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Chapter 8
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4th Grade
10/23/2007

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ANCIENT
Definition
adj. VERY OLD; OF A LONG TIME AGO

In the movie The Night at the Museum we saw many _____ figures come to life in the middle of the night.
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CENTURY
Definition
n. A PERIOD OF 100 YEARS

The twenty-first _____ becgan on January 1, 2000.
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CHAMBER
Definition
n. A LARGE ROOM

When we toured the pyramid, we were led into a dark ____ where the king was laid to rest.
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CHAMBERS
Definition
n. pl. AN OFFICE OR GROUP OF OFFICES

The judge asked the lawyers to join him in his _____.
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DESCEND
Definition
v. TO GO OR COME DOWN

I watched my paper airplane fly high into the air and then quickly _____ and crash on the ground.
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DESCENDANT
Definition
n. ONE WHO HAS CERTAIN PERSONS AS ONE'S PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, ETC.

My gradnfather once told me that I am a _____ of a famous missionary to China.
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ENTRY
Definition
n. A WAY IN

We needed to get into the building but we could not find the ___.
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ENTRY
Definition
n. EACH SEPARATE ITEM IN A DIARY OR LIST

Before I go to bed each night I make an ____ into my journal so I can remember everything that happened that day.
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INTERIOR
Definition
n. THE INSIDE PART OF SOMETHING

The ____ of the building was still under construction but the outside looked finished.
Term
INTERIOR
Definition
adj. HAVING TO DO WITH THE INSIDE PART

The doctor said that the ____ chamber of his heart was bad and that he would need to have an operation to correct it.
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INTRUDE
Definition
v. TO COME OR GO IN WITHOUT PERMISSION OR WELCOME

We did not mean to ____ on mom and dad while they were having a serious conversation.
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INTRUSION
Definition
n. THE ACT OF INTRUDING

I got very frustrated at Steven for his _____ on my conversation with Daniel.
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INTRUDER
Definition
n. ONE WHO INTRUDES

The ____ snuck in the back door and took the TV.
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LOCATE
Definition
v. TO FIND

Despite all our efforts, we could not ____ the piece of jewelry mom had lost.
Term
LOCATE
Definition
v. TO PUT OR TO BE FOUND IN A PLACE

Our offices are _____ at the corner of Voss and San Felipe.
Term
LOCATION
Definition
n. THE PLACE WHERE SOMETHING CAN BE FOUND

Dad had to tell us the exact ____ to meet him at the game.  If he didn't, we would have gotten lost.
Term
PASSAGE
Definition
n. A PART OF A WRITTEN WORK OR PIECE OF MUSIC

Corbin read a ____ from his favorite book to the class. 
Term
PASSAGE
Definition
n. THE ACT OR PROCESS OF PASSING, AS THROUGH TIME OR FROM PLACE TO PLACE

One rite of ____ for a child is to go from riding in the back seat to riding in the front seat of a car.
Term
PASSAGE
Definition
n. A WAY THROUGH WHICH TO PASS

The ____ to the library from the classroom is covered but it does not have walls so in the cold weather you really need to wear a sweater.
Term
PORTION
Definition
n. A PART OR SHARE OF THE WHOLE

After we closed down the lemonade, Cameron and Conly gave Corbin and Cara their ____ of the profits made that day.
Term
PORTION
Definition
n. A SERVING OR HELPING, AS OF FOOD

The orpahn was sad when she saw that her ____ of food for the day was only a very small bowl of porridge.
Term
PRECIOUS
Definition
adj. VERY VALUABLE

The crown is filled with ____ jewels and gold. 
Term
PRECIOUS
Definition
adj. MUCH LOVED

My three children and husband are _____ to me. 
Term
QUARRY
Definition
n. A DEEP PIT WHERE STONE IS CUT OUT OF THE GROUND

Fred Flinstone worked in a ____ digging for rocks.  His boss' name was Mr. Slate.
Term
QUARRY
Definition
n. AN ANIMAL THAT IS BEING HUNTED

The hunters were having a hard time following their ____ in the dark, rain.
Term
RAMP
Definition
n. A SLANTED WALK OR ROADWAY THAT CONNECTS A LOWER TO A HIGHER PLACE

Instead of stairs, we walked up a ____ to get to the second level in the stadium. 
Term
SPACIOUS
Definition
adj. HAVING LOTS OF ROOM

Charley's bedroom is more ____ than Cara's.  He has a little more room to play in.
Term
SURFACE
Definition
n. THE OUTSIDE LAYER; THE TOP

The ____ of a human being's body is called the skin.
Term

SURFACE

Definition
n. AN OUTWARD LOOK OR APPEARANCE

On the ____ he seems like a happy child because he is always smiling and having fun.
Term
SURFACE
Definition
v. TO RISE TO THE TOP OF A BODY OF WATER

We pushed the ball to the bottom of the pool, but it rose to the _____ anyway.
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