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  1. straddle
    sit or stand astride of
    I was the first to see the younger girl standing in the middle of Prospect Street, straddling her bike, watching us.
  2. collide
    crash together with violent impact
    I heard someone laughing when I almost collided with Allison.
  3. soggy
    (of soil) soft and watery
    Allison's father was watering the lawn and Allison and I rode our bikes over the soggy grass and through the whirling water that jetted out of the sprinkler.
  4. prospect
    the possibility of future success
    I lived on Prospect Street then.
  5. spat
    a quarrel about petty points
    My name is –“
    Allison spat back, “I don't play with niggers."
  6. lawn
    a field of cultivated and mowed grass
    Allison's father was watering the lawn and Allison and I rode our bikes over the soggy grass and through the whirling water that jetted out of the sprinkler.
  7. slit
    a long narrow opening
    Her eyes were drawn into slits, and her long hair was dripping with the water that shot against the small of her back every time the sprinkler swung in our direction.
  8. whirling
    the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
    Allison's father was watering the lawn and Allison and I rode our bikes over the soggy grass and through the whirling water that jetted out of the sprinkler.
  9. grinning
    a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up
    Then she stopped her bike and turned to see what I was grinning at.
  10. drip
    flowing in drops
    Her eyes were drawn into slits, and her long hair was dripping with the water that shot against the small of her back every time the sprinkler swung in our direction.
  11. sturdy
    having rugged physical strength
    Most of the houses were about seventy years old, of simple, sturdy design.
  12. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn
    I turned my back to the girl and twisted my mouth into a sneer, trying to imitate the hatred I had seen on Allison's face.
  13. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
    She shuffled up the porch steps, her head down, her chin quivering, and disappeared into the house.
  14. avoid
    stay away from
    I avoided the girl's eyes.
  15. road
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
    The girl dressed in a kelly-green shorts and a T-shirt, looked small against the plainness of the road but her smile was expansive.
  16. laugh
    produce laughter
    I heard someone laughing when I almost collided with Allison.
  17. care
    providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
    Who cares she said they moved in last week, and Mom says they're going to ruin our house"
    "How are they going to ruin your house?"
  18. together
    in contact with each other or in proximity
    I asked Allison, watching the hand lower out of sight and the curtains drift back together.
  19. family
    a group of people related to one another
    The house across the Street from Allison's had been sold the week before, and I guessed the girl must have moved in there with her family.
  20. best
    having the most positive qualities
    We were the only kids on the block, so we were best friends by default.
  21. almost
    slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
    I heard someone laughing when I almost collided with Allison.
Created on 一月 13, 2011

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