Maniac Magee: Maniac Magee: VocabularyVocabulary

Maniac Magee: Maniac Magee: VocabularyVocabulary

Sixth GradeSixth GradeSeptember 24-????September 24-????

Words to Knowlegacy

musicale

trestle

trolley

theory

trolley

scraggly

deserted

grungy

dirty; filthy; dilapidated; run down

grungylegacygrungytrolley

scragglymusicaledesertedtheorytrestle

abandoned; to leave a place

desertedlegacygrungytrolley

scragglymusicaledesertedtheorytrestle

a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails

and is propelled by

electricity

trolleylegacygrungytrolley

scragglymusicaledesertedtheorytrestle

a musical gathering or

concert; typically small and informal

musicalelegacygrungytrolley

scragglymusicaledesertedtheorytrestle

Something that is passed on to

you; including a reputation

legacylegacygrungytrolley

scragglymusicaledesertedtheorytrestle

lacking neatness or order

scragglylegacygrungytrolley

scragglymusicaledesertedtheorytrestle

a supporting tower used to support a bridge

trestlelegacygrungytrolley

scragglymusicaledesertedtheorytrestle

a belief that can guide behavior

theorylegacygrungytrolley

scragglymusicaledesertedtheorytrestle

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

What is Maniac Magee’s legacy?

running fromremembered for

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Amanda wondered who this grungy boy was.

dirtyfast

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A couple of people truly remember, and here’s what they saw; a scraggly little kid jogging toward them.

not neat not clean

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Then came the night of the spring musicale at Jeffrey’s school.

short concertrock concert

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Everybody has a theory about Maniac Magee’s life.

belief understanding

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There was a high trestle over the Schuylkill River.

tunnel supporting tower

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His parents took the high-speed trolleyinto the city.

18 wheeled vehicle

electric wheeled vehicle

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The streets were almost deserted when Amanda saw him.

full of snow

without people

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