Despite
the
____________
she
showed
in
overcoming
the
__________________________ challenges of the long journey, Sarah was
__________________________ by a well-meaning traveler who seemed
determined to delay her progress with ____________ stories. Her
_____________________to reach the small village and experience its famed
________________________ was unwavering, despite the road being lined
with ____________ and neglect. When she finally arrived, she was relieved
to
find
a
____________
little
inn,
much
different
from
the
_____________________she had imagined staying in. The innkeeper, who
_____________________the idea of her leaving, insisted she stay for a meal
before continuing her travels.
Despite the grit she showed in overcoming the interminable challenges
of the long journey, Sarah was buttonholed by a well-meaning traveler
who seemed determined to delay her progress with dilatory stories. Her
ambition to reach the small village and experience its famed hospitality
was unwavering, despite the road being lined with squalor and neglect.
When she finally arrived, she was relieved to find a quaint little inn, much
different from the hermitage she had imagined staying in. The innkeeper,
who loathed the idea of her leaving, insisted she stay for a meal before
continuing her travels.
Provide short, simple sentences with context for each word:
•
Grit: "She showed grit when she finished the race, even though it
was hard."
•
Interminable: "The class felt interminable because it was so long."
•
Buttonholed: "He was buttonholed by his friend after school and
couldn’t leave."
•
Dilatory: "The dilatory student took forever to finish his homework."
•
Ambition: "Her ambition is to become a teacher."
•
Hospitality: "The family showed great hospitality by inviting us over
for dinner."
•
Squalor: "The house was in squalor, with trash everywhere."
•
Hermitage: "The monk lived in a hermitage in the mountains, far
from the town."
•
Quaint: "The old town was quaint, with small shops and pretty
streets."
•
Loathe: "I loathe doing chores, especially washing dishes."
1. Grit
o
Image Idea: A person climbing a steep mountain or finishing a
race with determination.
o
Search: "determined person climbing mountain"
2. Interminable
o
Image Idea: A long, never-ending road or a clock with hands
moving slowly.
o
Search: "endless road" or "long clock"
3. Buttonholed
o
Image Idea: Two people having a conversation, one person
holding the other, preventing them from leaving.
o
Search: "person talking and holding someone"
4. Dilatory
o
Image Idea: A student taking a long time to finish homework or
someone delaying an activity.
o
Search: "person procrastinating"
5. Ambition
o
Image Idea: A person reaching for the stars or climbing a ladder
toward success.
o
Search: "ambitious person reaching for stars"
6. Hospitality
o
Image Idea: A host welcoming guests into their home or
offering a meal.
o
Search: "warm hospitality welcoming guests"
7. Squalor
o
Image Idea: A messy, rundown house with trash or clutter
everywhere.
o
Search: "dirty house squalor"
8. Hermitage
o
Image Idea: A small, secluded cabin or peaceful place in
nature.
o
Search: "hermitage in nature" or "small cabin secluded"
9. Quaint
10.
•
o
Image Idea: An old, charming village or a cute cottage.
o
Search: "quaint village" or "quaint house"
Loathe
Image Idea: A person turning away in disgust or making a face of
dislike.
•
Search: "person showing disgust"