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THUD! THUD! THUTHUD!

THUD, THUD, THUD! The doors
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had shut, and the teachers
hadn’t had enough time to
stop. The rhythmic thudding
of crashing teachers against

the metal doors was music to
Sarah’s ears. She chuckled to
herself as the elevator took her

back to the first floor.
Sarah ran through the school

hallways and out the door where her mom was waiting.

“Mom, I’ll get my lunch box tomorrow,” she told her mother.

(Source: http://mrnussbaum.com/thelostlunchboxmain)

Word Trove

recess /rɪˈses/ : break
retrieve /rɪˈtriːv/ : regain
elevator /ˈelɪveɪtə(r)/ : lift

frustrated /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/ : unsatisfied
enraged /ɪnˈreɪdʒd/ : angry
panic /ˈpænɪk/ : fear, terror
crouched /kraʊtʃt/ : squatted, bent
grump /ɡrʌmp/ : unhappy

sulking /sʌlkɪŋ/ : grumbling, complaining
bewilderment /bɪˈwɪldəmənt/ : confusion
blaring /bleərɪŋ/ : making unpleasantly loud noise

intruder /ɪnˈtruːdə(r)/ : trespasser
clodhopping /ˈklɒdhɒpɪŋ/ : clumsy; awkward
mob /mɒb/ : crowd
stampede /stæmˈpiːd/ : mad rush
chuckled /ˈtʃʌkld/ : giggled, laughed quietly

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