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HOLES CHAPTER 7:THANKS TO HIRO, WALEED, LESLIE, PRISCILA, SKY, YO,

ANH, CYNTHIA, SALMA, BOWEN, KATHY, DANG,

NICOLE, KHALID, IREDE, AND ESSAM,

Definition

Blade (n)[bleyd]

the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.

- The blade banged against the ground.- The blade should be kept sharp.

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Definition

bang (v)[bang]

To hit something hard against something else, making a loud noise

- The blade banged against the ground.- A guy was banging on the wall and yelling.

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Bold (adj.); Boldly (adv.)not afraid of taking risks and making difficult decisions

• Ex: The airman boldly jumped from the airplane with his parachute.

Weigh (v)weight (n): amount somebody/something weighs

ex: He has put on weight since I last saw him.

bounce off  definition: To make something rebound

off someone or somethingExample:

The ball bounced off the crossbar

Dent (n,v)  definition: (n)

a depression in a surface made by pressure or a

blow.(v)

To make a dent inExample:

a dent in the side of a car.

DOOM (V.)

To ordain as a sentence or

fate

streamA body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook.

BE PROUD OFproud of (adj.)

feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth

He know it was nothing to be proud of, but he felt proud nonetheless. (Holes,p 40)

NONETHELESSnonetheless (adv.)

Nevertheless; however.

He know it was nothing to be proud of, but he felt proud nonetheless. (Holes,p 40)

Bob( v. )His head seemed to bob up and down on his neck, like it was on a spring.Definition in the context: to move or make sth move quickly up and down.

e.g. tiny boats bobbed up and down in the harbour.

e.g. he bobbed his head crazily.

Grave( n.)His cap was stained with blood from his hands. He felt like he was digging his own grave.Definition in the context: a place in the ground where a dead person is buried.

e.g. There were flowers on the grave.

GatherCollect

SteepSloping sharply at an angle

Rise/fall suddenly

Rotate (v)

He laid his shovel back down on the bottom of his hole and, to his surprise it fit. He rotated it and only had to chip off a few chunks of dirt, here and there, before it could lie flat across his hole in everi direction. (Holes – p.39)

Def: to turn in a circle, especially around a fixed point.

Ex: Rotate the handle by 180 degree to open the door.

Faint (adj); Faint (v)

“I was afraid you’d fainted,” Mr.Penanski said. “ You wouldn’t have been the first.” (Holes – p.40)

Def: not strong, feel weak as if you are about to become unconscious.

Ex: I felt faint with hunger.

Be soaked“His clothes were soaked with sweat.”

Meaning : thoroughly wet or saturated

Aimlessly“After leaving Myra's house, Elya wandered aimlessly through

the town, until he found himself down by the wharf.”

Meaning : Devoid of direction or purpose.

DUMPED:something somewhere in a careless untidy way: Merrill dumped

her suitcase down in the hall.dump something on something They dump tons of salt on

icy road surfaces to make driving safer.dump something in/into something He found a can of beef

stew and dumped it in a saucepan to heat

ASSIGNED:

to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing assign somebody a task/role I've been assigned the task of looking after the new students.

assign somebody to some thing Jan's been assigned to the Asian Affairs Bureau.

assign somebody to do something Madison was assigned to investigate a balloon accident.

assign somebody something Assign each student a partner. 2to give a particular time, value, place etc to something: How much time have

you assigned for the meeting? assign something to something A code was assigned to each batch of

work. 3to give money, equipment etc to someone to use assign something to

somebody A personal bodyguard had been assigned to her. assign somebody something They assigned me a small room.

Compact (v.): to press something tightly together.

“...when the dirt was in the ground, it was compacted” p.34

e.g.Drink cans are now compacted for recycling.

Essam

Reluctantly (adv.): not wanting to do something and therefore slow to do it.

“Reluctantly, he climbed up out of his hole” p.34

e.g.She reluctantly did her homework.

Essam

Previously (adv.): happening or existing before something.

“and once again dug his shovel into his previously dug dirt” p.34

e.g.He was previously employed as a tour guide, and now he is teaching English.

Essam

It pays to be:  To get a positive result afterward. It's beneficial. 

"It pays to go to sleep early. That way you're not tired in class." 

Eternity (n)1. Time without beginning or end; infinite time.

2. The state or quality of being eternal.3.a. The timeless state following death.

b. The afterlife; immortality.4. A very long or seemingly endless time: 

EX: waited in the dentist's office for an eternity.

A rush of (phrase)*Surging emotion:  Ex: A rush of shame.*Gust, flurry, draught. EX: A rush of air on my face woke me.

He felt himself blush, and turned away toward Hector, who was sitting on the

floor in front of an overstuffed chair.

Blush

 Definition: To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment,

or shame; flush.

He was way behind the others, and the sun just kept getting hotter.

Be way behind

Definition: To be late on something

Peek

“Cover your eyes and don't peek!”Definition in the context: (v.) throw a glance at; take a brief look at e.g. He peek his father change oil.

Toss

“The decision depended on the toss of a coin”Definition in the context: (v.) throw or toss with

a light motion e.g. He is tossing a small rock.

Chunk ( n) Chunk: a substantial amount . Synonyms: ball, clod, clump, glob, lump

Fling (v)

Fling is to throw something with force.