The following are the vocabulary words and definitions for the current Anthology story, The Stranger, by Chris Van Allsburg. Also listed is the context in which the word is used in the story. We will start doing vocabulary quizzes for every story to see if your child is learning the words. You can help them at home by reading a definition and asking for the word, or vice versa.
Key Vocabulary | Definition | Sentence |
Autumn (p.312) | The season after summer | Not long ago it seemed that autumn was just around the corner. |
Draft (p.308) | a flow of air | “There’s a draft in here tonight.” |
Etched (p.316) | Made a design by cutting lines | And etched in frost on the farmhouse windows are words that say simple, “See you next fall.” |
Frost (p.316) | Very thin covering of ice | And etched in frost on the farmhouse windows are words that say simple, “See you next fall.” |
Mercury (p.306) | Silvery white metal used in thermometers | “It’s broken, the mercury is stuck at the bottom.” |
Peculiar (p.312) | Unusual, strange, or odd | Farmer Bailey could not help noticing how peculiar the weather had been. |
Thermometer (p.306) | An instrument that measures temperature | He’d forgotten his thermometer. |
Timid (p.312) | Easily frightened; shy | Day by day he’d grown less timid. |
I bet this anthology story will be fun and weird!
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