Vocabulary

The Lost City

By Ted Lewin

determined

purposeful

Sarah was determined to get herhomework done in one hour so shecould go play soccer.

glorious

delightful

After the rain ended, Saturday turnedout to be a glorious day of sunshine andperfect temperatures.

perfectly

Without mistakes

Hiram never used his pencil erasersbecause he always did his homeworkperfectly the first time.

fabulousterrific

Ted Williams had a fabulous career inbaseball and was added to the BaseballHall of Fame.

anxiously

excitedly

Bob anxiously waited his turn to ride theroller coaster.

weary

Very tired

In gym class we climbed a rope, ran amile, and did 100 push ups; when wewent to history class, I was weary.