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Wordly Wise Book 4

Wordly Wise Book 4. Unit 8. ancient. Adjective: Very old; of a long time ago. Sentence: The drawing below represents an ancient pharaoh of Egypt, King Tut. c entury. Noun: A period of one hundred years.

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Wordly Wise Book 4

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  1. Wordly Wise Book 4 Unit 8

  2. ancient Adjective: Very old; of a long time ago. Sentence: The drawing below represents an ancient pharaoh of Egypt, King Tut.

  3. century • Noun: A period of one hundred years. • Sentence: In the 13th century, the 1200’s, knights wore metal on their feet for protection in battles.

  4. chamber • noun: A room. • Sentence: Chamber music is meant to be played in a room rather in a much larger concert hall. Click the drawing to watch an example of chamber music

  5. chambers • Noun: plural: An office or group of offices. • Sentence: Lawyers for both sides met in the judges chambers.

  6. descend • Verb: To go come down. • Sentence: In this video, the plane descends into some big puffy clouds. Click the drawing to watch the video.

  7. descendant • Noun: One who has certain persons as one’s parents, grandparents, etc. • Sentence: Parents’ physical traits are usually passed down to their descendants.

  8. entry Noun: 1. A way in. • Sentence: The movie audience gained entry into the theatre through a fancy double-door. 2. Each separate item in a diary or list. • Sentence: The next entry in her diary simply said, “My brother returned home today after a long absence.”

  9. interior • Noun: The inside part of something. • Sentence: The interior of the bus contains many seats for the students.

  10. interior • Adjective: Having to do with the inside part. • Sentence: The new 2015 Ford Mustang’s interior gauges will be round. Click the drawing to watch the video.

  11. intrude VERB: • To come or go in without permission or welcome. • Sentence: I didn’t mean to intrude on you while you were working.

  12. intrusion • Noun: The act of intruding. • Sentence: “Forgive my intrusion,” she said as she came in without knocking. intruder • Noun: One who intrudes. • Sentence: People were so unfriendly, that I felt like an intruder at Jeff’s party.

  13. locate • Verb: 1. To find. Sentence: Marta located the missing books in less than an hour. • To put or to be found in a place. Sentence: We’re going to locate our office across the street from the school.

  14. location • Noun: The place where something can be found. • Sentence: Will you please give me the location of the nearest post office?

  15. passage • Noun • A part of a written work or piece of music. Sentence: The final passage of the Mozart mass brought tears to the audience’s eyes. 2. The act or process of passing, as through time or from place to place. Sentence: His deeply lined face clearly showed the passage of time. 3. A way through which to pass. Sentence: Leon’s room was at the end of a long, dimly lit passage.

  16. portion Noun: • A part or share of the whole. Sentence: I got the first portion of my allowance last week. 2. A serving or helping, as of food. Sentence: My diet recommends a four-ounce portion of fish or chicken once a day.

  17. precious • Adjective: • Very valuable. Sentence: The necklace was made of diamonds, emeralds, and other precious stones. • Much loved. Sentence: She tried in vain to save her precious books from the fire.

  18. Click the picture to watch the video. quarry • Noun: • A deep pit where stone is cut out of the ground. Sentence: The miners blasted the gneiss rock out of the side of the quarry in Switzerland. 2. An animal that is being hunted. Sentence: The hunters gave up the chase when they lost sight of their quarry.

  19. ramp Noun: A slanted walk or roadway that connects a lower to a higher place. Sentence: The ramps helped the man in the wheelchair go quickly down the side walk.

  20. spacious Adjective: Having lots of room. Sentence: The renovation created a spacious kitchen. Click the picture to watch the video.

  21. surface Noun: • The outside layer; the top. Sentence: The surface of the moon is covered with craters. Click on the picture below to get a closer look at the surface of the moon.

  22. surface 2. An outward look or appearance. Sentence: He seemed cheerful on the surface, but I knew how miserable he must have felt to be so cold and wet.

  23. surface Verb: The rise to the top of a body of water. Sentence: The latest submarines can stay underwater for weeks before they need to surface. Click the picture below to watch a small submarine surface.

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