125 Words Every 6th Grader Should Know: List 4

The important thing, the reason he and Mom had decided to acquire this particular piece of property, was that it came with plenty of land to build our new house. The Glass Castle

“Always consider how you might adapt to your surroundings rather than forcing your surroundings to adapt to you.” Aru Shah and the End of Time

It was the third consecutive night of fighting between the enemies. Seattle Times (Sep 12, 2021)

In the morning I was stiff and sore and starving—but I was alive, and more determined than ever to finish what I’d started. The Honest Truth

The streets are crowded with young people in elaborate getups—giant lace skirts, elaborate umbrellas, ten-inch-tall boots, eyelashes that seem miles long, face masks that glow in the dark. Warcross

The man who had succeeded his entire life, excelling at everything and failing at nothing, was beaten. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

A hypothesis is a tentative explanation, a proposed answer to the question that underlies your research. The Thing About Jellyfish

The machine was so intricate, so complicated, that he almost got dizzy looking at it. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Sitting down on the ice, he raised his head and howled the most mournful cry I had ever heard. Where the Red Fern Grows

I had some seed potatoes left; they looked pretty dried up, but I felt so optimistic and energetic I planted them anyway. Z for Zachariah

Dr. Javid reassured him that I would be taken care of. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

A computer virus was the perfect piece of sabotage: invisible and instantaneous. Stormbreaker

She floated, serene and at peace, on a black sea that knew no shore. A Game of Thrones

After that every Wednesday a delivery boy brought a basket of food that was quite sufficient for a week. One Hundred Years of Solitude

He tried to sound brave, but his voice wavered. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge