Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapters 5-8

by Mildred D. Taylor
Set in Mississippi during the Great Depression, this classic novel follows Cassie Logan and her family as they face prejudice and economic hardship.

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  1. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
    T.J. was far from her favorite person and it was quite obvious that Stacey and I owed our good fortune entirely to T.J.’s obnoxious personality.
  2. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
    His endless talk made me wish that he had not managed to wheedle his way so speedily back into Stacey’s good graces, but Big Ma, her face furrowed in distant thoughts, did not hush him.
  3. teeming
    abundantly filled with especially living things
    In another hour this place’ll be teeming up with folks from all over the county and I don’t want no trouble.
  4. veranda
    a porch along the outside of a building
    After several minutes of watching farmers in faded overalls and their women in flour-sack-cut dresses promenading under the verandas, T.J. said, “Why don’t we go on down to the mercantile and look around?”
  5. amble
    walk leisurely
    Instead, I ambled along the sidewalk trying to understand why Mr. Barnett had acted the way he had.
  6. reprimand
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    Without a word of reprimand, she picked up my clothes from where I had tossed them at the foot of the bed, and absently draping them over the back of a chair, she said, “Stacey tells me you blame Big Ma for what happened today."
  7. goad
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
    I watched Stacey closely to see if he was going to allow himself to be goaded by T.J.; he was not.
  8. protrude
    bulge outward
    Mr. Granger ran his tongue around his teeth, making his lips protrude in odd half circles, then he turned from Uncle Hammer to Papa.
  9. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
    I don’t think your Paul Edward would’ve condoned something like this and risked losing this place.
  10. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
    When we caught up with them, it was obvious that the jovial mask T.J. always wore had been stripped away.
  11. saunter
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
    I took Lillian Jean’s books, and as we sauntered down the road, I only half listened to her; I was sweeping the road, looking for the deep wooded trail I had selected earlier in the week.
  12. expend
    use up or consume fully
    I punched her in the stomach and buttocks, and twisted her hair, but not once did I touch her face; she, expending her energy in angry, nasty name-calling, clawed at mine, managing to scratch twice.
  13. banish
    expel from a community or group
    Miss Crocker raised her hand, indicating that she did not want to hear another word, and banished me to the very last row in front of the window.
  14. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
    Avoiding us in the morning, he arrived late, only to be shunned by the other students.
  15. comprehend
    become aware of through the senses
    T.J., for the first time comprehending that we were no longer his friends, stopped.
Created on Mon Jul 01 20:30:35 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Jun 12 11:51:26 EDT 2025)

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