Chapters 7-9

Because of Winn-Dixie

irritating

• irritating- causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger

• “Gertrude!” somebody screamed in a real irritating voice. I looked around. It was a parrot.

trustworthy

• trustworthy- able to be relied on as honest and truthful

• The girl told the parrot that she was trustworthy. She would not hurt the parrot. She would take care of him.

holler

• holler- gave a loud shout or cry– “I can hear you, “ I

hollered back at them.

prideful

• prideful- the quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s importance

• Miss Franny looked around the library. She leaned in close to me. “I don’t want to appear prideful,” she said, “but my daddy was a very rich man.”

• “I am the best at everything!” said the prideful man.

crinkly

• crinkly- full of creases or wrinkles

• She was old with crinkly brown skin.

• Cicely-Tyson acting in Because of Winn-Dixie.

busted

• “Go on and sit down,” she said, pointing at a lawn chair with the back all busted out of it.

• . busted- broken, cracked, or smashed

snatched

• snatched- quickly grabbed something in a rude or eager way

• The bear snatched the book, War and Peace, and ran away.

overgrown

• overgrown- covered with plants that have been allowed to grow wild

• You cannot see the house because of the overgrown plants covering it.