The Outsiders Ch. 7-12 Vocabulary

"'Work?' Two-Bit was aghast. 'And ruin my rep?'" (112)

"We all call Darry 'Superman' or 'Muscles' at one time or another; but one time Steve made the mistake of referring to him as 'all brawn and no brain,' and Darry almost shattered Steve's jaw" (109).

"I stared at the newspaper. On the front page of the second section was the headline: JUVENILE DELINQUENTS TURN HEROES" (107).

"It was the reward of two hours of walking aimlessly around a hardware store to divert suspicion" (125).

"'...anyway, I was walking around downtown and started to take this short cut through an alley' -- Two-Bit was telling me about one of his many exploits while we did the dishes" (113).

"'I won't be able to walk again,' Johnny started, then faltered. 'Not even on crutches. Busted my back'" (121).

"It was a jet-handled switchblade, ten inches long, that would flash open at a mere breath" (125).

"His buddy Randy Adderson, who had helped jump us, also said it was their fault and that we'd only fought back in self-defense. But they were charging Johnny with manslaughter" (107-108).

"The reporters stared at him admiringly; I told you [Sodapop] looks like a movie star, and he kind of radiates" (101).

"Soda began sleeping with me, and [the nightmare] stopped recurring so often, but it happened often enough for Darry to take me to a doctor" (110).

"Darry's hopes that Soda was asleep were immediately ruined, because he came running in, clad only in a pair of blue jeans" (158).

"Soda fought for fun, Steve for hatred, Darry for pride, and Two-Bit for conformity" (137).

"Whirling suddenly, [Dally] slammed back against the wall. His face contracted in agony, and sweat streamed down his face" (149).

"Today's Tuesday, and you've been asleep and delirious since Saturday night. Don't you remember?"

"One of the Brumly boys waved me over. We mostly stuck with our own outfits, so I was a little leery of going over to him, but I shrugged" (139).

"'Curly's in the reformatory for the next six months.' Tim grinned ruefully, probably thinking of his roughneck, hard-headed brother" (139).

"There was a stricken silence. I don't think any of us had realized how bad off Johnny really had been" (152).

"I walked down the hall in a daze. Dally had taken the car and I started the long walk home in a stupor" (150).

"[Darry] stood there, tall, broad-shouldered, his muscles taut under his T-shirt and his eyes glittering like ice" (142).

"'Greaser...greaser...greaser...' Steve singsonged. 'O victim of environment, underprivileged, rotten, no-count hood!'" (136)

"Then [the judge] said I was acquitted and the whole case was closed" (168).

"Was he a real good buddy of ours? Darry said, 'Yes, sir,' looking straight at the judge, not flinching" (168).

"If the judge decides Darry isn't a good guardian or something, I'm liable to get stuck in a home somewhere" (165).

"I'd put off thinking about the judge and the hearing for as long as I could" (164).

"Did he have a kid brother who idolized him?" (162)

"If the judge decides Darry isn't a good guardian or something, I'm liable to get stuck in a home somewhere" (165).

"You're living in a vacuum, Pony, and you're going to have to cut it out" (173).

"It was too vast a problem to be just a personal thing" (179).

"[Darry] veered off to the right, but I caught him in a flying tackle before he'd gone more than a couple of steps" (175).

"Tears welled up in his eyes" (176).