5D+Tuck+Chapter+4

=__Sentences to help with understanding:__=

 1. Winnie was once again in the yard, this time __intent__ on catching fireflies, and at first she didn’t notice him. //She was concentrating on catching fireflies.//  2. His long chin faded off into a thin, apologetic beard, but his suit was a __jaunty__ yellow that seemed to glow a little in the fading light. //The suit was a stylish yellow color. What's an apologetic beard?//  3. He laughed, gesturing in __self-deprecation__ with long, thin fingers. //He's acting modest or humble.//  4. But at the same time he had a kind of grace, like a well-handled __marionette__.   5. It was a tinkling little __melody__, and in a few moments it stopped. //A melody is a musical tune.//  6. The last stains of sunset had melted away, and the twilight died, too, as he stood there, though its __remnants__ clung reluctantly to everything… //Remnants means left-overs, but what kind of picture is the author trying to paint for us?// = = =__Vocabulary:__ stroll, frown, gesture, reluctantly=

= = =__Question #1:__ What is Winnie doing as the stranger approaches the Foster gate?= =__Question #2:__ Why does Winnie's grandmother come down the path to the gate?= =__Question #3:__ Winnie and her grandmother have different views about what is making the music. Explain.= =__Question #4:__ What is your first impression of this stranger? Make a prediction regarding the role he will play in the story.=

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