120 Words Every 10th Grader Should Know: List 6

She looks apprehensive, twisting her fingers and avoiding making eye contact. Water for Elephants

It was built of a light stone that shone almost like snow in the glare of the moon, a vast spreading complex of walls and roofs and buttresses, all surrounding the slender spire. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

She glanced out of the window in time to see her father cleave a log into three separate pieces, which he then heaved onto a growing woodpile. Stella by Starlight

It was the perfect situation, the two of them together, in so congenial a setting. Native Speaker

All of his artwork was destroyed, leaving him crestfallen. Seattle Times (Aug 22, 2021)

They had never had a quarrel; he had never been impatient with dissent from her as he was with others. Half of a Yellow Sun

My mother tried to explain, yet each time she did I found her explanations vague, cryptic, obscure, ambiguous, enigmatic and too fantastic to be believable. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography

Our desks were arranged in a U shape because Ms. McCrea said that being able to see each other facilitated discussion. Here to Stay

The comical little painted man looked so genial, so ready to welcome anyone, that Johnny stepped in. Johnny Tremain

When he got over the shock of Ann’s hostility, he became indignant at being treated so dismissively. The Best of Enemies

When she woke from the trance, she was cold, and exhausted, and languid; but her mind was all alert. Dracula

Food aid from the United States, Japan, South Korea, and other donors mitigated the worst of the famine by the late 1990s. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

The opulent fur-trimmed silk and gold ornaments told of the woman’s wealth and nobility, but those were mere faded trappings compared with her loveliness. When the Sea Turned to Silver

Fortunately Zeus was not offended, because the two were pious, faithful worshipers of the gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

The only materials they lacked were stone and metal, and these they procured in trade with people as far away as the Great Lakes. New York Times (Oct 13, 2017)

“Don’t cry like that,” my grandmother reproached her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography

She was trying to be stoic, a medical woman, but I could tell that she was upset because the soldier hadn’t allowed her to help the injured on the road. Salt to the Sea

The young mouse approached the sparrow with trepidation, not wanting to antagonize the moody, dangerous bird. Redwall

Scammers will always exist, as there will always be unscrupulous people trying to worm their way into other people’s money. Washington Times (Apr 21, 2021)

He was idealistic, a zealot for science education and the preservation of the environment. The New Yorker (Jun 24, 2013)