [about the jellyfish] from somewhere and spoken them before he knew what he was doing.’ (p 98)
‘You see the
nematocysts
, Mr. Lester? The stinging cells? If you were to find yourself wrapped in those, it would be an exquisite death.’ (p 98)
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‘As the jellyfish moved, or drifted in an artificial current, its tentacles
writhed
against the glass so that it looked almost as if it was trying to break out.’ (p 96-97)
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instantaneously
surpassed
‘
Amplified
by the tiny [Game Boy], [the voices] sounded like a telephone call from abroad on a very bad line.’ (p 115)
‘[Mr.
Sayle
] wishes to know your first
impressions of the Stormbreaker.’ (p 116)
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‘
Instantaneously,
he knew, a machine would switch on…in London and a copy of the 2 pages would scroll out of the back.’ (p 106)
‘The iMac might have been the first computer with a real sense of design, but the
Stormbreaker
had far
surpassed
it.’ (p 109)
accessed
audible
amplified
impressions
‘Seconds later, the desktop appeared [on the computer screen], with icons for maths, science, French…ready to be
accessed
.’ (p 109)
‘…[Alex] slipped the earphones over his head…and sure enough, the voices came through….
audible
through the powerful speaker system built into the [Game Boy]’ (p 114)
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
inconsolable (p 125)________________
2.
edible (p 125)________________
3. precaution (p 126)________________
4. convoy (p 128)________________5. jetty (p 129)
________________
6. emerged (p 130)
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7. vacated (p 132)
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Chapter 9 Night Visitors
Alex Rider -
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Chapter 9 Night Visitors
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
inconsolable (p 125)
________________
2.
edible
(p 125)
________________
3. precaution (p 126)
________________
4. convoy (p 128)
________________
5. jetty
(p 129)
________________
6. emerged (p 130)
________________
7. vacated (p 132)
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indignant
expedition
‘…at last the guard released him from the room and
escorted
him as far as the main gate.’ (p 136)
‘Alex was woken up by an
indignant
Nadia Vole knocking at his door. He had overslept.’ (p 134)
‘His night expedition
hadn’t been quite the success he’d hoped.’ (p 135)
transmit
obvious
escorted
precariously
There had been a reply waiting for him on the screen of his Game Boy…’Please
transmit
further observations’. (p 135)
‘Something was going on at
Sayle
Enterprises. That much was
obvious
.’ (p 136)
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‘…Alex found himself…following a track that zigzagged
precariously
along the edge of a cliff.’ (p 137)
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
erupted (p 138)________________
2.
hurled (p 139)________________
3. unison (p 140)________________
4. singe (p 141)________________5. garrotting (p 142)
________________
6. incinerate (p 143)
________________
7.
persperation
(p 145)
________________
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Chapter 10 Death in the Long Grass
Alex Rider -
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Chapter 10 Death in the Long Grass
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
erupted (p 138)
________________
2.
hurled
(p 139)
________________
3. unison (p 140)
________________
4. singe (p 141)
________________
5. garrotting
(p 142)
________________
6. incinerate (p 143)
________________
7.
persperation
(p 145)
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sabotage
instantaneous
‘…in less than 24 hours the Prime Minister would be
activating
[the
Stormbreaker
computers].’ (p 154)
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider -
Stormbreaker‘A computer virus was the perfect act of sabotage
: invisible and instantaneous.’ (p 149)
intercepted
labyrinth
activating
descending
‘Ian Rider wouldn’t have wanted information sent to
Sayle
Enterprises, where it could be
intercepted
.’ (p 150)
‘…there was a
labyrinth
of shafts, tunnels and railway lines running for miles underground.’ (p 152)
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‘[Alex] just had to feel his way…
descending
further…until at last his heel struck the ground and he knew he had reached the bottom…’ (p 157)
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‘A computer virus was the perfect act of sabotage : invisible and
instantaneous
.’ (p 149)Slide20
Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
oppressive (p 159)________________
2.
reassure (p 159)________________
3. emerged (p 159)________________4. submerged (p 161)
________________5. hesitated (p 162)________________
6. oxygenating (p 163)
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7. gouge (p 163)
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Dozemary
Mine
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Chapter 11
Dozemary
Mine
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
oppressive (p 159)
________________
2.
reassure
(p 159)
________________
3. emerged (p 159)
________________
4. submerged (p 161)
________________
5. hesitated
(p 162)
________________
6. oxygenating (p 163)
________________
7. gouge (p 163)
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seeping
submerged
‘Somehow…light was
seeping
into the area beyond the submerged tunnel.’ (p 165)
adjusted
makeshift
jetty
sodden
‘Slowly, his vision
adjusted
itself. Waving his hand in front of his face, he could just make out his fingers.’ (p 165)
‘Using the beam [of wood] as a
makeshift
jetty, [Alex] clambered onto the rock.’ (p 166)
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‘The main part of his body was dry, but…his trainers and socks were
sodden
.’ (p 166)
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‘Somehow…light was seeping into the area beyond the
submerged
tunnel.’ (p 165)
‘Using the beam [of wood] as a makeshift
jetty
, [Alex] clambered onto the rock.’ (p 166)Slide22
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
converted (p 167)________________
2.
tentatively (p 167)________________
3. adjustment (p 170)________________4. precision (p 170)
________________5. decontaminated (p 171)
________________
6. languidly (p 171)
________________
7. pathetic (p 173)
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Chapter 12 Behind the Door
Alex Rider -
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Chapter 12 Behind the Door
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
converted (p 167)
________________
2.
tentatively
(p 167)
________________
3. adjustment (p 170)
________________
4. precision (p 170)
________________
5.
decontaminated
(p 171)
________________
6. languidly (p 171)
________________
7. pathetic (p 173)
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klaxon
ricocheted
‘And then alarm went off. A
klaxon
barking electronically along the corridors…’ (p 174)
illuminated
alerted
shimmy
inarticulate
‘…across the lawn, the airstrip was ablaze, artificially
illuminated
by the sort of lights Alex had seen on football pitches.’ (p 177)
‘[Alex] thought about making for the main gate, but he knew that was hopeless. The guards would have been
alerted
.’ (p 178)
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‘[Mr. Grin] made an
inarticulate
sound and lashed out a second time.’ (p 179)
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‘Bullets slammed into the wall beside him and
ricocheted
along the passageway.’ (p 175)
‘[Mr. Grin] seemed to
shimmy
to one side, then his hand shot out, the side of it driving into Alex’s throat.’ (p 179)Slide24
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
writhing (p 181)________________
2.
immaculate (p 181)________________
3. menace (p 182)________________4. biological (p 184)
________________5. viciously (p 186)________________
6. modified (p 188)
________________
7. lethal (p 188)
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Chapter 13 The School Bully
Alex Rider -
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Chapter 12 The School Bully
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
writhing (p 181)
________________
2.
immaculate
(p 181)
________________
3. menace (p 182)
________________
4. biological (p 184)
________________
5. viciously
(p 186)
________________
6. modified (p 188)
________________
7. lethal (p 188)
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
reeling (p 191-192)________________
2.
vapour (p 192)________________
3. recoiled (p 192)________________
4. triumphantly (p 194)________________5. deposited (p 195)________________
6. thrashing (p 195)
________________
7. distorted (p 195)
________________
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Chapter 14 Deep Water
Alex Rider -
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Chapter 14 Deep Water
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
reeling (p 191-192)
________________
2.
vapour
(p 192)
________________
3. recoiled (p 192)
________________
4. triumphantly (p 194)
________________
5. deposited
(p 195)
________________
6. thrashing (p 195)
________________
7. distorted (p 195)
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embrace
translucent
‘If the jellyfish didn’t get him, tiredness would. He had to fight every second to stay afloat, and sheer terror was
sapping
his strength. (p 197)
‘Or perhaps it will be fast and you will drift into the
embrace
of our friend.’ (p 196)
‘He could see the translucent
cone [of the jellyfish], with its dark mauve tip, heading towards him.’ (p 197)
surging
penetrate
sapping
contorted
‘Desperately, he kicked out with his feet, moving away from [the jellyfish],
surging
through the water on his back.’ (p 197)
‘Could the stinging cells
penetrate
his clothes? Almost certainly.’ (p 197)
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‘Alex
contorted
his body, and managed to stay down, flailing madly with his legs to propel himself sideways.’ (p 198)
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flailing
propel
‘Alex was soaking wet,
battered
and almost exhausted. But he knew what he had to do.’ (p 203)
taut
complex
battered
exhausted
‘Alex backed into a corner of the room [to avoid the jellyfish], his whole body
taut
.’ (p 200)
‘…with the alarms sounding, the armed guards and the razor wire, he’d never make it out of the
complex
.’ (p 202)
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‘Alex contorted his body, and managed to stay down, flailing madly with his legs to
propel
himself sideways.’ (p 198)
‘Alex contorted his body, and managed to stay down,
flailing
madly with his legs to propel himself sideways.’ (p 198)
‘Alex was soaking wet, battered
and almost
exhausted
. But he knew what he had to do.’ (p 203)Slide28
Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
chocks (p 204)________________
2.
effective (p 206)________________
3. destruction (p 210)________________4. dangling (p 210)
________________5. clambered (p 210)________________
6. vaguely (p 211)
________________
7.
instrumentation
(p 211)
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Chapter 15 Eleven
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
chocks (p 204)
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2.
effective
(p 206)
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3. destruction (p 210)
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4. dangling (p 210)
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5. clambered
(p 210)
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6. vaguely (p 211)
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7.
instrumentation
(p 211)
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
intact (p 212)
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2. dense (p 212)________________
3. intended (p 213)________________
4. recognised (p 214)________________5. dangling (p 215)
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6. canopy (p 215)
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7. acrid (p 216)
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Chapter 16 Twelve
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Chapter 16 Twelve
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
intact (p 212)
________________
2.
dense
(p 212)
________________
3. intended (p 213)
________________
4. recognised (p 214)
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5. dangling
(p 215)
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6. canopy (p 215)
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7. acrid (p 216)
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billowed
plunged
‘…and I’m glad that the two of us, together, today, can make such a
vital
difference to our schools.’ (p 218)
responsible
reflect
vital
manoeuvre
‘It is the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister alone, who is
responsible
for what is about to happen,’
Sayle
was saying… (p 218)
‘And I hope that tonight, when he
reflects
on what has happened today throughout this country, he will remember our days together at school…’ (p 218)
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‘The plane wobbled, then
plunged
down.’ (p 216)
‘The smoke
billowed
out through the hold, curling against the windows, trailing out of the open door.’ (p 216)
‘Somehow [Alex] managed to
manoeuvre
himself over the museum [using the cords on his parachute]. (p 220)
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My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
expectations (p 225)________________
2.
exceeded (p 225)________________
3. transmission (p 226)________________4. electrocuted (p 227)
________________5. fanatical (p 227)________________
6. analysed (p 227)
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7. enquiries (p 227)
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Chapter 17
Yassen
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Chapter 17
Yassen
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
expectations (p 225)
________________
2.
exceeded
(p 225)
________________
3. transmission (p 226)
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4. electrocuted (p 227)
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5. fanatical
(p 227)
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6. analysed (p 227)
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7. enquiries (p 227)
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sponsoring
conciliatory
‘…the helicopter rose back into the air. For a moment, it
hovered
at the side of the building.’ (p 236)
reflected
venom
hovered
salute
‘As he took the lift down to the ground floor, [Alex]
reflected
that he’d saved thousands of school children…’ (p 230)
‘If you move…I will shoot you.’ [
Sayle’s
] voice was pure
venom
. (p 231)
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‘You’ve done very well, Alex,’ Mrs. Jones said, trying to sound more
conciliatory
. (p 229)
‘[
Yassen
] was working for the people who were
sponsoring
Sayle
…and I doubt they will be very pleased with him.’ (p 228)
‘Behind the glass,
Yassen
raised his hand. A gesture of friendship? A
salute
? Alex raised his hand. The helicopter spun away.’ (p 236)
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