Of Mice and Men
Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Read the vocabulary words in the sentence from the book, and see if you can
guess what each means. Write your guess beneath the sentence. (Complete
sentences not necessary.)
1. "...over the pile hung the four-taloned Jackson fork suspended from its pulley"
2. "The resting horses nibbled the remaining wisps of hay..."
3. "He looked sullenly up at her"
4. "But Lennie was not to be drawn"
5. "She said darkly, 'Maybe I will yet'…"
6. "Her feet battered on the hay and she writhed to be free..."
7. "Around the last stall came a shepherd bitch, lean and long, with heavy, hanging
dugs…"
8. "...a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment..."
9. " 'Then -- it's all off?' Candy asked sulkily…"
10. "The sound of the men grew fainter…”