Chapter 9 On Turning Ten

Chapter 9 On Turning Ten

come down with : The girl has come down with pneumonia .

digest : (1) I find meat difficult to digest .

             (2) a concise digest of Roman law .

 digit : One digit always precedes the decimal point .

disfigure : The accident disfigured him for life .

drain : (1) Who drained the oil from the tank ?

                 (2) We drained the swamps to make new farmland .

                 (3) The hard work drained all my energy .

                 (4) the brain drain 

insight : The lawyer was a man of insight .

look back : We should sometimes look back at our lives .

psyche: It was a false alarm at the psych ward.

simplicity: (1) This is simplicity itself ; how can you screw up?

                            (2) This room is decorated with elegant simplicity.  

                            (3) The paintings have been done with childlike simplicity.

skin: (1) She has fair skin.

             (2) She uses banana skins in home remedies ? You are kidding.

             (3) You skin it . I'll cook it.

             (4) skin and bone

             (5) by the skin of one's teeth

             (6) have a thick skin 

solemnly: Kevin solemnly vowed to seek vengeance on the men who killed his father.

solemn: a solemn oath

soul: (1) He is an artist who puts his soul into his work.

             (2) Equality is the soul of the movement.

             (3) a kind soul

             (4) soul food

turn: (1) My father turned and waved.

              (2) Please turn the key over to me when you leave.

              (3) The Ferris wheel turns very slowly.

              (4) She turned a cup on a potter's wheel.

wizard: The boy is a wizard at chess.