Hoot: Chapters 10–14

by Carl Hiaasen
Twelve-year-old Roy Ebehardt takes an unexpected interest in the plight of a group of owls endangered by a local pancake house.

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  1. suppress
    control and refrain from showing
    Roy suppressed a smile.
  2. wayward
    resistant to guidance or discipline
    As for Leon Leep, he displayed no curiosity beyond what his wife had told him about her wayward offspring.
  3. exasperated
    greatly annoyed; out of patience
    “Stop!” Roy was completely exasperated.
  4. stealthily
    in a manner marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
    Beatrice’s stepbrother rose stealthily, tugged off his new sneakers, and crept forward.
  5. sabotage
    destroy property or hinder normal operations
    And while he wasn’t thrilled about spending nights at the trailer, it was the only surefire way to stop the delinquents — or whoever was sabotaging the construction site — from jumping the fence and going wild.
  6. subterranean
    being or operating under the surface of the earth
    Curly was afraid that the moccasins were lurking nearby in some secret subterranean den, waiting for darkness before they slithered out to begin their deadly hunt.
  7. impulsively
    in a hasty way; without caution or planning
    When the emergency room clerk asked Beatrice for her stepbrother’s name, address, and phone number, Roy impulsively had stepped forward and blurted his own.
  8. detention
    a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
    “And if Lonna hears about this, you know he’ll end up in juvie detention,” Beatrice said gloomily, “until she finds a new military school. Probably someplace far-off, like Guam, where he can’t run away.”
  9. tersely
    in a short and concise manner
    “The doctor’s on a break. She’ll be back in twenty-five minutes,” the clerk said tersely.
  10. concede
    admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly
    Later, after visiting the Bozeman library and consulting Sibley, Roy’s father conceded that Roy had been right.
  11. turbulence
    a state of violent disturbance and disorder
    His body was exhausted but his mind was wide awake, buzzing with the day’s turbulence.
  12. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    “Maybe what I did was wrong, but I’d do it all over again if I had to. I mean it.”
    Roy expected a mild rebuke, but his mother only smiled.
  13. compliance
    acting according to certain accepted standards
    You have my personal assurance that Mother Paula’s is working closely with local authorities, in full compliance with all laws, codes, and regulations.
  14. tactics
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    Part of him was worried about the tactics used by Beatrice’s stepbrother, and part of him was rooting for the kid.
  15. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
    Each season she grew more shrunken and dilapidated, surrendering her sturdy hull and deck to the ravages of woodworms, barnacles, and weather.
Created on Thu Sep 22 18:51:39 EDT 2016 (updated Thu Jul 31 11:32:55 EDT 2025)

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