Dear Mrs. LaRueLetters from Obedience School
LindaC/Callison/2011
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1. Read the definition2. Look at the picture3. Try to guess the word4. Click to see the word
when you forgot or failed to do something
neglected
I guess I forgot to clean my room.
to be thankful for something someone has done for you
appreciated
something that is not correctly known
misunderstood
willing to do just about anything to help or change a situation
desperate
things that are put up with
endured
doing what you are told, when you are told to do it
obedience
having or showing the ability to think, learn, and understand
intelligent
something that causes people to be amazed
impressive
to be shown how to do something
demonstrated
the act of making something known or understood
exposure
words put together to express ideas
phrases
Friends make
lifea littlesweete
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High Interest Words
These are words in the story you may not have seen before.
a member of the dog family
canine
behaving, speaking, or acting in a way that is more dramatic than necessary
melodramatic
somebody considered clumsy and unintelligent
lummox
feeling sick, especially sick to the stomach
queasy
a large room in which many people sleep, or a building with many sleeping rooms
dormitory
the main officer in charge of a prison
warden
neglectedappreciateddesperateenduredmisunderstoodobedience
intelligentimpressivedemonstratedexposurephrases
High Interest Wordscaninemelodramaticlummoxqueasydormitorywarden