A Monster Calls
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- 2. Making a deep sound expressing pain, strain, or displeasure (p. 19).
- 5. Medicines used to relieve pain (p. 199).
- 6. To cause someone to feel sudden shock or alarm (p. 24).
- 8. On fire or glowing brightly (p. 220).
- 9. Repeated heavy blows or attacks (p. 204).
- 12. The sidekicks of a bully (p. 32).
- 13. Twisted and knotted in appearance, often due to age (p. 47).
- 14. A sense of inevitable destruction or failure (p. 35).
- 15. Spoken unclearly, often due to tiredness or intoxication (p. 233).
- 17. Having gained knowledge or understanding (p. 130).
- 21. Medical or practical actions intended to cure or relieve a problem (p. 29).
- 23. A belief based on fear or magic rather than reason (p. 130).
- 25. Mixtures created from various ingredients, often experimentally (p. 126).
- 29. A fierce or angry stare (p. 20).
- 31. Which rhetorical figure is this: "Conor's stomach contracted to a ball of fire, like a little sun burning him up from the insie" (p.35)
- 32. The gathering of ripe crops (p. 129).
- 33. To make a soft, crackling sound, often caused by movement (p. 16).
- 38. The remains left after destruction or damage (p. 138).
- 39. The underlying structures that support a building or idea (p. 136).
- 40. A minor illness or physical problem (p. 129).
- 41. To include or surround completely (p. 49).
- 42. Moving restlessly due to discomfort or embarrassment (p. 52).
- 45. To make a sudden small movement from fear or pain (p. 92).
- 46. Wild or not controlled or domesticated (p. 18).
- 48. Held tightly, often showing tension or anger (p. 120).
- 49. Wild with fear, panic, or urgency (p. 228).
Down
- 1. Crying or shedding tears (p. 145).
- 2. A place where dead people are buried (p. 18).
- 3. Held someone responsible for a fault or mistake (p. 90).
- 4. Drew the eyebrows together to show displeasure, confusion, or concern (p. 16).
- 7. Inspiring awe or admiration (p. 157).
- 8. Which rhetorical figure is this: "a very solid sapling had sprouted" (85)
- 10. Disappeared suddenly or completely (p. 183).
- 11. Extremely angry or annoyed (p. 57).
- 16. Punishment inflicted in return for a perceived wrong (p. 77).
- 18. To seize, hold, or understand something firmly (p. 15).
- 19. A person who rescues others from danger or difficulty (p. 224).
- 20. A punishment requiring a student to stay after school (p. 41).
- 22. What rhetorical figure is this: "As if he didn't know that from the last three thousand times she'd visited" (p. 57)
- 24. Causing difficulty in breathing or intense discomfort (p. 219).
- 26. Spoke quietly and unclearly, often in annoyance (p. 104).
- 27. Made small restless movements due to nervousness or boredom (p. 111).
- 28. Deep sorrow, especially caused by loss (p. 71).
- 30. A deep or seemingly bottomless space (p. 215).
- 34. A machine that converts energy into motion (p. 228).
- 35. The liquid that circulates through a plant to provide nourishment (p. 47).
- 36. Loud, deep, and resonant (p. 210).
- 37. A fine cloud of tiny water droplets in the air (p. 80).
- 43. A feeling of reassurance after stress or fear is removed (p. 147).
- 44. A strong feeling of fear or anxiety about something coming (p. 38).
- 45. A state of wild excitement or panic (p. 137).
- 47. The quality of being worthy or deserving praise (p. 84).
- 48. What Americans can call a boy (p. 111).