The document provides definitions for words used in the novel Holes including blade, bang, bold, weigh, bounce off, dent, doom, stream, be proud of, nonetheless, bob, grave, gather, steep, rotate, faint, aimlessly, compact, reluctantly, previously, rush, blush. It helps readers understand words and phrases used in specific contexts from the novel.

1. HOLES CHAPTER 7:
THANKS TO
HIRO, WALEED,LESLIE, PRISCILA, S Hi Guys!
KY, YO, ANH, CYNTHIA, SALMA, BO
WEN, KATHY, DANG, KHALID, AND
ESSAM,

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.

20. something somewhere in a careless untidy way: Merrill dumped her
suitcase down in the hall.
dump something on something They dump tons of salt on icy road
surfaces to make driving safer.
dump something in/into something He found a can of beef stew and
dumped it in a saucepan to heat

21.  to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or
thing assign somebody a task/role I've been assigned the task of looking after the new
students.
 assign somebody to some thing Jan's been assigned to the Asian Affairs Bureau.
 assign somebody to do something Madison was assigned to investigate a balloon
accident.
 assign somebody something Assign each student a partner.
 2to give a particular time, value, place etc to something: How much time have you
assigned for the meeting?
 assign something to something A code was assigned to each batch of work.
 3to give money, equipment etc to someone to use assign something to somebody A
personal bodyguard had been assigned to her.
 assign somebody something They assigned me a small room.

22. Compact (v.): to press something tightly
together.
“...when the dirt was in the ground, it was compacted”
p.34
e.g.
Drink cans are now compacted
for recycling.
Essam

23. Reluctantly (adv.): not wanting to do something
and therefore slow to do it.
“Reluctantly, he climbed up out of his hole”
p.34
e.g.
She reluctantly did her
homework.
Essam

24. Previously (adv.): happening or existing before
something.
“and once again dug his shovel into his
previously dug dirt” p.34
e.g.
He was previously employed
as a tour guide, and now he
is teaching English.
Essam

25. To get a positive result afterward.It's beneficial.
"It pays to go to sleep early. That way you're not
tired in class."

26. 1. Time without beginning or end; infinite time.
2. The state or quality of being eternal.
3.a. The timeless state following death.
b. The afterlife; immortality.
4. A very long or seemingly endless time:
EX: waited in the dentist's office for an eternity.

27. A rush of (phrase)
*Surging emotion:
Ex: A rush of shame.
*Gust, flurry, draught.
EX: A rush of air on my face woke me.

28. He felt himself blush , and turned away toward
Hector, who was sitting on the f loor in front of
an overstuffed chair.
Definition: To become red in the face, especially
from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.

29. He was way behind the others, and the sun just
kept getting hotter.
Definition: To be late on something