thank you ma’am flash
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Vocabulary flash cards to be used with the short story Thank you Ma’am by Langston HughesTRANSCRIPT
Thank you Ma’am
Flash Cards
purse
purse
strap
strap
slung across her shoulder
slung across her shoulder
snatch
snatch
taking off full blast
taking off full blast
his blue-jeaned sitter
his blue-jeaned sitter
to stoop
to stoop
ashamed
ashamed
firmly gripped
firmly gripped
"I didn’t aim to."
"I didn’t aim to."
turn you loose
turn you loose
release
release
frail
frail
willow-wild
willow-wild
least I can do
least I can do
was I bothering you
was I bothering you
Continued…
sweat
sweat
struggle
struggle
jerked him around
jerked him around
half-nelson
half-nelson
the rear
the rear
roomers
roomers
a pair of blue suede shoes
a pair of blue suede shoes
make a dash for it
make a dash for it
run that comb through your hair
run that comb through your hair
presentable
presentable
behind a screen
behind a screen
a gas plate
a gas plate
an icebox
an icebox
the day-bed
the day-bed
to be mistrusted
to be mistrusted
lima beans
lima beans
ham
ham
latching onto
latching onto
behave yourself
behave yourself
the barren stoop
the barren stoop