phoebe the spy
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Phoebe the SpyVocabulary for
Mrs. Berg’s Class
anxious
• fearful of what may happen; troubled; worried
broad
• very wide
bundle
• collection of things wrapped or boxed together
candlesticks
• A holder with holes for candles.
damp
• slight wetness, moist
daughter
• a mother's female child.
despair
• the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; no hope
dread
• overwhelming fear or to be very afraid
dull
• not having a sharp edge or point; not shiny
harbor
• A place where ships can bring on or take off things
housekeeper
• the person who keeps a house clean and neat
jest
• act in a funny or teasing way; joking
mast
• a strong pole on a ship that holds the sails
patriot
• One who loves and defends his or her country.
polish
• (of surfaces) make shine
powdered
• to put powder on a wig to make it whiter
rattled
• to make someone lose confidence or become nervous: a noise made by shaking
sail
• a piece of cloth that catches the wind
scoundrel
• an evil, mean or wicked person
scraps
• a small piece of something, a scrap of food
shawl
• cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
solemn
• deeply serious and somber
spy
• secretly collect sensitive or classified information
stammered
• speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions, stuttering
startled
• surprised, alarmed, or shocked
target
• goal intended to be attained or a location to be shot at
tavern
• a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
traitor
• person guilty of betrayal, one who acts disloyally
unruffled
• calm; not disturbed
ruffled unruffled
uproar
• a state of noisy excitement, confusion or outrage
whirling
• turning or swinging round and round; spinning, twirling
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