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HOLES CHAPTER 7:THANKS TO HIRO, WALEED,

LESLIE, PRISCILA, SKY, YO,

ANH, CYNTHIA, SALMA, BOWEN,

KATHY, DANG, NICOLE, KHALID,

IREDE, YAZ,YAHYA, 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 weighsex: He has put on weight since I last

saw him.

bounce offdefinition:

To make something rebound off

someone or something

Example:

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 in

Example:

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 OF

proud 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)

NONETHELESS

nonetheless (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.

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

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

To get a positive result afterward.It's beneficial.

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

tired in class."

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.

, and turned away toward blushHe felt himself Hector, who was sitting on the f loor in front of

an overstuffed chair.

Definition: To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.

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

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 ate.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)

Flingis to throw something with force.

Could tell by

“He could tell by your face that you were lying”

Definition : depend on something then know something.e.g. He is a famous experts who could tell by people’s fackand action that he\she lie or not

trail

“The tired children trailed along behind their parents”Definition in the context: follow with, to lag or linger behind

e.g. The guy trail his partner.

Vibration ( Noun )

SynonymShaking - oscillation -

tremor - pulse - quiver -pulsation

Example :Vibration could be helpful to lose some weight.

Definition : The condition of being shacked.

weight

All one’s might ( Noun )

Definition: The power, force, or influence held by a person or group

SynonymPower – strength

Example : The might of the opposing army was too great for us.

CRACK(Noun) boom, usually from hittingEX/Most buildings crack at some

time during their service life.