5D+Tuck+Chapter+8

=__Sentences to help with understanding:__ =


 * 1.** **She had never __longed__ for a magic wand, did not expect to marry a prince, and was __scornful__ of her grandmother’s elves.** //To long for something means to wish that you had it.//
 * 2.** **“You don’t have to be such a __parson__ all the time.”** //A parson is a minister or leader of a church.//
 * 3.** **Jesse sang funny old songs in a loud voice and swung like a monkey from the branches of trees, showing off __shamelessly__ for Winnie.** //He's making it very obvious that he's trying to impress her without being embarrassed about it.//
 * 4.** **… it __shimmered__ with light and possibility till she was dizzy with it.** //To shimmer means to shine with an unsteady light.//
 * 5.** **Her mother’s voice, the feel of home, __receded__ for the moment, and her thoughts turned forward.** //Receded means to go away. For the moment she isn't thinking about home or her mother.//

=__Vocabulary__: extraordinary, elated, remarkable=

=__Question # 1:__ At the end of the chapter we learn that someone has overheard the Tuck's secret. Who was it that overheard the secret? How have the actions of this character created suspense, or tension, in the plot (throughout the story)? Give specific examples from the story so far.=

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