Ruth and I began "The Wizard of Oz". We are up to chapter 3, which has Dorothy starting off on the yellow brick road. It is just not the same with out the squeaky "Follow the Yellow Brick Road' being sung by the munchkins. :) But, it is introducing us to new words, and it is fun!
Words:
cyclone: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
gaunt: excessively thin and angular
stern: forbidding or gloomy in appearance
solemn: marked by grave sedateness and earnest sobriety
dismally: showing or causing gloom or depression
sward: a portion of ground covered with grass
These are all from The Wizard of Oz, and looked up in the Merriam- Webster dictionary online.
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