1. HOLES CHAPTER 7:
THANKS TO
HIRO, WALEED,LESLIE, PRISCILA, S
KY, YO, ANH, CYNTHIA, BOWEN

2. Blade (n)
[bleyd]
Definition
the flat cutting part of
a sword, knife, etc.
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- The blade banged against the ground.
- The blade should be kept sharp.

3. bang (v)
[bang]
Definition
To hit something hard against
something else, making a loud
noise
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- The blade banged against the ground.
- A guy was banging on the wall and yelling.

4. Bold (adj.); Boldly (adv.)
not afraid of taking risks and
making difficult decisions
• Ex: The airman boldly jumped from the
airplane with his parachute.

5. Weigh (v)
weight (n): amount
somebody/something weighs
ex: He has put on weight since I last
saw him.

6. bounce off definition:
To make something rebound off
someone or something
Example:
The ball bounced off the crossbar

7. Dent (n,v) definition:
(n)
a depression in a surface made by
pressure or a blow.
(v)
To make a dent in
Example:
a dent in the side of a car.

8. DOOM
(V.)
To ordain as a sentence
or fate

9. stream
A body of water flowing in
a channel or
watercourse, as a
river, rivulet, or brook.

10. BE PROUD OF
proud of (adj.)
feeling pleasurable
satisfaction over
something by which you
measures your self-worth
He know it was nothing to
be proud of, but he felt
proud nonetheless.
(Holes,p 40)

11. NONETHELESS
nonetheless (adv.)
Nevertheless; however.
He know it was nothing to
be proud of, but he felt
proud nonetheless.
(Holes,p 40)

12. Bob( v. )
His head seemed to bob up and down on his
neck, like it was on a spring.
Definition in the context: to move or make sth move
quickly up and down.
e.g. tiny boats bobbed up and down in the
harbour.
e.g. he bobbed his head crazily.

13. Grave( n.)
His cap was stained with blood from his hands. He felt like
he was digging his own grave.
Definition in the context: a place in the ground where a
dead person is buried.
e.g. There were flowers on the
grave.

14. Gather
Collect

15. Steep
Sloping sharply at an angle
Rise/fall suddenly

16. Rotate (v)
He laid his shovel back down on the bottom of his hole and, to his surprise it fit.
He rotated it and only had to chip off a few chunks of dirt, here and there, before
it could lie flat across his hole in everi direction.
(Holes – p.39)
Def: to turn in a circle, especially
around a fixed point.
Ex: Rotate the handle by 180 degree to
open the door.

17. Faint (adj); Faint (v)
“I was afraid you’d fainted,” Mr.Penanski said. “ You wouldn’t have
been the first.”
(Holes – p.40)
Def: not strong, feel weak as if you are about to
become unconscious.
Ex: I felt faint with hunger.

18. Be soaked
“His clothes were soaked with sweat.”
Meaning : thoroughly
wet or saturated

19. Aimlessly
“After leaving Myra's house, Elya wandered aimlessly through the
town, until he found himself down by the wharf.”
Meaning : Devoid of direction or purpose.