5th Grade Word List - Literature
Words for students of 5th Grade, the page shows words from words:
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
| Read Online |
| All lists of current grdae |
Spelling Words:
Arts Words:
Social Words:
Math Words:
Science Words:
Literature Words:
| The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett | I |
ayah |  |
n. nursemaid or nanny employed by Europeans in India | |
fretful | |
a. nervous and unable to relax a. habitually complaining | |
toddling | |
a. walking unsteadily | |
tyrannical | |
a. having absolute sovereignty a. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior | |
cross | |
a. annoyed or angry | |
stammer | |
v. speak with unusual pauses or repeated sounds, either because of speech problems or nervousness | |
veranda | |
n. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) | |
mutter | |
v. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice | |
disdain | |
v. reject with contempt | |
imploring | |
a. making earnest or desperate appeal | |
wailing | |
a. crying with pain, grief, or anger | |
gasp | |
v. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted | |
appalling | |
a. shocking and very bad | |
cholera | |
n. a serious infection of the bowels caused by drinking infected water or eating infected food | |
bungalow | |
n. a small house with a single story | |
affectionate | |
a. having or displaying warmth or affection | |
desolation | |
n. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned | |
wink | |
v. close and open one eye quickly | |
| Access By Chapters |
| Apps based on classic literature |
Classic Literature for K12 Students
A modern web app helps students read and study classic books...
Classic Quotes by Word or PhraseLearn how great writers make excellent sentences with ordinary words...
Word's Sentences and ContextsInput a word to get its meaning, example, and contexts from classic...