Sarah Nita Vocabulary

Good readers develop new vocabulary as they read. Look for unfamiliar, unusual, interesting or puzzling words as you read.

For example-

Word: humilation (Rebecca)

Sentence from the story: Intially, life with the Dodgers was for Jackie a series of humilations.

Meaning of the word: to be reduced to a lower postion in one's own eyes or the eyes of another

Word: Sooty(Emily)

Sentence from the story: He is sooty and unwashed, like all the rest of us, and tries to keep clean by scrubbing his face with snow, but it just streaks the dirt.

Meaning of the word: Blackish or dusky with color

 Word: Chinda Taa go(Emily)

Sentence from the book: "Chinda taa go!" Grandmother hissed, offended.

Meaning of the word: Cannot find it. But in the book, it says it is a swear word.

Word:Streak (Hailey)

Sentence from the book:He is sooty and unwashed, like all the rest of us, and tries to keep clean by scrubbing his face with snow, but it just Streaks the dirt.

Meaning of the word: The color of the fine powder of a mineral obtained by scratching or rubbing against a hard white surface and constittuting on important distinguishing character.

 Word:Bilagaana (Alyssa)

Sentence from the book:I know that my mother would hate to see me trying to learn from the Bilagaana, but she is not here.

Meaning of the word: White man

Word:Dine (Alyssa)

Sentence from the book:When Sah-nee says Dine, I see pictures and begin to hear words inside.

Meaning of the word:Cannot find it. But in the book it says, a tribe.