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4. expensively fantasised complicated architects churning carcasses
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
expensively
fantasised
‘[Ian Rider] had kept himself fit, had never smoked and had dressed expensively.’ (p 9)
‘When he was younger, [Alex] had fantasised that there might be something strange [in his uncle’s office]’. (p 11)
Stormbreaker Chpt 1 Funeral Voices
complicated
architects
‘…the teacher, Mr. Donovan, was already chalking up a complicated equation on the board.’
‘It was hot in the room, the sunlight streaming in through the floor-to-ceiling windows put in by architects who should have known better.’ (p 19)
Stormbreaker Chpt 2 Heaven for Cars
churning
carcasses
‘How could he possibly think about algebra when there were so many other questions churning through his mind?’ (p 19)
‘Everything of value had been stripped away and only the rusting carcasses [of the cars] remained…’ (p 22)
Stormbreaker Chpt 2 Heaven for Cars
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5. lull lurched deposited collapsing relentlessly surged
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
lull
lurched
‘The machines must have stopped for a moment. If there hadn’t been a sudden lull , Alex would never have heard the men coming.’ (p 25)
‘He couldn’t see. He couldn’t move. But his stomach lurched as the car swung in an arc…’ (p 26)
Stormbreaker Chpt 2 Heaven for Cars
deposited
collapsing
‘His short flight across the breaker’s yard ended with a bone-shattering crash as the crane deposited the car on the iron shelves of the crusher.’ (p 27)
‘Alex felt the metalwork collapsing all around him. The back window exploded and glass showered around his head…’ (p 27)
Stormbreaker Chpt 2 Heaven for Cars
relentlessly
surged
‘The BMW screamed as two walls of solid steel relentlessly crushed it.’ (p 28)
‘With all his strength, [Alex] surged forward, finding some sort of purchase on the gear column.
Stormbreaker Chpt 2 Heaven for Cars
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6. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
purchase (p 29)
________________
2. hideous (p 29)
3. observation (p 29)
4. gingerly (p 30)
5. encounter (p 31)
6. lethal (p 31)
7. abdomen (p 31)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
purchase (p 29)
________________
2. hideous (p 29)
3. observation (p 29)
4. gingerly (p 30)
5. encounter (p 31)
6. lethal (p 31)
7. abdomen (p 31)
Alex Rider – Stormbreaker
Chapter 2 Heaven for Cars
Alex Rider – Stormbreaker
Chapter 2 Heaven for Cars

7. swivelling interior gestured concealed thermal pulsating
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
swivelling
interior
‘There was a brass name-plate next to the main door and a security camera swivelling slowly over the pavement.’ (p 34)
‘…Alex passed from the brightness outside to the cool shadows of the interior .’ (p 35)
Stormbreaker Chpt 3 Royal and General
gestured
concealed
‘Let’s go up to my office,’ Crawley said. He gestured, ‘We’ll take the lift.’ (p 36)
‘Alex didn’t notice the fourth camera inside the lift, but then it was concealed on the other side of the two-way mirror that covered the back wall.’ (p 36)
Stormbreaker Chpt 3 Royal and General
thermal
pulsating
‘Nor did [Alex] see the thermal intensifier…but this second machine [turned] him into a pulsating mass of colours, none of which translated into the cold steal of a hidden gun or knife.’ (p 37)
‘Nor did [Alex] see the thermal intensifier…but this second machine [turned] him into a pulsating mass of colours, none of which translated into the cold steal of a hidden gun or knife.’ (p 37)
Stormbreaker Chpt 3 Royal and General
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8. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
punctuated (p 37)
________________
2. cloying (p 38)
3. jutted (p 40)
4. miscalculated (p 41)
5. hoisted (p 42)
6. authorised (p 43)
7. buckled (p 43)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
punctuated (p 37)
________________
2. cloying (p 38)
3. jutted (p 40)
4. miscalculated (p 41)
5. hoisted (p 42)
6. authorised (p 43)
7. buckled (p 43)
Alex Rider – Stormbreaker
Chapter 3 Royal and General
Alex Rider – Stormbreaker
Chapter 3 Royal and General

9. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
ornate (p 44)
________________
2. groggy (p 45)
3. colleague (p 46)
4. minutely (p 46)
5. precise (p 46)
6. occurred (p 50)
7. waif (p 51)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
ornate (p 44)
________________
2. groggy (p 45)
3. colleague (p 46)
4. minutely (p 46)
5. precise (p 46)
6. occurred (p 50)
7. waif (p 51)
Alex Rider – Stormbreaker
Chapter 4 – ‘So What Do You Say?’
Alex Rider – Stormbreaker
Chapter 4 – ‘So What Do You Say?’

10. enquiries gratitude revolutionary manufactured preposterous ruthless
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
enquiries
gratitude
‘They made enquiries about him and discovered how poor he was…’ (p 51)
‘And so, out of gratitude , [the couple Herod saved from death] more or less adopted him.’ (p 51)
Stormbreaker Chpt 4 ‘So What Do You Say?’
Stormbreaker Chpt 4 ‘So What Do You Say?’
revolutionary
manufactured
‘But what drew [Herod] to our attention was his next invention. A quite revolutionary computer which he calls the Stormbreaker.’ (p 51)
‘The Stormbreaker is being manufactured by Sayle Enterprises,’ Mrs. Jones said. (p 52)
Stormbreaker Chpt 4 ‘So What Do You Say?’
Stormbreaker Chpt 4 ‘So What Do You Say?’
ruthless
preposterous
‘The Government may think he’s a saint, but there’s a ruthless side to [Herod Sayle] too.’ (p 54)
‘The whole [idea of Alex becoming a spy] was so preposterous [Alex] almost wanted to laugh.’ (p 59)
Stormbreaker Chpt 4 ‘So What Do You Say?’
Stormbreaker Chpt 4 ‘So What Do You Say?’
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11. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
rendezvous (p 62)
________________
2. exhaustion (p 63)
3. companionable (p 66)
4. humourlessly (p 67)
5. humiliate (p 68)
6. dismantled (p 70)
7. sapped (p 74)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
rendezvous (p 62)
________________
2. exhaustion (p 63)
3. companionable (p 66)
4. humourlessly (p 67)
5. humiliate (p 68)
6. dismantled (p 70)
7. sapped (p 74)
Alex Rider – Stormbreaker
Chapter 5 Double 0 Nothing
Alex Rider – Stormbreaker
Chapter 5 Double 0 Nothing

12. strutting coup postpone adapt acrid coincidence
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
strutting
coup
‘A pigeon was strutting back and forth along the ledge outside, as if keeping guard.’ (p 77)
‘The Prime Minister sees the Stormbreakers as a major coup , for himself and for his Government.’ (p 78-79)
Stormbreaker Chpt 6 Toys Aren’t Us
Stormbreaker Chpt 6 Toys Aren’t Us
postpone
adapt
‘If the boy gets himself killed, it will be the final proof that there is something wrong. At the very least it’ll allow me to postpone the Stormbreaker project…’ (p 79)
‘The challenge was to think what a 14-year-old might carry with him – and adapt it.’ (p 84)
Stormbreaker Chpt 6 Toys Aren’t Us
Stormbreaker Chpt 6 Toys Aren’t Us
acrid
coincidence
‘For a moment, nothing happened. Then a wisp of acrid smoke twisted upwards in the air, the metal sizzled and a jagged hole appeared.’ (p 86)
‘This photograph [of Gregorovitch] was taken 6 months ago, in Cuba. It may have been a coincidence but Harod Sayle was there at the same time.’ (p 88)
Stormbreaker Chpt 6 Toys Aren’t Us
Stormbreaker Chpt 6 Toys Aren’t Us
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13. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
chauffeur (p 91)
________________
2. swathe (p 93)
3. intervals (p 93)
4. complex (p 94)
5. automatically (p 94)
6. sprawling (p 95)
7. dominated (p 95)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
chauffeur (p 91)
________________
2. swathe (p 93)
3. intervals (p 93)
4. complex (p 94)
5. automatically (p 94)
6. sprawling (p 95)
7. dominated (p 95)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 7 Physalia Physalis
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 7 Physalia Physalis

14. artificial writhed dredged nematocysts illuminated methodically
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
artificial
writhed
‘As the jellyfish moved, or drifted in an artificial current, its tentacles writhed against the glass so that it looked almost as if it was trying to break out.’ (p 96-97)
‘As the jellyfish moved, or drifted in an artificial current, its tentacles writhed against the glass so that it looked almost as if it was trying to break out.’ (p 96-97)
Stormbreaker Chpt 7 Physalia Physalis
Stormbreaker Chpt 7 Physalia Physalis
dredged
nematocysts
‘Alex had dredged up the facts [about the jellyfish] from somewhere and spoken them before he knew what he was doing.’ (p 98)
‘You see the nematocysts, Mr. Lester? The stinging cells? If you were to find yourself wrapped in those, it would be an exquisite death.’ (p 98)
Stormbreaker Chpt 7 Physalia Physalis
Stormbreaker Chpt 7 Physalia Physalis
illuminated
methodically
‘…a semi-naked statute…was eerily illuminated by a dozen concealed lights.’ (p 102)
‘Everything was exactly as it had been when he had packed, but he was certain that the sports bag had been expertly and methodically searched.’ (p 102)
Stormbreaker Chpt 7 Physalia Physalis
Stormbreaker Chpt 7 Physalia Physalis
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15. surpassed accessed audible amplified impressions instantaneously
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
instantaneously
surpassed
‘Instantaneously, he knew, a machine would switch on…in London and a copy of the 2 pages would scroll out of the back.’ (p 106)
‘The iMac might have been the first computer with a real sense of design, but the Stormbreaker had far surpassed it.’ (p 109)
Stormbreaker Chpt 8 Looking for Trouble
Stormbreaker Chpt 8 Looking for Trouble
accessed
audible
‘Seconds later, the desktop appeared [on the computer screen], with icons for maths, science, French…ready to be accessed .’ (p 109)
‘…[Alex] slipped the earphones over his head…and sure enough, the voices came through….audible through the powerful speaker system built into the [Game Boy]’ (p 114)
Stormbreaker Chpt 8 Looking for Trouble
Stormbreaker Chpt 8 Looking for Trouble
amplified
impressions
‘Amplified by the tiny [Game Boy], [the voices] sounded like a telephone call from abroad on a very bad line.’ (p 115)
‘[Mr. Sayle] wishes to know your first impressions of the Stormbreaker.’ (p 116)
Stormbreaker Chpt 8 Looking for Trouble
Stormbreaker Chpt 8 Looking for Trouble
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16. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
inconsolable (p 125)
________________
2. edible (p 125)
3. precaution (p 126)
4. convoy (p 128)
5. jetty (p 129)
6. emerged (p 130)
7. vacated (p 132)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
inconsolable (p 125)
________________
2. edible (p 125)
3. precaution (p 126)
4. convoy (p 128)
5. jetty (p 129)
6. emerged (p 130)
7. vacated (p 132)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 9 Night Visitors
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 9 Night Visitors

17. expedition indignant transmit obvious escorted precariously
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
indignant
expedition
‘Alex was woken up by an indignant Nadia Vole knocking at his door. He had overslept.’ (p 134)
‘His night expedition hadn’t been quite the success he’d hoped.’ (p 135)
Stormbreaker Chpt 10 Death in the Long Grass
transmit
obvious
There had been a reply waiting for him on the screen of his Game Boy…’Please transmit further observations’. (p 135)
‘Something was going on at Sayle Enterprises. That much was obvious.’ (p 136)
Stormbreaker Chpt 10 Death in the Long Grass
escorted
precariously
‘…at last the guard released him from the room and escorted him as far as the main gate.’ (p 136)
‘…Alex found himself…following a track that zigzagged precariously along the edge of a cliff.’ (p 137)
Stormbreaker Chpt 10 Death in the Long Grass
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18. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
erupted (p 138)
________________
2. hurled (p 139)
3. unison (p 140)
4. singe (p 141)
5. garrotting (p 142)
6. incinerate (p 143)
7. persperation (p 145)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
erupted (p 138)
________________
2. hurled (p 139)
3. unison (p 140)
4. singe (p 141)
5. garrotting (p 142)
6. incinerate (p 143)
7. persperation (p 145)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 10 Death in the Long Grass
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 10 Death in the Long Grass

19. sabotage instantaneous intercepted labyrinth activating descending
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
sabotage
instantaneous
‘A computer virus was the perfect act of sabotage : invisible and instantaneous.’ (p 149)
‘A computer virus was the perfect act of sabotage : invisible and instantaneous.’ (p 149)
Stormbreaker Chpt 11 Dozemary Mine
Stormbreaker Chpt 11 Dozemary Mine
intercepted
labyrinth
‘Ian Rider wouldn’t have wanted information sent to Sayle Enterprises, where it could be intercepted.’ (p 150)
‘…there was a labyrinth of shafts, tunnels and railway lines running for miles underground.’ (p 152)
Stormbreaker Chpt 11 Dozemary Mine
Stormbreaker Chpt 11 Dozemary Mine
activating
descending
‘…in less than 24 hours the Prime Minister would be activating [the Stormbreaker computers].’ (p 154)
‘[Alex] just had to feel his way… descending further…until at last his heel struck the ground and he knew he had reached the bottom…’ (p 157)
Stormbreaker Chpt 11 Dozemary Mine
Stormbreaker Chpt 11 Dozemary Mine
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20. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
oppressive (p 159)
________________
2. reassure (p 159)
3. emerged (p 159)
4. submerged (p 161)
5. hesitated (p 162)
6. oxygenating (p 163)
7. gouge (p 163)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
oppressive (p 159)
________________
2. reassure (p 159)
3. emerged (p 159)
4. submerged (p 161)
5. hesitated (p 162)
6. oxygenating (p 163)
7. gouge (p 163)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 11 Dozemary Mine
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 11 Dozemary Mine

21. seeping submerged adjusted makeshift sodden jetty
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
seeping
submerged
‘Somehow…light was seeping into the area beyond the submerged tunnel.’ (p 165)
‘Somehow…light was seeping into the area beyond the submerged tunnel.’ (p 165)
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
adjusted
makeshift
‘Slowly, his vision adjusted itself. Waving his hand in front of his face, he could just make out his fingers.’ (p 165)
‘Using the beam [of wood] as a makeshift jetty, [Alex] clambered onto the rock.’ (p 166)
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
jetty
sodden
‘The main part of his body was dry, but…his trainers and socks were sodden.’ (p 166)
‘Using the beam [of wood] as a makeshift jetty , [Alex] clambered onto the rock.’ (p 166)
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
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22. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
converted (p 167)
________________
2. tentatively (p 167)
3. adjustment (p 170)
4. precision (p 170)
5. decontaminated (p 171)
6. languidly (p 171)
7. pathetic (p 173)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
converted (p 167)
________________
2. tentatively (p 167)
3. adjustment (p 170)
4. precision (p 170)
5. decontaminated (p 171)
6. languidly (p 171)
7. pathetic (p 173)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 12 Behind the Door
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 12 Behind the Door

23. klaxon ricocheted illuminated alerted shimmy inarticulate
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
klaxon
ricocheted
‘And then alarm went off. A klaxon barking electronically along the corridors…’ (p 174)
‘Bullets slammed into the wall beside him and ricocheted along the passageway.’ (p 175)
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
illuminated
alerted
‘…across the lawn, the airstrip was ablaze, artificially illuminated by the sort of lights Alex had seen on football pitches.’ (p 177)
‘[Alex] thought about making for the main gate, but he knew that was hopeless. The guards would have been alerted.’ (p 178)
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
shimmy
inarticulate
‘[Mr. Grin] seemed to shimmy to one side, then his hand shot out, the side of it driving into Alex’s throat.’ (p 179)
‘[Mr. Grin] made an inarticulate sound and lashed out a second time.’ (p 179)
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
Stormbreaker Chpt 12 Behind the Door
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24. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
writhing (p 181)
________________
2. immaculate (p 181)
3. menace (p 182)
4. biological (p 184)
5. viciously (p 186)
6. modified (p 188)
7. lethal (p 188)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
writhing (p 181)
________________
2. immaculate (p 181)
3. menace (p 182)
4. biological (p 184)
5. viciously (p 186)
6. modified (p 188)
7. lethal (p 188)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 13 The School Bully
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 12 The School Bully

25. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
reeling (p )
________________
2. vapour (p 192)
3. recoiled (p 192)
4. triumphantly (p 194)
5. deposited (p 195)
6. thrashing (p 195)
7. distorted (p 195)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
reeling (p )
________________
2. vapour (p 192)
3. recoiled (p 192)
4. triumphantly (p 194)
5. deposited (p 195)
6. thrashing (p 195)
7. distorted (p 195)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 14 Deep Water
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 14 Deep Water

26. embrace translucent penetrate surging sapping contorted
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
embrace
translucent
‘Or perhaps it will be fast and you will drift into the embrace of our friend.’ (p 196)
‘He could see the translucent cone [of the jellyfish], with its dark mauve tip, heading towards him.’ (p 197)
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
surging
penetrate
‘Desperately, he kicked out with his feet, moving away from [the jellyfish], surging through the water on his back.’ (p 197)
‘Could the stinging cells penetrate his clothes? Almost certainly.’ (p 197)
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
sapping
contorted
‘If the jellyfish didn’t get him, tiredness would. He had to fight every second to stay afloat, and sheer terror was sapping his strength. (p 197)
‘Alex contorted his body, and managed to stay down, flailing madly with his legs to propel himself sideways.’ (p 198)
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
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27. flailing propel taut complex battered exhausted
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
flailing
propel
‘Alex contorted his body, and managed to stay down, flailing madly with his legs to propel himself sideways.’ (p 198)
‘Alex contorted his body, and managed to stay down, flailing madly with his legs to propel himself sideways.’ (p 198)
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
taut
complex
‘Alex backed into a corner of the room [to avoid the jellyfish], his whole body taut.’ (p 200)
‘…with the alarms sounding, the armed guards and the razor wire, he’d never make it out of the complex.’ (p 202)
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
battered
exhausted
‘Alex was soaking wet, battered and almost exhausted. But he knew what he had to do.’ (p 203)
‘Alex was soaking wet, battered and almost exhausted. But he knew what he had to do.’ (p 203)
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
Stormbreaker Chpt 14 Deep Water
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28. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
chocks (p 204)
________________
2. effective (p 206)
3. destruction (p 210)
4. dangling (p 210)
5. clambered (p 210)
6. vaguely (p 211)
7. instrumentation (p 211)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
chocks (p 204)
________________
2. effective (p 206)
3. destruction (p 210)
4. dangling (p 210)
5. clambered (p 210)
6. vaguely (p 211)
7. instrumentation (p 211)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 15 Eleven O’Clock
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 15 Eleven O’Clock

29. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
intact (p 212)
________________
2. dense (p 212)
3. intended (p 213)
4. recognised (p 214)
5. dangling (p 215)
6. canopy (p 215)
7. acrid (p 216)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
intact (p 212)
________________
2. dense (p 212)
3. intended (p 213)
4. recognised (p 214)
5. dangling (p 215)
6. canopy (p 215)
7. acrid (p 216)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 16 Twelve O’Clock
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 16 Twelve O’Clock

30. billowed plunged reflect responsible vital manoeuvre
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
billowed
plunged
‘The smoke billowed out through the hold, curling against the windows, trailing out of the open door.’ (p 216)
‘The plane wobbled, then plunged down.’ (p 216)
Stormbreaker Chpt 16 Twelve O’Clock
Stormbreaker Chpt 16 Twelve O’Clock
responsible
reflect
‘It is the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister alone, who is responsible for what is about to happen,’ Sayle was saying… (p 218)
‘And I hope that tonight, when he reflects on what has happened today throughout this country, he will remember our days together at school…’ (p 218)
Stormbreaker Chpt 16 Twelve O’Clock
Stormbreaker Chpt 16 Twelve O’Clock
vital
manoeuvre
‘…and I’m glad that the two of us, together, today, can make such a vital difference to our schools.’ (p 218)
‘Somehow [Alex] managed to manoeuvre himself over the museum [using the cords on his parachute]. (p 220)
Stormbreaker Chpt 16 Twelve O’Clock
Stormbreaker Chpt 16 Twelve O’Clock
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31. Building our Vocabulary
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
expectations (p 225)
________________
2. exceeded (p 225)
3. transmission (p 226)
4. electrocuted (p 227)
5. fanatical (p 227)
6. analysed (p 227)
7. enquiries (p 227)
My word
I think it means
Glossary or Dictionary definition
expectations (p 225)
________________
2. exceeded (p 225)
3. transmission (p 226)
4. electrocuted (p 227)
5. fanatical (p 227)
6. analysed (p 227)
7. enquiries (p 227)
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 17 Yassen
Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
Chapter 17 Yassen

32. sponsoring conciliatory venom reflected hovered salute
Vocabulary Cards – Alex Rider - Stormbreaker
sponsoring
conciliatory
‘[Yassen] was working for the people who were sponsoring Sayle…and I doubt they will be very pleased with him.’ (p 228)
‘You’ve done very well, Alex,’ Mrs. Jones said, trying to sound more conciliatory. (p 229)
Stormbreaker Chpt 17 Yassen
Stormbreaker Chpt 17 Yassen
reflected
venom
‘As he took the lift down to the ground floor, [Alex] reflected that he’d saved thousands of school children…’ (p 230)
‘If you move…I will shoot you.’ [Sayle’s] voice was pure venom. (p 231)
Stormbreaker Chpt 17 Yassen
Stormbreaker Chpt 17 Yassen
hovered
salute
‘Behind the glass, Yassen raised his hand. A gesture of friendship? A salute? Alex raised his hand. The helicopter spun away.’ (p 236)
‘…the helicopter rose back into the air. For a moment, it hovered at the side of the building.’ (p 236)
Stormbreaker Chpt 17 Yassen
Stormbreaker Chpt 17 Yassen
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