King Midas

Open Court: Unit 6_Lesson 1

Line 1: trifle irrelevant grasping snatchingLine 1: trifle irrelevant grasping snatching

Line 2: desirable miserable sincerely Line 2: desirable miserable sincerely hatefulhateful

Line 3: fuse lock league stern Line 3: fuse lock league stern

Line 4: content handkerchief spectacles Line 4: content handkerchief spectacles breakfastbreakfast

S1:S1: The thief stole nearly all of our valuable The thief stole nearly all of our valuable possessions, but the police caught the robber possessions, but the police caught the robber within hours.within hours.

S2:S2: The king believed that gold was one of the The king believed that gold was one of the most desirable objects in the world.most desirable objects in the world.

S3:S3: Bridgette’s rash departure for the woods left Bridgette’s rash departure for the woods left her with a painful limp.her with a painful limp.

S4:S4: Dad put on his spectacles to check the content Dad put on his spectacles to check the content of the paper.of the paper.

trifle (tri-fle): trifle (tri-fle): something of little or no something of little or no value or importancevalue or importance (pg. 571) (pg. 571)

She worked very hard all day, but was only She worked very hard all day, but was only given a trifle for her efforts.given a trifle for her efforts.

ebony (eb-o-ny): ebony (eb-o-ny): a dark, black colora dark, black color (pg. 572) (pg. 572)

Mom bought an ebony frame for the picture.Mom bought an ebony frame for the picture.balustrade (bal-us-trade):balustrade (bal-us-trade): a row of a row of

balusters and the handrail they balusters and the handrail they support, as on a staircase.support, as on a staircase. (pg. 574)(pg. 574)

The balustrade was painted white on the new The balustrade was painted white on the new staircase.staircase.

molten (mol-ten): melted or kept in a molten (mol-ten): melted or kept in a liquid state by heat.liquid state by heat. (pg. 575) (pg. 575)

The molten lava flowed down the volcano.The molten lava flowed down the volcano.Mealy (meal-y): Mealy (meal-y): like meal; dry and like meal; dry and

grainygrainy (pg. 576)(pg. 576)

The mealy pie crust tasted bad.The mealy pie crust tasted bad.

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1.1. bouquetbouquet

2.2. chameleonchameleon

3.3. charactercharacter

4.4. chemistrychemistry

5.5. chlorinechlorine

6.6. choruschorus

7.7. headacheheadache

8.8. mechanicmechanic

9.9. monarchymonarchy

10.10. opaqueopaque

11.11. orchestraorchestra

12.12. plaqueplaque

13.13. scheduleschedule

14.14. schemescheme

15.15. cloakcloak

16.16. contentcontent

17.17. handkerchiefhandkerchief

18.18. spectaclesspectacles

19.19. breakfastbreakfast

20.20. exclaimedexclaimed