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The Night Journey
By Kathryn Lasky
DeVera Miller Maxwell
Lakeland Elementary/Middle School
Baltimore, Maryland
Selection Vocabulary
samovar
 tantrum
 imperial
 regiment
 eclipse
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sam o var
tan trum
im per i al
reg i ment
e clipse
samovar
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“A samovar – polished and bright – stood
before them.”
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Grandmother poured me some tea from
the samovar.
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Definition – a decorative metal container
with a spigot, often used in Russia for
making hot water for tea (p. 250)
tantrum
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A huge baked potato kept Louie busy for twenty
minutes. A medley of whispered nursery rhymes
delivered by Sashie and her father averted a
near tantrum.
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The little girl was lying on the floor of the
department store screaming and kicking her
feet. It was the first tantrum I’ve ever seen.
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Definition – losing your temper and acting like a
child (p. 267)
imperial
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“Hail! In the name of their imperial majesties, the
Tsar Nicholas and the Tsar Alexandra!”
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We toured the imperial palace that once
belonged to a French king.
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Definition – describes something
that is part of or belongs to a
king’s empire (p. 268)
regiment
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“It’s soldiers…it’s an imperial regiment!”
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The colonel sent his regiment forward into
battle riding horses and carrying swords.
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Definition – a military word that means a
group of soldiers
eclipse
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The chickens’ clucking was eclipsed by the
noises that accompanied the tsar’s regiment of
twenty on an exercise in the countryside.
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Her sadness over leaving her old neighborhood
was eclipsed by her excitement of what was to
come.
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Definition – to surpass or overcome
(p. 268)
Vocabulary Quiz
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samovar
tantrum
imperial
regiment
eclipse
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describes something that
is part of or belongs to a
king’s empire
to surpass or overcome
losing your temper and
acting like a child
a decorative metal
container with a spigot,
often used in Russia for
making hot water for tea
a military word that
means a group of soldiers
Word Knowledge
Reading the Words and Sentences
DeVera Miller Maxwell
Lakeland Elementary/Middle School
Baltimore, Maryland
We could see the luminous rock
under the water.
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lambent
luminous
unmoving
inexorable
Which of the words above is a synonym for
luminous?
(lambent)
Sharp, short beeps emanated from
a car alarm.
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Identify the words that contain the digraph sh.
(sharp, short)
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Can you think of any other words that contain
the digraph sh?
The farmer was greeted with the
cackle and clucking of the
chickens.
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Identify the words containing the /k/ sound spelled ck.
(cackle, clucking, chickens)
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What other words can you think of that follow this
spelling pattern?
We had to wait a whole week to
get our science test back from
the teacher.
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Identify the words that contain silent consonants.
(whole, science)
Spelling Words
Silent Letters
DeVera Miller Maxwell
Lakeland Elementary/Middle School
Baltimore, Maryland
Spelling Words – page 72
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wristwatch
gnat
debt
autumn
folk
rhythm
known
sword
wrinkle
column
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wrestle
doubt
gnaw
listen
yolk
whole
aisle
wheels
rhymes
science