The Egypt Game By Zilpha Keatley Snyder

The Egypt GameBy Zilpha Keatley

Snyder“Elizabethan Diplomacy,” “Moods and Maybes,” “Hieroglyphics,” “The Ceremony for the Dead”

warilyIn a watchful or cautious manner.

Adverb

"Both boys were standing now, watching the girls warily."

solemnMade in legal form, as in a declaration or agreement.

"Toby made everyone take a solemn oath not to tell where they'd been, even if they'd been missed and people started asking questions."

Adjective

oath

A statement or promise.

Noun

"Toby made everyone take a solemn oath not to tell where they'd been, even if they'd been missed and people started asking questions."

contemplatedTo consider or think fully about.

Verb

"For a few minutes the two girls contemplated the possibility in mournful silence."

exchangedTo give and receive reciprocally.

Verb

“April and Melanie exchanged surprised glances.”

decipheredTo make out the meaning of something.

Verb

"Letters were written and exchanged and deciphered."

fluentAble to speak or write easily.

Adjective

“Since he wasn't even in kindergarten yet, he wasn't exactly fluent in either one."

rendezvousAn agreement to meet at a certain time and place.

Noun

"It was Saturday afternoon and April, Melanie and Marshall had just come down to get Elizabeth to join the boys in Egypt for a previously scheduled rendezvous."

mournfulFeeling or expressing grief, sorrow, or sadness.

Adjective

“Then came April and Melanie as the mourning populace, scattering flowers and chanting, ‘Weep for Prince Pete-hotep-fallen in battle,’ in a high mournful wail."

wailTo utter a long, mournful cry, as in grief or suffering.

Verb

“Then came April and Melanie as the mourning populace, scattering flowers and chanting, ‘Weep for Prince Pete-hotep-fallen in battle,’ in a high mournful wail."