Vocabulary Quiz Solutions for Childhood's Happy Hours

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

mourning : black clothes and draperies worn or displayed as a sign of grief for the dead; the expression of grief at someone's death

mistletoe : any of several parasitic shrubs, often used as a Christmas decoration

bouquet : a cluster of flowers

marmalade : a clear, jellylike preserve made from the pulp and rind of fruits

residence : a dwelling; where one lives

II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

to come to an end; terminate - expire

closely observing or listening; watchful - attentive

courteous; having good manners - polite

worthy of notice; extraordinary - remarkable

one who accompanies or associates with another - companion

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

pucker : Maggie's little face began to ..., and she would have had a good cry if her own dear papa had not come into the dining-room.

miser : The box contained quite a large amount of money, which some ... had probably buried in the cellar years before.

comfortable : Only very poor little boys, who often have to go hungry to bed, can think how ... Teddy McLane feels, sitting in the snow, with a pitcher of milk on his knees.

bank - 1 : He ran across the road, and there, just beyond the row of trees and bushes that fringe its ..., he found the brook.

tableaux : Willie, Fred, and Tom were soldiers, marching with fife and guns, only a little disappointed because everybody had to keep so still in ..., just like a picture.

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