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Where the Red Fern Where the Red Fern GrowsGrows
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Words to Knowflitting
gingerly
foliage
feeble
lull
haggard
sinews
Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements
or a lack of activity
lullflittingfeeble
gingerlylull
haggardfoliagesinews
A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle
to bone or bone to bone; a tendon or
ligament.
sinewflittingfeeble
gingerlylull
haggardfoliagesinews
Plant leaves, collectively:
"healthy green foliage"
foliageflittingfeeble
gingerlylull
haggardfoliagesinews
Lacking physical strength, esp. as a
result of age or illness
feebleflittingfeeble
gingerlylull
haggardfoliagesinews
howing great care or caution:
gingerlyflittingfeeble
gingerlylull
haggardfoliagesinews
Move swiftly and lightly
flittingflittingfeeble
gingerlylull
haggardfoliagesinews
Looking exhausted and unwell, esp.
from fatigue, worry, or suffering
haggardflittingfeeble
gingerlylull
haggardfoliagesinews
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The butterfly was flitting through the air.
Moving quicklysmall
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There was a lull at the stadium as they waited for the singer to walk out on stage.
Lack of activity
rush
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Primitive cultures used sinew as rope.
plantstendons
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In the springtime, foliage can be seen in gardens across the city.
Green plantsanimals
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After all these years, my grandfather looked very feeble as he tried to get up out of his chair.
weakstrong
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I held the bird egg gingerly so as not to break it.
softlyrough
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The man looked haggard after working a 12 hour shift in the hot sun.
tiredtan
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