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"The Giver" by Lois Lowry, Chapters 1–4

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Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a regimented community that is free from pain and suffering—but also free from joy, independence, and even color. When he is appointed the community's Receiver of Memory, Jonas begins to question everything he has been taught.

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ironic
NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE WILL BE RELEASED, the Voice had said, followed by silence. There was an ironic tone to that final message, as if the Speaker found it amusing; and Jonas had smiled a little, though he knew what a grim statement it had been.
palpable
Now, thinking about the feeling of fear as he pedaled home along the river path, he remembered that moment of palpable, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked above.
inconvenience
“I apologize for inconveniencing my learning community.”
apprehensive
But there was a little shudder of nervousness when he thought about it, about what might happen.
Apprehensive, Jonas decided. That’s what I am.
supplementary
We have him in the extra care section for supplementary nurturing, but the committee’s beginning to talk about releasing him.
adequately
Today a repeat offender had been brought before her, someone who had broken the rules before. Someone who she hoped had been adequately and fairly punished, and who had been restored to his place: to his job, his home, his family unit.
transgression
“You know that there’s no third chance. The rules say that if there’s a third transgression, he simply has to be released.”
aptitude
Well, it was clear to me — and my parents later confessed that it had been obvious to them, too — what my aptitude was.
chastisement
No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals. Lily, he decided, would have to learn that soon, or she would be called in for chastisement because of her insensitive chatter.
petulantly
“...And she told me that the Birthmothers get wonderful food, and they have very gentle exercise periods, and most of the time they just play games and amuse themselves while they’re waiting. I think I’d like that,” Lily said petulantly.
bewilderment
He probably should have brought up his feeling of bewilderment that very evening when the family unit had shared their feelings of the day. But he had not been able to sort out and put words to the source of his confusion, so he had let it pass.
nondescript
It had changed in mid-air, he remembered. Then it was in his hand, and he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple. Unchanged. The same size and shape: a perfect sphere. The same nondescript shade, about the same shade as his own tunic.
mystified
Jonas had been completely mystified.
“Ash?” he had called. “Does anything seem strange to you? About the apple?”
invariably
They almost invariably did their hours on Recreation Duty first, helping with the younger ones in a place where they still felt comfortable.
tabulate
All of his volunteer hours would be carefully tabulated at the Hall of Open Records.

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