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City of Ember. Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2. endeavor. An attempt to achieve a goal His earliest artistic endeavors were recreations of the comic book heroes and cartoon characters from watching Saturday morning television. solemn. Serious Deep serenity
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City of Ember • Introduction • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2
endeavor • An attempt to achieve a goal • His earliest artistic endeavors were recreations of the comic book heroes and cartoon characters from watching Saturday morning television.
solemn • Serious • Deep serenity • The first mayor solemnly swore to secrecy when he was given the box.
enfolding • Surround; envelop • Hold or clasp • The air was full of pleasant odors from the enfolding forest.
lumbered • Move in a slow manner • The mayor lumbered to the front of the room and faced the students.
labyrinth • A complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way • Confusing arrangement • Pipe works laborers worked below the storerooms in the deep labyrinth of tunnels that contained Ember’s water and sewer system.
plummeting • Fall or drop straight down at high speed Lina’s shoe came plummeting down from the roof top.
threadbare • Becoming thin and tattered with age • In the City of Ember, most of the people’s possessions were old, broken, threadbare things that had been around for many years.
reverberating • To repeat several times as an echo • Appear to vibrate or be disturbed because of a loud noise • From the town clock came a deep reverberating bong.
surefooted • Unlikely to stumble or slip • Confident and competent • Lina felt strong, speedy and surefooted as she delivered her messages across town.
looming Appear as a shadowy form especially on that is large and threatening. A vague appearance of an object seen in darkness. A somber mood was looming in the classroom as the children received their work assignments.
resonant • Deep, clear, and continuing sound, ring or emotion • “What you need to learn, children,” she always said, in her resonant, precise voice, “is the difference between right and wrong.”
diminished • Made smaller or less impressive or valuable • My confidence in you has been diminished since I heard about the disrespectful remarks you made in class.
disreputable • Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance • He developed a disreputable reputation because he lied many times.
lurch • An abrupt uncontrolled movement especially an unsteady tilt or roll. • Stagger • The boat swayed violently and he felt as if his body lurched in one direction and his stomach went the opposite way.
kiosk • A small open hut • The girls crowed around the kiosk that sold handmade jewelry.
brawny • Physically strong • Muscular • He was a big man, with wide shoulders and brawny arms.
successor • One who follows another in office • The seventh mayor’s successor did not know about the secret box.
frayed • Worn along the edge, usually referring to a fabric • Grandma’s coat was old and frayed at the ends.
scavengers • People who search through discarded items for something of value • The scavengers looked through the trash heaps for useable goods.