Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Vocabulary List Chapters 1-3

to think of (something that will or might happen in the future)

So the students of Lark Creek Elementary sat at their desks all Friday, their hearts thumping with anticipation...

very easy to see or notice

The fifth-grade boys, bursting with new importance, ordered the fourth-graders this way and that, while the smaller boys tried to include themselves without being conspicuous.

done or said in a way that is planned or intended : done or said on purpose

"Why not?" He turned deliberately toward Leslie. "Wanna run?" he asked.

to dislike (something or someone) very much

When you were the only boy smashed between four sisters, and the older two had despised you ever since you stopped letting them dress you up and wheel you around in their rusty old doll carriage...

to put up with

He managed to endure the whole boring week of school for that one half hour on Friday afternoons when they'd sit on the worn-out rug on the floor...

to move in a restless or nervous way

Miss Bessie's bag was tight, and she was fidgeting with discomfort.

to laugh in a nervous or childlike way

He was in love with her. Not the kind of silly stuff Ellie and Brenda giggled about on the telephone.

a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs

It wouldn't help her to try to defend Miss Edmunds against their unjust and hypocritical attacks.

to receive (something) from someone who had it previously

Jess ran his forefinger around the heart with two pairs of initials, BR + SK, trying to figure out whose desk he had inherited.

causing you to feel like you are going to vomit

Jess made peanut-butter sandwiches for the little girls and himself, and because the kitchen was still hot and almost nauseatingly full of bean smell, the three of them went outside to eat.

willing to do what someone tells you to do or to follow a law, rule, etc.

She looked as if her mouth was set to say no, but instead she said, "You shouldn't ought to beat me in the head," and went off obediently to fetch his T-shirt.

wild uproar

So the students of Lark Creek Elementary sat at their desks all Friday, their hearts thumping with anticipation as they listened to the joyful pandemonium pouring out from the teachers' room,...

very formal and proper

"Any fun," Ellie corrected her primly.

small and weak

He had to let that puny chest of his know who was boss.

causing disgust

"That noise is pure repulsive."

to move or climb over something quickly especially while also using your hands

Without breaking his rhythm, he climbed over the fence, scrambled across the scrap heap, thumped May Belle on the head ("Owww!"), and trotted on to the house.

everything that is included in something

One time last year Jesse had won. Not just the first hear but the whole shebang.

to shake because of fear, cold, etc.

They her pudgy body shuddered, and she let out a great cry.

to eat or drink (something) noisily or with a sucking sound

He forgot that he was trying to eat carefully and took a loud slurp of his milk.

to place (something) close to or against someone or something

May Belle smiled and snuggled down under the sheet.

to make a short, harsh cry

"Oh, Mamma!" Ellie and Brenda squawked in concert.

a strong desire

He wanted to look back and see where the other were, but he resisted the temptation.

to move quickly

Without breaking his rhythm, he climbed over the fence, scrambled across the scrap heap, thumped May Belle on the head ("Owww!"), and trotted on to the house.