1. Me and Uncle Romie Harcourt Story Town Grassy Lake Elementary School Third Grade Minneola, Florida

2. Glorious If something is so wonderful that you can hardly believe it, it is glorious. If something is so wonderful that you can hardly believe it, it is glorious. I had a glorious day in school today. I had a glorious day in school today.

3. Dull When something is not shiny, it’s dull. When something is not shiny, it’s dull. The pennies reddish copper color will become dull in time. The pennies reddish copper color will become dull in time.

4. Streak To streak is to move very fast from one place to another. To streak is to move very fast from one place to another. I watched the birds streak across the sky. I watched the birds streak across the sky.

5. Towers Something that is very tall towers over shorter things. Something that is very tall towers over shorter things. The Statue of Liberty towers over the buildings of Paris. The Statue of Liberty towers over the buildings of Paris.

6. Masterpiece A great piece of art can be called a masterpiece. A great piece of art can be called a masterpiece. James thought Uncle Romie’s painting was a masterpiece. James thought Uncle Romie’s painting was a masterpiece.

7. Heritage Memories and traditions of your family’s past are part of your heritage. Memories and traditions of your family’s past are part of your heritage. My uncle’s picture and medal are part of my families heritage. My uncle’s picture and medal are part of my families heritage.

8. Ruined If something is ruined, it is destroyed. If something is ruined, it is destroyed. The thunderstorm ruined my birthday party. The thunderstorm ruined my birthday party.

9. Crept If you crept, You moved slowly and carefully so that you wouldn’t be seen or heard. If you crept, You moved slowly and carefully so that you wouldn’t be seen or heard. I crept out of bed and into the hall to see who was there. I crept out of bed and into the hall to see who was there.

10. Memory A memory is something you remember. A memory is something you remember. My best memory of my birthday was seeing my grandma arrive. My best memory of my birthday was seeing my grandma arrive.

11. Yanked When Something is yanked, it is given a quick, hard pull. When Something is yanked, it is given a quick, hard pull. I yanked off a few blossoms to give to my mother. I yanked off a few blossoms to give to my mother.