1. The Stone Angel Chapter:5 by Hatice Oncel
Sight Words
The Stone Angel
Chapter:5
by Hatice Oncel

2. stagnant
Dull, motionless
Stagnant water pg:152

3. tipsy
Unsteady, unstable
One leg tipsy pg:152

4. hick
a person from the countryside who is considered to be stupid and without experience pg:153

5. slough
Muddy area pg: 154
The sloughs were frozen

6. countenance
To approve
I won’t countenance pg:155

7. snatch
To grab
I snatch it pg:155

8. bile
A bitter greenish fluid
bile taste in my mouth pg: 155

9. gay
Merry
I am gay pg:155

10. wicket
A small gate or door
behind the wicket pg:155

11. perspiration
Sweat
feel the perspiration pg:156

12. sodden
Soaked
My dress sodden under the arms pg:156

13. agitate
to make someone feel anxious or angry
Look agitated pg:156

14. minx
a girl or young woman who knows how to control other people to her advantage pg:156

15. hideous
Horrible
Pg: 157

16. grope
Search for blindly
Pg:159

17. interminable
Endless
The ride is interminable pg:158

18. tote
To carry
Toting suitcases pg:158

19. blemish
Mark on the skin
Free of blemishes pg:159

20. provision
A stock of food
I must have provisions pg:160

21. spectacled
Wearing eyeglasses
Spectacled woman pg: 160

22. deplorable
very bad
She has deplorable posture. Pg: 160

23. chortle
To laugh
I have to chortle at the thought of it pg: 162

24. banister
Handrail
Pg: 163

25. swart
Dark in color
Not swart enough pg: 164

26. loom
To appear
Buildings loom around me pg: 164

27. hack
To cut
It has been hacked pg:167

28. plod
To walk slowly
I plod back down pg: 167

29. lanky
Tall and thin
James Reilly was lanky pg: 169

30. gumption Capacity; shrewdness; common sense
You’ve got his gumption pg: 170

31. amicably
Friendly
We lived there amicably pg: 171

32. swell
Excellent
They were swell guys pg: 171

33. prowler
someone who moves around quietly in a place, trying not to be seen, often before committing a crime
I heard a prowler in the garden pg:171

34. recluse
a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people
He’s kind of recluse pg: 172

35. expressions

36. to palm off something to trick or persuade someone to take something
They’re trying to palm off now. pg:155

37. be in a lather
excited and agitated
I’m all in a lather pg: 156

38. Drat it
Slang an exclamation of annoyance
pg:157

39. be limp as a dishrag
feels worn out, tired
pg: 164

40. to charm the birds out off a tree
Exceptionally charismatic
pg:169

41. pull (himself) up by (his) own bootstraps
Improve your situation by your own efforts
pg: 170