Sight WordsSight WordsThe Stone Angel

Chapter 1by Hatice Oncel

The Stone Angel Chapter 1

by Hatice Oncel

feeblefeeble

weak and without energy, strength or power He was a feeble, helpless old man.

weak and without energy, strength or power He was a feeble, helpless old man.

Gold diggerGold digger

a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement

a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement

to use birch for whippings

to use birch for whippings

to beat children to beat children

No body going to hand you anything on a silver plate

No body going to hand you anything on a silver plate

One needs to work in order to succeed

One needs to work in order to succeed

to use elbow grease

to use elbow grease

a lot of physical effort The polish needs a certain amount of elbow

grease to apply.

a lot of physical effort The polish needs a certain amount of elbow

grease to apply.

no great shake atno great shake at

Not very good at Not very good at

fingers be all thumbs

fingers be all thumbs

clumsy clumsy

delicatedelicate

easily damaged, easily get sick easily damaged, easily get sick

festoonfestoon

decorated decorated

to raise Cain to raise Cain

get very angry. Don’t raise Cain.

get very angry. Don’t raise Cain.

throttlethrottle

Strangle, choke Strangle, choke

gumptiongumption

Courage, common sense Courage, common sense

Surrogate motherSurrogate mother

Substitute mother. Substitute pregnancy Substitute mother. Substitute pregnancy