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Lois Lowry

The Giver

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1993

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Chapters 1 - 3

1. amusing (adjective):

causing laughter and providing entertainment

“There was an ironic tone to that final message, as if the Speaker found it amusing; and Jonas had smiled a little, though he knew what a grim statement it had been.” (Chapter 1, Page 12)

2. unison (noun):

a simultaneous utterance of speech

“The class recited the standard response in unison.” (Chapter 1, Page 14)

3. apprehensive (adjective):

anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Apprehensive, Jonas decided. That’s what I am.” (Chapter 1, Page 15)

Chapters 4 - 6

4. regulated (past participle verb):

controlled by means of rules and regulations

“The freedom to choose where to spend those hours had always seemed a wonderful luxury to Jonas; other hours of the day were so carefully regulated.” (Chapter 4, Page 46)

5. chastisement (noun):

a reprimand or rebuke

“It was a minor rule, rather like rudeness, punishable only by gentle chastisement.” (Chapter 4, Page 47)

6. ritual (noun):

a ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order

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