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Summer of the Monkeys
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6th Grade
01/14/2010
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foothills
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low hills at the bottom of a mountain
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anvil
 Definition
flat heavy iron piece used to shape metal
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aggravates
 Definition
makes worse, to irritate
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quavering
 Definition
shaking of the voice
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sly
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clever;sneaky
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forge
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workshop or furnace where metal is formed
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money poke
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a bag to hold money
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drummer
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a traveling salesman
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miracle
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an unbelievable event
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squall
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a horrible storm or a scream
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persimmon
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fruit with orange or yellow skin
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maneuver
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to move skillfully; a really good plan
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ramrod
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a rod used to ram bullets down a gun
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sharecropper
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someone who farms someone else's land for a share of the crops
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terrapin
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a turtle you can eat
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expedition
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a journey or trip
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unruly
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hard to control
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liable
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legally responsible;likely
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moonshine
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illegal homemade whiskey
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hypnotize
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cause to sleep in order to control
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sorghum
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tall grass used for grain or syrup
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pallet
 Definition
a homemade bed for the floor: a crate to support objects
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cane break
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a thick area of cane
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passel
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a slang word for a bunch (amount)
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trance
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an unknowing state of mind
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flabbergasted
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surprised;astonished
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riled up
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irritated; annoyed
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jasper
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clear colored rock
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underbrush
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growth of bushes underneath large trees in a forest
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caboodle
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a large number or group; amount
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incubator
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box with controlled climate for healing or hatching chickens
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merchantile
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a general store
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boozer
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one who drinks alcohol often
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snuff can
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container for holding tobacco
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crawdad
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freshwater shellfish you can eat
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prowl
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to roam stealthily in search for something
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covey
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a small flock of birds
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caper
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to leap about; a small flower
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churn
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a container for making butter
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booger
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something scary
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flinch
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to draw back or away from pain
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commotion
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a noisy event; excitement
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fermenting sour mash
 Definition
bubbly chemical soon to be homemade whiskey
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lope
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to run with a long easy stride
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slough
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swamp
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flouncing
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to move abruptly
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buckboard
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wooden horse-drawn buggy with a spring seat
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hydraphobia
 Definition
rabies; fear of water
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gelding
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a male horse
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weird
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strange
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weird
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strange
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castor oil
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oily, yellow, yucky medicine
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codger
 Definition
old grumpy person
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