The document is a reading passage titled "A Day's Work" that defines vocabulary words and provides example sentences using those words. It introduces 7 vocabulary words: excitement, gardener, motioned, sadness, shivered, shocked, and slammed. Each word is defined and an example sentence using the word is given. The purpose is to build vocabulary skills and familiarize the reader with these terms.

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2. Words to Know
•excitement
•gardener
•motioned
•sadness
•shivered
•shocked
•slammed

3. Mr. Griffiths couldn’t contain his excitement
when he found a penny on the ground.

4. excitement
a condition of having strong,
lively feelings about something
that you like

5. The gardener was very proud of his roses
this year.

6. gardener
someone employed to take
care of a garden or lawn

7. The police officer motioned the traffic to go
in a different direction.

8. motioned
made a movement, as of the
hand or head, to get someone to
do something

9. The boy felt such sadness when
his ball flew over the fence,
during recess.

10. sadness
unhappiness; sorrow

11. The little boy shivered in the
cold, as they constructed their
snowman.

12. shivered
shook with cold, fear,
or excitement

13. The little girl was shocked to get
a new bike for her birthday.

14. shocked
caused to feel surprise,
horror, or disgust

15. The ball slammed into the wall
and it made a very loud noise.

16. slammed
threw or hit something with
great force

17. Tom could see the
excitement on Linda’s
face when she opened
the gift. 1. excitement
2. gardener
3. motioned
4. sadness
5. shivered
6. shocked
7. slammed

18. Tom could see the
excitement on
Linda’s face when
she opened the gift.

19. He slammed the
hammer down onto
the nail. 1. excitement
2. gardener
3. motioned
4. sadness
5. shivered
6. shocked
7. slammed

20. He slammed the
hammer down onto
the nail.

21. The wet kitten
shivered out in the
cool night air. 1. excitement
2. gardener
3. motioned
4. sadness
5. shivered
6. shocked
7. slammed

22. The wet kitten
shivered out in
the cool night air.

23. The police officer
motioned for me to
pass him. 1. excitement
2. gardener
3. motioned
4. sadness
5. shivered
6. shocked
7. slammed

24. The police officer
motioned for me to
pass him.

25. Miss Barr was
shocked to find a
robber in her
home. 1. excitement
2. gardener
3. motioned
4. sadness
5. shivered
6. shocked
7. slammed

26. Miss Barr was
shocked to find a
robber in her
home.

27. Chris and Kristen showed
great sadness when their
goldfish died.
1. excitement
2. gardener
3. motioned
4. sadness
5. shivered
6. shocked
7. slammed

28. Chris and Kristen
showed great sadness
when their goldfish died.

29. It is good to wear
sunscreen if you are a
gardener. 1. excitement
2. gardener
3. motioned
4. sadness
5. shivered
6. shocked
7. slammed

30. It is good to wear
sunscreen if you
are a gardener.

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