Walk Two Moons: Chapters 34–44

by Sharon Creech
While trying to track down her missing mother, thirteen-year-old Salamanca entertains her grandparents with strange stories about a girl named Phoebe Winterbottom.

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  1. fitful
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
    Two fitful spits.
  2. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
    More steam, boiling and hissing, and a huge jing-bang spray of water surged out, climbing and climbing, and then more and more, until it looked like a whole river of water was shooting straight up into the air.
  3. taunt
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
    Megan and Christy taunted Beth Ann with, “Did you really tell Mary Lou that kisses taste like chicken?" and they taunted me with, “Do you really kiss trees? Didn’t you know you’re supposed to kiss boys?”
  4. refrain
    resist doing something
    I was sorely tempted to end the conversation by informing Sergeant Bickle that his son was a potential lunatic, but I refrained.
  5. roster
    a list of names
    I asked the hospital receptionist if I could see Mrs. Finney. She flipped through a roster.
  6. ward
    block forming a division of a hospital shared by patients
    “Mrs. Finney is on the psychiatric ward. Family only.”
  7. rash
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
    Phoebe said, “Now, Dad, don’t do anything too rash—”
  8. noble
    having high or elevated character
    Then he did what I think was a noble thing. He went over to Mike and shook his hand and said, “I did always think a son would be a nice addition to this family.”
  9. quizzical
    playfully vexing, especially by ridicule
    As she stood there in the middle of the sidewalk, with her head tilted up at us, and that quizzical look on her face, she looked like a mischievous child.
  10. mischievous
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
    As she stood there in the middle of the sidewalk, with her head tilted up at us, and that quizzical look on her face, she looked like a mischievous child.
  11. dissuade
    turn away from by persuasion
    Gramps insisted on being with her while she underwent tests, though an intern had tried to dissuade him.
  12. wean
    gradually deprive of mother's milk
    “She hates her puppies.”
    “It’s not terrible,” my mother said. “It’s normal. She’s weaning them from her.”
  13. scour
    examine minutely
    I had wanted to scour every inch of the bus, looking for something — anything — that might be familiar.
  14. legitimate
    authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
    The sheriff gave me a stern look and said, “I don’t suppose you would mind telling me exactly what was so all-fired important that you couldn’t wait for someone with a legitimate driver’s license to bring you to the fair city of Lewiston?”
  15. maneuver
    direct the course of or determine the direction of traveling
    “I suppose people are going to do whatever they want to on their own farms,” he said, “as long as they have a lot of room to maneuver and as long as they are not endangering the lives of any other persons or animals. But I’m not saying you ought to. I’m not giving you permission or anything.”
Created on Tue Oct 01 18:12:38 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Jun 13 13:41:43 EDT 2025)

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