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The Friend Who Changed My Life Vocab Activity.Online version
Standard based vocabulary practice
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nice
wonderful
atrocity
gigantic
I
was
tall
for
my
age
and
already
wore
a
size
nine
shoe
?
an
awkward
.
2
gladly
cheerfully
wholesomely
knowingly
My
brown
hair
was
kept
off
my
face
with
hair
clips
.
3
thoughtfulness
simplicity
honesty
vulnerability
I
wanted
to
fit
in
,
but
I
wore
my
like
a
new
pair
of
white
shoes
,
all
too
ready
to
be
scuffed
up
.
4
wiry
strong
pretty
lavish
She
was
tiny
,
,
and
loud
,
with
blond
bangs
and
tightly
pulled
-
back
hair
.
5
graduation
initiation
put out
generate
At
first
,
I
wondered
if
this
was
some
sort
of
new
-
kid
,
but
she
didn
?
t
let
up
.
I
could
expect
a
wallop
when
I
least
expected
it
?
while
I
was
standing
in
line
after
recess
,
on
my
way
out
of
the
girls
?
bathroom
,
or
as
I
pushed
my
lunch
tray
along
the
counter
in
front
of
the
cafeteria
ladies
.
Bam
!
6
small
complicated
anxious
easy
I
used
to
lie
in
bed
every
night
dreading
going
to
school
and
hoping
that
things
would
get
better
.
I
tried
to
figure
out
routes
to
walk
from
one
place
to
another
so
Theresa
couldn
?
t
get
to
me
easily
.
I
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midstep
early
late
abruptly
I
stopped
and
turned
around
,
unaware
that
Theresa
had
been
running
full
-
speed
toward
me
.
She
didn
?
t
expect
my
sudden
stop
and
slammed
into
me
and
fell
to
the
ground
.
8
clobbering
laughing
talking
hugging
I
had
visions
of
having
a
personal
hero
to
protect
me
?
fantasies
of
Mary
Lou
escorting
me
around
the
school
with
a
protective
arm
over
my
shoulder
and
anyone
who
came
near
me
.
9
jogging
smugly
kicking
skipping
I
walked
back
to
the
playground
with
Mary
Lou
following
behind
.
I
couldn
?
t
see
a
way
out
of
the
situation
.
In
front
of
me
was
Theresa
,
and
in
back
of
me
was
Mary
Lou
.
10
won
saw
lost
instigated
Theresa
stood
in
a
huddle
of
girls
.
Mary
Lou
nudged
me
toward
her
.
I
had
never
a
fight
before
in
my
life
.
I
had
never
hit
anyone
and
didn
?
t
have
an
inkling
of
what
to
do
.
11
bent
rested
tucked
flailed
When
Theresa
saw
me
approaching
,
she
set
her
mouth
in
a
grim
line
,
marched
toward
me
,
and
swung
her
leg
back
to
haul
off
and
kick
me
.
I
jumped
back
to
avoid
the
kick
.
I
made
a
fist
and
my
arm
wildly
,
in
some
sort
of
ridiculous
motion
.
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walked
brawled
hugged
talked
I
don
?
t
remember
what
happened
next
.
I
know
we
on
the
blacktop
.
Gritty
sand
scraped
the
skin
on
my
arms
,
and
I
would
notice
the
burns
later
.
As
we
rolled
over
and
over
,
tiny
pebbles
got
embedded
in
my
face
.
13
closed
developed
puncture
held
One
of
them
made
a
substantial
that
didn
?
t
heal
for
weeks
.
In
a
matter
of
minutes
,
someone
had
retrieved
the
yard
-
duty
teacher
,
and
she
corralled
and
ceremoniously
walked
us
to
the
principal
?
s
office
.
Devastated
,
I
hung
my
head
.
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hopelessly
lovely
gratefully
remorsefully
Theresa
leaned
toward
me
and
whispered
,
,
"
I
guess
we
should
be
benched
for
two
weeks
.
"
She
felt
worse
than
I
suspected
.
15
monkey
bat
pendulum
dolphin
"
I
could
read
what
the
yard
-
duty
teacher
put
on
the
slip
.
Upside
down
,
"
I
said
.
"
Wow
,
you
can
read
upside
down
?
"
said
Theresa
,
her
ponytail
swinging
like
a
.
16
indisputably
near
not
with
It
was
the
Bad
Kids
?
Bench
.
Kindergartners
and
first
graders
had
to
file
by
to
get
to
their
classrooms
,
and
they
always
gave
us
a
wide
berth
,
the
orderly
line
snaking
away
from
us
,
then
back
in
formation
,
as
if
our
badness
might
be
contagious
.
17
truths
inhibitions
lies
facts
The
yard
-
duty
teacher
could
keep
an
eye
on
us
,
too
,
in
case
we
decided
to
jump
up
and
sneak
in
a
game
of
hopscotch
.
Indignant
,
I
refused
to
talk
to
Theresa
,
who
didn
?
t
seem
to
have
any
about
being
chatty
.
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think
feign
respect
indifference
resemble
do
love
resist
Before
I
could
,
and
with
sincere
awe
,
I
said
,
"
You
?
re
lucky
.
"
I
was
suddenly
jealous
of
Theresa
,
but
I
didn
?
t
want
her
to
know
how
much
.
I
reverted
to
giving
her
the
silent
treatment
.
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position
remorseful
reverence
love
The
week
was
over
soon
enough
.
The
principal
never
called
my
parents
.
The
other
kids
didn
?
t
seem
to
care
that
I
had
been
disciplined
on
the
Bad
Kids
?
Bench
.
In
fact
,
I
actually
detected
a
from
some
of
my
classmates
.
From
then
on
,
Theresa
left
me
alone
,
and
Mary
Lou
was
my
acknowledged
ally
.
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lazy
weak
positive
avid
Mary
Lou
must
have
felt
the
same
,
because
she
moved
closer
to
me
.
We
huddled
together
behind
the
listeners
with
our
pillows
almost
covering
our
faces
.
There
was
no
way
not
to
listen
.
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fantastic
super
memorable
humiliating
Already
anxious
,
I
couldn
?
t
imagine
how
I
would
get
through
the
night
.
I
suddenly
wanted
to
be
in
my
own
house
,
in
my
own
bed
,
with
my
parents
down
the
hall
and
my
trusty
bedside
lamp
.
There
didn
?
t
seem
to
be
any
way
out
of
the
situation
that
wasn
?
t
.
At
least
Mary
Lou
was
by
my
side
.
22
saddened
owed
indebted
excited
Mary
Lou
was
,
and
still
is
,
my
hero
.
If
a
person
believes
in
the
domino
effect
,
the
premise
that
one
action
triggers
another
,
then
I
am
deeply
to
her
.
If
she
had
never
made
me
stand
up
to
Theresa
,
I
would
have
existed
on
the
outskirts
of
our
fifth
-
grade
society
,
always
defenseless
.
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