Annie's Gifts is a document that provides a series of words and their definitions to help build vocabulary. It includes words like journeyed, frail, melodious, stomped, sipped, entertain, except, carefree, and screeching. For each word, a simple definition or example is given to illustrate its meaning in context.

1. Annie’s Gifts
By: Leigh Twigg

2. Sophie
journeyed
across the
rug and
under
Cook’s
door.

3. journeyed
When you have
traveled on a
long trip

4. Say the word
journeyed

5. Which would be a long
journey….?
going across town or going across
the state

6. Sophie grows frail.

7. frail
When you feel
very weak

8. Say the word

9. When might you feel
frail?
After having the flu or after a
night’s sleep

10. Annie makes horrendous
sounds on the cello and
trumpet.

11. horrendous
When you see or
hear something
horrible or
frightening

12. Say the word
horrendous

13. Would you cover your
ears or hum along if you
heard a horrendous
sound?

14. Annie’s sister makes
melodious sounds on
the piano.

15. melodious
When you hear
musical sounds that
are pleasant to
listen to

16. Say the word
melodious

17. When you hear melodious
music do you frown or do
you smile?

18. Sam
stomped
through
the house.

19. stomped
Using your feet to
make heavy,
pounding steps

20. Say the word
stomped

21. If you wanted to be
really quiet, would
you…
or
Tip toe stomp

22. Tanya
sipped her
glass of
milk.

23. sipped
If you took a very
small drink of
something

24. Say the word
sipped

25. If you were really
thirsty would you
sip some water or
gulp it?

26. I play games to
entertain my
friends.

27. entertain
Do something, such
as singing or acting,
that you think people
will enjoy

28. Say the word
entertain

29. What could you do to
entertain yourself if
you had to be silent?

30. Sarah likes all
colors except
brown.

31. except
When you mean
all but that one

32. Say the word
except

33. Where might
you live if you
never ate any
food except
fish?

34. Andy walked to the
park in a carefree
way.

35. carefree
When you don’t
worry about
problems

36. Say the word
carefree

37. Would you be carefree
if you were too late to
catch the bus for
school?

38. The fire alarm made
a screeching noise.

39. screeching
A loud, high pitch
sound that can hurt
your ears

40. Say the word
screeching

41. What animals make a
screeching sound?