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Dive into a world where the neglected, unnoticed, and extinct make their presence felt. Witness the lively vigor and shrieks of those who have been overlooked, while the sulking and mopey find solace in a climate of stupor. Explore the curated mysteries of the past as the curator surveys relics of a forgotten era. Will these forgotten realms resurface, or remain lost in time?
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Chapters 7-10 Genre: Fiction
neglectedpage 45 • Meaning: ignored; unnoticedSentence: My neighbor’s neglected baby played dangerously close to our pool.
reproach page 49 • Meaning: criticize; scold • Sentence: After we reproach our puppy for having an accident in the house, it gives us this sweet, little, sad face.
vigorouslypage 53 • Meaning: energetically; enthusiastically • Sentence: This ball player plays vigorously and seems to really enjoy what he is doing.
shriek page 53 • Meaning: a squealing sound; yellSentence: You should have heard the shriek that came from my sister when we threw the mouse on her.
tripod page 53 • Meaning: a three-legged stand used for holding something • Sentence: I use a tripod to hold my camera, whenever I need to be in a picture that I happen to be taking.
extinct page 54 • Meaning: vanished; non-existent • Sentence: The first animal that comes to mind may be a dinosaur, when asked to think of an animal that no longer exists, but the Wooly Mammoth is also extinct.
surveyedpage 60 • Meaning: inspected; examined; studiedSentence: My dad surveyed the woods, with binoculars, looking for deer.
sulkingpage 63 • Meaning: pouting; feeling sorry for yourself • Sentence: This little girl is sulking, or pouting, because she wasn’t allowed to go to her best friend’s birthday party.
Mopeypage 63 • Meaning: sad • Sentence: The girl was very mopey because it was a rainy Saturday and she couldn’t go out and play.
climate page 64 • Meaning: surroundings; average weather conditions in a place • Sentence: The desert climate is generally hot and dry during the daytime.
stupor page 66 • Meaning: trance; daze • Sentence: After taking her cough syrup this morning, my baby sister wondered around the house in a medicated stupor.
Curator page 66 • Meaning: keeper; overseer; caretaker of a museum or exhibit • Sentence: The curator of the Museum of Natural History makes sure that the Wooly Mammoth’s tusks are displayed so everyone can easily see.