120 Words Every 11th Grader Should Know: List 3

Although wood-bodied planes continued to be used, they were outdated and in fact anachronistic by the close of the 19th century. Welsh, Peter C.

The ceremonies leading up to the main event fueled the ardor of the hometown enthusiasts. New York Times (Oct 22, 2015)

With a grinding, splintering, tearing crash, Swordfish split the rotted hulk asunder. A Clash of Kings

Before he died he handed over his pocket-book to me, and bequeathed me his boots—the same that he once inherited from Kemmerich. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel

Brown is credulous of sources that share her opinions, skeptical of those that don’t. New York Times (Apr 3, 2019)

Mrs. Odom, who usually dressed in demure long dresses and straw hats, had on a pair of men’s overalls and an old plaid work shirt. Stella by Starlight

Pocock didn’t deliver any more long discourses on wood or rowing or life, as he had the first time they’d talked. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Dragons, if you must know, are wicked creatures—full of violence and duplicity and deceit. The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Chess, he pronounced, is “a waste of time and money and a cause for hatred and enmity between players.” Economist (Feb 4, 2016)

It will be to you, then, that I shall owe my happiness, my felicity. Kock, Charles Paul de

Her implacable anger followed them and their children too. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

I’d had an inordinate and unfair amount of homework, and there were a couple of hours of decent working light left. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

The sale of all the principal democratic journals in the streets was interdicted. Various

The boys, who normally sported their high school letter sweaters, were dressed in smart brown military uniforms and jaunty hats. Moon Over Manifest

But despite the warmth, a pall hung over them, and the sun remained hidden behind clouds. Huntress

His position looks precarious, even though he’s holding on to the railing with both hands. Everything, Everything

On this scroll it says that Sir Charles Baskerville had an ancestor called Sir Hugo Baskerville, who was a wild, profane and godless man. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

He does not even lift an eyebrow at feats that elicit applause or gasps, or the occasional shriek of surprise, from the rest of the rapt audience. The Night Circus

The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything. Charlotte's Web

The state’s usurpation of local power essentially obliterated the kinds of checks and balances that are key to a functioning democracy. The Guardian (Dec 16, 2015)