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Synonyms Crossword
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happy. man. music. woman. sad.
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Easy
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Tell Tale Heart
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contempt; ridicule. cautious; watchful. hiding one's feelings or purposes. clarity; awareness of detail. annoyed.
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Big
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Text Features
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like on many maps, this explains what the parts to a chart, graph, or timeline represent.. help to give the reader a visual about a topic or reading.. show percentages and must add up to 100 . provides a list of key terms and their definitions. words or phrases that help to explain what a picture is representing..
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Older Children
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The Black Cat
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Relating to the musical period following the Renaissance . To obtain or get care by. A fire breathing female monster. Ask for or try to obtain from someone. Not to be revoked or recalled.
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Big
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The Blue Mile
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'William the Fourth', 'Maitland', 'Sophia Jane'. Wollongong's first Mayor. also known as Stockade Point or Signal Hill. William Edwards. name of swimming machine.
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Older Children
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The Book Thief
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With force or drive. To manage skillfully in an unfair manner. Deserving to be despised. Desire to inflict injury. To make or hold motionless with amazement.
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Adult
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
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person who writes a book. a short tale to teach a moral lesson. not the truth. person who takes care of sheep. person who draws the pictures.
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Young Kids
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The Bridge to Terabithia
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Use the clues to solve the puzzle
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Is kind,beatiful, and mysterious. After Leslie's death he build one of these. Another word for leaders. The state they lived in. The name of Leslie's dog.
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Hard
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The Building Block of Good Writing!
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A puzzle that re-enforces our understanding of several of writing's components
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Software that cannot be 100% depended upon for correct spelling . Not following what is the #1 reason students lose points . Name of a person, place, or thing in a sentence . A body of writing made up of several sentences . A sentence has three parts: a noun, verb (predicate), and ______ .
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Big
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The Burglar's Breakfast Vocabulary
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To hunt or look for something (like hunt) . Marks of hints that a person left behind to show where they walked. The future tense of 'will' or 'must'; a word that says something will be done in the future. A person who steals other people's things. To make something or someone follow .
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Easy
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The Crucible
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young minister who is an expert in witchcraft. head minister of Salem's church. year in which The Crucible takes place. people are often accused of this. type of government; rule by God through religious officials.
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Hard
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The Crucible
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disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter. with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe. walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury. affect with wonder. rid of impurities.
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Big
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The Crucible
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Write the correct word that matches the hint
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Who gave Elizabeth the poppet. Which girl confessed. How many warrants were issued that night. The person who was sentenced to hang. Who is charged for murder.
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Older Children
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The Crucible
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Having no regard for accepted rules or standards. Escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit. Militant supporter of a party, cause, faction or idea. Small group inside a large group. People who say they believe one way, but whose actions show they believe another.
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Big
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The Dickens Era
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Charles Dickens, Great Epectatios ans the Victorian era
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One of Pip’s expectations is to become a …. The young lady the Pip loves passionately and is hopelessly on love with.. Biddy was Pips friend since they … together.. When Charles was only 12, his father was taken to … Prison.. Where Pip and Magwitch first encountered each other..
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Big
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The Dying Detective
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systematic; orderly. to give; do. person engaged in a profession. Dealing/concerned with disease. to confirm; support.
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Big
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The Farmer and the Donkey
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someone's opinion about what you should do. very, particularly. someone who makes clothes. to think or know that something is true. to walk without picking up your feet.
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Big
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The Fox and the Grapes
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to do something __________. dark, not sunny ____________. the fox's stomach was _________. _______, fox was just too tired. part of your body ___________.
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Older Children
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The Genres
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A book series talks about all the serious wars,like the vietnam war, what book is this?. the book big nate has a kid that is in an elemantary school,what genre is this?. The book murder at midnight is about a betrayal of the king and a boy is trying to find out who the murderer is. This genre possibly involves mythical beings. what genre is the star wars series?.
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Older Children
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The Glass Castle
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Very norturing. Artisticly, modivated. Where Rex takes the whole family to try to prove a point in Part 2. Where the family moves right after Maureen is born. Very adventurous.
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Older Children
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The Glass Menagerie
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the author of the play. the main character. what Amanda refers to Jim as. where Laura saw Jim first. the type of school that Laura dropped out of.
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Hard
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The Greek Gods
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13 gods
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Love, Beauty, Pleasure, Procreation. King of the Seas, Rivers, Earthquakes, Horses. Animal Husbandry, Travel, Trade, Athletics, Language, Thievery, Good Luck, Guide of the Dead, Herald of the Gods . Metalworking, Fire, Building, Sculpture, Volcanism. ine, Drunkenness, Madness, Parties, Vegetation, The Afterlife.
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Big
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The Horned Toad Prince
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channel in which water runs through. large area of rolling grass. roped. act of kindness. name of the horse.
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Older Children
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The Hunger Games
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The main character.. Katniss little sister, first to be chosen at the tribute. . What all 12 districts are competing in.. Peeta and Katniss are from this district.. Katniss partner in the tributes. .
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Older Children
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the hunger games trilogy
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the head gamekeeper who accompanies katniss in books 2&3(2 words). katniss was______when her dad died. what katniss volunteers to be in book three. the male district three tribute in the third quarter quell. the city that the capitol was said to be near.
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Teenage
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The Interlopers
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Use your terms for the Interlopers and fill in the word that best defines the statement. Please spell the words correctly and make sure that your letters are easily read.
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a drink or potion; amount taken in one drink. having little or no importance or consequence; caused by mean spiritedness. a mixture of things not usually found together. a serious determined effort. aid; help; relief.
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Hard
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The Lady, or The Tiger?
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Complete the crossword
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Something that has the power to determine guilt or innocence.. To have great ambition or an ultimate goal; to desire strongly.. Marked by crudeness or lack of restraint in taste, style, or manner.. Not limited or restricted.. Having or showing great emotion or zeal..
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Big
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The Life and Works of Shakespeare
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His lost play, 'Love's Labour's _______'.. Prince of Cats, Juliet's cousin.. The name of his son who died at 11.. 'Two households, both alike in __________,'. Shakespeare's plays are separated into three categories: tragedies, histories, and ___________..
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Hard
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The Lion and the Jewel
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Read the clues carefully to complete the puzzle
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Sidi's character flaw is her __________.. Sidi will not Marry Lakunle with out the ______.. Lakunle is refereed to as__________ a to show that he was not masculine.. Baroka bribes the surveyor which highlights the theme of _______. Baroka's victory in the wrestling match_______ the fact that Sidi will be deflowered by Baroka..
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Hard
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The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
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Unthreacherous sacrifice. Chief of the secret police for the white witch. Gives gifts to the beavers and the children. Different world. The Kings and Queens of Narnia.
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Teenage
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The Man Who Was Poe
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a single line of poetry. a troublesome situation. the running of thought from one verse, couplet, or stanza to the next without break . a state of ill intent; a feeling of deep dislike. a conclusion based upon reasonable evidence.
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Big
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The Mark of Athena
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Please complete the following crossword puzzle
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A blessing for the children of Aphrodite that allows them to persuade others with their voice . an elected Roman magistrate and commander of the army. the spider weaver that Annabeth encounters. the eldest of the giants born to Gaea, destined to fight pluto. Gold.
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Hard
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The Merchant of Venice
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The LEADing man chose this one.... Jeez will he ever shut up.... I am writing in this method right now, Ten syllables a line is annoying.... You're a blinking idiot if you pick this box.... If your a spiteful old Jewish widower you hate these... A lot....
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Hard
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The Minister's Black Veil
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a multitude of assembled persons. a lively celebration or party. a portentous event : omen. marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship. a member or inhabitant of a parish.
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Hard
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The Most Dangerous Game
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not letting light through. caslte. cabable of being touched or felt. useless. simple nature of child like.
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Hard
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The Myth Of Perseus and Medusa
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The three 'old women' sisters were the only ones to know the whereabout of the ______.. Who was the woman who the king of Seriphos pretended to want to marry?. What did Perseus place Medusa head into after he beheaded her?. Where did Perseus grow up?. Who sent Perseus to retrieve Medusa's head?.
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Hard
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The Necklace
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The item lost during the story. Mathilde wants to have a higher ____ in the world. This can bring power and respect. The couple fell into this and worked for years to pay it off. The twist ending is an example of this literary technique. The main character finally grows to be this. It took humility..
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Older Children
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The Odyssey
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When soldiers rebel. Took good by force. Addictive flowers. Beautiful women who tempt men. The author of The Odyssey.
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Hard
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The Odyssey Part I
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god of fire and the forge, lame and unattractive. goddess of love and beauty. Odysseus is trying to get there. Belief in many gods. Son of Poseidon.
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Hard
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The Outsiders
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Find the words in the following puzzle
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A place to file for justice.. Another word for ciggarette.. A place for bad people.. Puzzled.. A car..
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Older Children
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The outsiders
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Try to match the words with the clues.
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This is Two -Bit- Mattews prize possesion.. A tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat( Darry has one of these just like his father.). Large, no-holds barred fight between groups of people; a gang fight ( Greasers Vs. Socs). Slang for Corvette. ( The Socs drive them, they also drive Mustangs.). This was what Soda named his horse at the stables, only it wasn't his..
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Hard
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The Outsiders Vocabulary
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fierce, cruel, or rude. to draw back or tense the body; flinch. someone who has withdrawn from society or chosen to live in seclusion. embarrassed or bashful. suspension or fear of future trouble.
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Teenage
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The Outsiders: Vocabulary
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a slang term for jail. unconcerned about consequences; without caution. to cut off or hold back. a street fight. cotton fabric with stripes or checks.
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Older Children
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The Pit and the Pendulum
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the city that the inquisitorial prison is located in. the belt binding the protagonist to a wooden frame. where the protagonist thought the inquisitors had put him to die. most feared method of death for the protagonist . material draped across the walls of the apartment in which the protagonist is sentenced..
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Older Children
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The Pit and the Pendulum
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shook. eagerness. direct comparison of two things. straps going around a body. one of the words for a small opening in a wall.
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Hard
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The Poet's Toolbox Applied
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Figure the word out and insert the word in the puzzle
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In an ________rhyme, the rhyming words occur somewhere between the beginning and end of one or more lines.. To ________ is to ascribe human qualities to nonhuman things.. Remember, ________ is simply a matter of looking closely at a poem and thinking about how all the parts fit together.. A ________ is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that means one thing is used to represent another thing in order to suggest a similarity between the two.. In 'To Autumn,' the reader gets the impression that the speaker of the poem is talking to ______..
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Very Difficult
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The Raven
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Complete the crossword puzzle
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stop. old-fashioned, out of date. asking. cheerless, unhappy. a bow or another sign of respect.
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Older Children
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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
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Can you fill in the blanks from this famous poem?
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filled me with __________terrors. As of some one gently __________, __________at my chamber door.. Once upon a __________dreary. Quoth the Raven '__________'. sorrow for the lost __________.
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Older Children
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The silver donkey
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what color did the sky say he would make the grass. another word for snake. the people thought that this animal was hard headed. what tiger tried to do to the sky. what did the sky say that he would make the birds do.
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Hard
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The Son Of Neptune
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Push or shake someone abruptly and roughly. Relating to an animal ability to return to a place or territory after traveling a distance away from it. Appear as a shadowy form. Ugly or disgusting to look at. Make continual twisting squirming movements or contortions of the body.
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Hard
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