Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Of Mice and Men Vocabulary

Word: Archly

Quote: "She smiled archly and twitched her body." (Pg. 31)

Definition: playfully sly -

Sentence: He raised his eyebrows archly and smirked. 



Word: Riverter

Quote: "On the wall by the window there were pegs on which hung broken harness in process of being mended; strips of new leather; and under the window itself a little bench for leather - working tools, curved knives and needles and balls of linen thread, and a small hand riveter." (Pg. 66) 

Definition: a metal pin that passes through two or more pieces to keep them together; normally has a hammered side and a head side when inserted. 

Sentence: My dad riverted the flappy shingles in our roof. 

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