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Word Search: Watership Down | Part 1
Duration: Open

Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams

It's time for a new word search challenge, and this time we will be looking to the wonderful book, Watership Down by Richard Adams. Please Note: You may not use this book for this challenge.

The Challenge: Below is a list of 35 words to find. They can only be found within the text of a book - no covers, titles or authors. For each word found, you will need to provide the book title, the page or location number, the sentence containing the word, and the date you finished reading your book.

There is no limit on the number of words found per book.

Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

This is an open-ended challenge.

WORDS:
1. Bewilderment
2. Buoyant
3. Conspicuous
4. Copse
5. Cultivated
6. Culvert
7. Dapple
8. Delicacy
9. Desolate
10. Detachment
11. Devolve
12. Discern
13. Fledgling
14. Furtive
15. Grudgingly
16. Imminent
17. Impudent
18. Indifference
19. Lollop
20. Misgiving
21. Nettle
22. Propitious
23. Raucous
24. Scuffle
25. Sentry
26. Sheer
27. Snare
28. Sodden
29. Straggle
30. Stupefied
31. Ubiquitous
32. Undaunted
33. Verge
34. Warren
35. Wary
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Denise
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1. ChrisGA

2. Ed

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5. Sarah

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message 4: by [deleted user] (last edited Jun 30, 2020 07:57PM) (new)

COMPLETE. I didn't find Lollop;

Word Search: Watership Down | Part 1
Duration: 3/30/20 to 6/30/20


WORDS:

1. Bewilderment .. they looked at each other in bewilderment .. Windigo Island pg 297

2. Buoyant .. Like-Wind laughed his buoyant laugh .. Book of the Little Axe loc 171

3. Conspicuous .. it would make the sound of her footsteps conspicuous .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 2881

4. Copse .. as a shield and eyed the final copse .. Windigo Island pg 523

5. Cultivated .. Spanish settlers had cultivated a well refined tobacco .. Book of the Little Axe loc 1358

6. Culvert .. gushing through the culvert under the rear driveway .. Cactus Jack: A Novel loc 1134

7. Dapple .. take the dapple, Ma said .. The Daybreakers pg 3

8. Delicacy .. I saw that the delicacy and concern were necessary .. A Thousand Acres pg 308

9. Desolate .. had not realized how lonely and desolate he felt .. After the Dash loc 3379

10. Detachment .. he had an air of detachment about him .. The Streel loc 1300

11. Devolve .. soon the conversation devolve intp stories .. Hollywood Park loc 4975

12. Discern .. he could discern the tall solitary pine tree. .. Windigo Island pg 101

13. Fledgling .. perpendicular to the fledgling cotton plants .. The Forgotten Road pg 193

14. Furtive .. there was a furtive mood about them .. The Buried Giant pg 129

15. Grudgingly ..Jenny gave a little growl of grudging consent and sat back down .. Windigo Island pg 61

16. Imminent .. whatever they were planning was imminent .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 3907

17. Impudent .. theatrical imprudent Papa appeared to enjoy it .. Book of the Little Axe loc 3613

18. Indifference .. it was too late to feign indifference .. Educated pg 179

19. Lollop

20. Misgiving .. despite other misgiving .. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II pg 105

21. Nettle .. the nettle was my idea .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 3698

22. Propitious .. I decided to wait for a more propitious time .. A Curious Beginning pg 105

23. Raucous .. with raucous laughter and cursing .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 993

24. Scuffle .. I tried to slip out the door and avoid the scuffle .. The Streel loc 1721

25. Sentry .. reprimanded for leaving their sentry posts .. The Buried Giant pg 58

26. Sheer .. with sheer bloody minded fearlessness .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 1345

27. Snare .. a rabbit if father was lucky with the snare .. The Streel loc 149

28. Sodden .. stood women in sodden white smocks. .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 538

29. Sentry .. a model soldier stands sentry .. Shadowplay loc 3004

30. Stupefied .. she was stupefied .. Dragonwyck pg 164

31. Ubiquitous .. various and subtly ubiquitous inequalities .. The Shapeless Unease: A Year of Not Sleeping loc 328

32. Undaunted .. eat or drink during the day, undaunted by rain or cold .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 3240

33. Verge .. he was on the verge of saying words .. The Streel loc 914

34. Warren .. determined to follow Warren Buffet's lead .. Cactus Jack: A Novel loc 585

35. Wary .. he of all people should have been wary of robbers .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 2746


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These Lost & Broken Things by Helen Sarah Fields 3/31/20 4☆ The Shapeless Unease A Year of Not Sleeping by Samantha Harvey 4/1/20 2.25☆ Windigo Island (Cork O'Connor, #14) by William Kent Krueger 4/2/20 4☆
The Streel by Mary Logue 4/4/20 3☆ Educated by Tara Westover 4/5/20 3☆ After the Dash by Lynda Abernathy 4/5/20 2.25☆
Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma 4/8/20 2.75☆ A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley 4/11/20 3☆ Cactus Jack A Novel by Brad Smith 4/13/20 2.75☆
The Daybreakers (The Sacketts, #6) by Louis L'Amour 4/16/20 3.25☆ Shadowplay by Joseph O'Connor 4/15/20 2.75☆ Dragonwyck by Anya Seton 4/18/20 4☆
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro 4/24/20 2☆ A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) by Deanna Raybourn 5/26/20 4☆ Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett 6/6/20 2.75☆
The Forgotten Road (The Broken Road, #2) by Richard Paul Evans 6/23/20 2.5☆ A Woman of No Importance The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell 6/25/20 3☆


message 6: by Ed (last edited Jan 30, 2021 09:51AM) (new)

Ed Lehman | 2894 comments Word Search: Watership Down | Part 1-ACATT

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Duration: 3/30/20 to ...

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WORDS:
✔1. Bewilderment-p.101-Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day-"She was past remonstrance now, past bewilderment..." 3/31/20
✔2. Buoyant-p.20-Euphoria-"...and I felt strangely buoyant..." 5/20/20
✔3. Conspicuous-p.373- Twenty Years After-"...but being anxious not to be too conspicuous, all, with the exception of Porthos..." 4/14/20
✔4. Copse-p.511-A Suitable Boy-"They had reached a high-field divider near a small copse of trees." 5/26/20
✔5. Cultivated-p.82- Life Being the Best Other Stories-"...he knew the region between Milan and Salzburg like a cultivated garden." 6/6/20
✔6. Culvert-p.75-Close Range-"...the announcer's voice echoed as though in a culvert..." 4/11/20
✔7. Dapple-p.281- The Arabian Nights, Volume I: The Marvels and Wonders of The Thousand and One Nights: 1-"Now she was a dapple gray mule with ears like reed pens..." 5/28/20
✔8. Delicacy-p.116-Close Range-"...give the boy a sponge bath?' she said with delicacy." 4/12/20
✔9. Desolate-Kindle loc. 36195-The Holy Bible: English Standard Version-"...the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate." 5/15/20
✔10. Detachment-p.137- Hope Never Dies-"Agents had complained- anonymously- to the press about my detachment." 6/1/20
✔11. Devolve-p.174- How We Fight For Our Lives- "I was ashamed at how quickly my voice would devolve into cracked stutters..." 1/30/21
✔12. Discern-loc.40183 of Kindle edition of The Holy Bible: English Standard Version-"But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be." 5/29/20
✔13. Fledgling-p.64-Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities-"...British soldiers arrived to quell one of the first uprisings at the fledgling colony..." 8/3/20
✔14. Furtive-loc. 948 of Kindle edition- The Vicomte de Bragelonne-"She gave only one furtive glance at the handsome gentleman..." 5/24/20
✔15. Grudgingly-loc. 1054 of Kindle edition of Outside Servitude-"Mheimid and Mahmud grudgingly nodded their agreement." 6/7/20
✔16. Imminent-p.123- The Toughest Indian in the World-"...to confirm the details of his imminent arrival." 5/29/20
✔17. Impudent-p.84- The Green Mill Murder-"Phryne wondered whether she was gathering strength to have her impudent visitor flung out of the house..." 9/29/20
✔18. Indifference-p.175- Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth-"...but I also didn't expect the utter indifference." 4/6/20
19. Lollop
✔20. Misgiving-p.318- Around the Edge-"...and their misgivings only deepened when the 1849 gold rush transformed Greytown..." 5/23/20
✔21. Nettle-p.130-Close Range-"...to the damp soil and nest of stinging nettles..." 4/12/20
✔22. Propitious-p.968- The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume I - "Yet, i, born under a propitious star, Have found the bright ideal of my dreams." 7/19/20
✔23. Raucous-p.48- Celestial Bodies-"Her father was oblivious to anything but his raucous sessions..." 8/13/20
✔24. Scuffle-p.44-This Town Sleeps-"From across the park, another woman saw the scuffle..." 6/17/20
✔25. Sentry-p.399- Twenty Years After-"Grimaud had made himself a kind of sentry box..." 4/29/20
✔26. Sheer-p.167- The Nice and the Good-"...with the sheer pain of the absence itself." 4/26/20
✔27. Snare-p.130- Japanese Fairy Tales-"Thus did the brave Prince Yamato Take escape out of the snare laid for him..." 4/27/20
✔28. Sodden-p.86- Muddling through in Madagascar-"Cold grease sodden, sweetish rice-buns must be among..." 5/29/20
✔29. Straggle-p.36- Muddling through in Madagascar-"The younger women also carried babies on their backs and were followed by a straggle of unwashed offspring..." 5/19/20
✔30. Stupefied-p.384- Twenty Years After-"Charles clasped his hands, amazed and stupefied to find..." 4/28/20
✔31. Ubiquitous-p.68- Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth-"Culturally, Bhutan-style Buddhism is ubiquitous..." 4/4/20
✔32. Undaunted-loc. 848- Kindle edition of Death on the Cliff Walk-"'Yeah?' Charlie appeared undaunted." 7/3/20
✔33. Verge-p.71-Close Range-"Bitts eased the truck over on the hard prairie verge..." 4/11/20
✔34. Warren-p.51- Radio Shangri-La : What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on-"It was a two-story building with a narrow staircase, a warren of rooms..." 4/3/20
✔35. Wary-p.38- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"The game had grown wary..." 4/5/20


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Welcome to the challenge, Karen and Ed!


Sarah - Blessed Mom of Two (sarah1987) WORDS:
1. Bewilderment
2. Buoyant
3. Conspicuous
4. Copse
5. Cultivated
6. Culvert
7. Dapple
8. Delicacy
9. Desolate
10. Detachment
11. Devolve
12. Discern
13. Fledgling
14. Furtive
15. Grudgingly
16. Imminent
17. Impudent
18. Indifference
19. Lollop
20. Misgiving
21. Nettle
22. Propitious
23. Raucous
24. Scuffle
25. Sentry
26. Sheer
27. Snare
28. Sodden
29. Straggle
30. Stupefied
31. Ubiquitous
32. Undaunted
33. Verge
34. Warren
35. Wary


message 9: by ChrisGA (last edited Jan 17, 2021 04:57PM) (new)

ChrisGA I'm in
WORDS:




19. Lollop

Mission to Murder cahoon 4/6/20
WARY p. 95 both of us were wary of the M word.
GRUDGINGLY P. 147 . . . To consider my point and grudgingly nodded.

If the Shoe Kills cahoon 5/1/20
INDIFFERENCE P. 82 i aimed for casual indifference.

Murder by the Book elliot 4/8/20
SHEER p. 25 the sheer size of it with . . .
SCUFFLE p. 259 . . .listen and hear the scuffle of footsteps. . .

Prologue to Murder elliott 4/14/20
CONSPICUOUS p. 74 it is less conspicuous than your cruiser.
DETACHMENT p. 244 he presented an even colder detachment
VERGE p. 292 I told her we were on the verge of making an arrest.

Flipped for Murder day 4/19/20
DELICACY p.88 Deep fried biscuits might be a local delicacy, but....
BEWILDERMENT p. 204 He shook his head in bewilderment.
UBIQUITIOUS p. 301 . . . daisies, with the ubiquitous baby's breath and ferny greens.

Deadly Secretsphillips (second in four book box set) 5/2/20
CULTIVATED loc. 2911 He cultivated the image because it played in his favor so often.

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax gilman audio 5/7/20
COPSE chapter 19@11:05 . . . cart headed slowly for the copse

First Wave phillips 1st of 5 book boxed set 5/9/20
DISCERN LOC. 746 Instinct fired even before he could discern what the problem was.

Second Chance 2nd /5 phillips 5/11/20
IMMINENT Loc. 4665 Your life could well be in imminent danger.

Killer at the Cult golden 5/12/20
RAUCOUS loc. 681 The raucous scene quieted immediately.
DESOLATE loc. 1061 She looked exhausted and desolate.

Marker cook 5/15/20
WARREN ch.4@4:11: . . . looked out on to a warren of postage-sized backyards.

Deadly Ride holford 6/26/20
UNDAUNTED p. 11. . . .undaunted by the frigid air. . .

In the Bleak Midwinter spencer-fleming 6/28/20
SODDEN. p. 300 She pulled off her sodden gloves
******DAPPLE P. 351. His ice blue sleeper was dappled with sunlight...**I know this is not legit and doesn't count but dappled may be as close as i can get so just wanted to record it.

All By Myself, Alone clark Audiobook6/29.20
BUOYANT end of chapter 38. Yvonne was feeling absolutely buoyant.

Hail to the Chef hyzy 6/30/20
FURTIVE p. 53 . . .a furtive glance around the room as he . . .

Home of the Braised hyzy 7/5/20
SENTRY p. 48 . . . the two PPD agents standing sentry at the door.

A Deadly Dealer stanley aka Adams 8/17/20
SNARE p. 609 (this is third in a three book box set) . . . who would do anything to snare Grayson to fill. . ..

It's Your Party, Die If You Want to (LIV and Di in Dixie Mystery) fee 8/18/20
CULVERT p. 222 . . . managed to escape the ditch by climbing up over the culvert.

Peach Pies and Alibis adams 8/26/20
FLEDGLING p. 120 . . .were so proud of our fledgling business that.

The Winter People. .whitney 9/14/20
MISGIVING p. 76 . . . still upon me, a sense of misgiving.

Death by Espresso erickson 10/11/20
DEVOLVE p. 160 . . . off topic and devolve into an argument.

A Deadly Cliché adams AUDIOBOOK 10/21/20
IMPUDENT CHAPTER 4 @ 00:26 when a man writes an impudent letter, . .

Portrait of a MurdererAnne Meredith 12/2/20
STUPEFIED p. 142. As he waited, stupefied, beside the body. . .

The Leper of St. GilesEllis PetersMurder 12/21/20
STRAGGLE p. 21 The sorry straggle of outcasts shuffling. . .

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Agatha Christie 12/25/20
NETTLE p. 170 A bold move--grab the nettle.

CurtainAgatha Christie 12/28/20
PROPITIOUS p. 55 . . . when the weather was not propitious, he . . .

The Cornish Coast MurderJohn Bude
DAPPLE p. 161 . . .driving rain will dapple the surface of dadk paint.


message 10: by jingles (new)

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Welcome, Sarah and Chris!

Chris, I've linked you up to message #9 above for now. I'll change it though if you post a new one below. I just didn't want to forget to add you to the participants list.


message 11: by ChrisGA (new)

ChrisGA jingles wrote: "Welcome, Sarah and Chris!

Chris, I've linked you up to message #9 above for now. I'll change it though if you post a new one below. I just didn't want to forget to add you to the participants list."

Thanks, #9 is fine.


message 12: by Denise (last edited Jun 19, 2020 10:11AM) (new)

Denise | 385 comments omg A Word Search challenge almost passed me by:)) Thank you jingles! I really need this for distraction from the virus!

Word Search: Watership Down | Part 1
Duration: Open

35/35 words found

WORDS:
1. Bewilderment “his face is frozen in bewilderment” p. 13 A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman 4.15.20

2. Buoyant - “he was in a buoyant mood” p. 250 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

3. Conspicuous - “but the clarinet was conspicuous in her absence” p. 141 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

4. Copse - “the delicate line of the hills and the copses that crowned them” p. 738 Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham 5.8.20

5. Cultivated -“both of them cultivated a circle of admirers” p. 149 The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld 4.26.20

6. Culvert - “Warehouse down Culvert Street” location 2417 The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill 5.10.29

7. Dapple - “shadowy dapples like black pearls…” p. 1 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

8. Delicacy - “Given the delicacy of the situation…” p. 150 Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black 4.20.20

9. Desolate “This place looks desolate” p. 128 Station ElevenEmily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

10. Detachment - “A detachment of Fianna boys…” p. 406 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

11. Devolve “but the notes devolve into an extended argument “ p. 318 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

12. Discern - “I thought I could discern a certain librarian caste to my features” p. 47 Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson 4.28.20

13. Fledgling - “A tiny fledgling republic struggling against the might of an immense empire…” p. 300 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

14. Furtive - “furtive, glancing over their shoulder” p. 189 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

15. Grudgingly- “She would lie with them grudgingly” p. 60 The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld 4.26.20

16. Imminent “There are thoughts of freedom and imminent escape” p. 89 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

17. Impudent - “her impudent defiance of fate” p. 394 Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham 5.8.20

18. Indifference - the indifference to consonants” p. 91 Sail of Stone by Ake Edwardson 4.5.20

19. Lollop - “hounds lollop ahead of them” p. 340 Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel 5.23.20

20. Misgiving “the board had no such misgivings” p. 43 The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld 4.26.20

21. Nettle - “The soup was beet shavings and nettle leaves…” p. 84 The Book of Aron by Jim Shepard 4.12.20

22. Propitious - “are as propitious for growing grain” p. 67 In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made by Norman Cantor 6.20.20

23. Raucous - “the pub resounded with raucous laughter” p. 32 Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black 4.20.20

24. Scuffle - “A scuffle ensued…” p. 431 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil WarMorgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

25. Sentry “Now the Symphony came upon a sentry…” p. 43 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

26. Sheer - “the thought of him having come to harm was sheer agony” p. 141 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

27. Snare - “the snare closed on him again” p. 486 The Winds of War by Herman Wouk 5.26.20

28. Sodden - –“stench of cordite on the sodden air” p. 258 Heat by Ed McBain 4.24.20

29. Straggle - “the village was littlThe Winds of Ware more than a straggle of houses”.p. 233 The Vagabond Clown by Edward Marston 5.3.20

30. Stupefied - –“Stupefied, she followed their flight with glasses” p. 821 by Herman Wouk 5.26.20

31. Ubiquitous - “took his ubiquitous notebook from his pocket’” p. 108 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil WarMorgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

32. Undaunted - “Bend bravely and undaunted to your work” p. 437 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

33. Verge - “on the verge of exploding the whole time” p. 14 A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman 4.15.20

34. Warren - “President Warren G. Harding sent an emissary in his name.” p. 282 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

35. Wary - “She’d settled into a wary stillness” p. 125 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20


message 13: by jingles (new)

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Denise! I've been looking for you, my friend...I know this is your very favorite kind of challenge, and was hoping you would like this one :)

Welcome!!

And yes - we are all in a difficult situation right now. God bless the front line people who are working so hard for all of us.


Sarah - Blessed Mom of Two (sarah1987) Could we use the word misgivings or does it have to be misgiving?


message 15: by jingles (new)

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Sarah wrote: "Could we use the word misgivings or does it have to be misgiving?"

Not for this challenge, Sarah - words must be exactly.


message 16: by Denise (new)

Denise | 385 comments Thanks jingles - I live right in the middle of NYC and surrounded by people with the virus and people dying and it's just...there are no words.

This challenge is a Hard Challenge! and I'm glad its "open" because if you aren't accepting plurals this is going to take a while!! I have a while!


message 17: by jingles (last edited Apr 09, 2020 09:42AM) (new)

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Oh Denise! I knew you were in NY, but I didn't realize you were in NYC, let alone right in the middle of it. I've been watching Governor Cuomo's updates every day, knowing what is happening in NY will eventually makes it's way to where we are.

Stay safe, my friend.


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Denise | 385 comments jingles wrote: "Oh Denise! I knew you were in NY, but I didn't realize you were in NYC, let alone right in the middle of it. I've been watching Governor Cuomo's updates every day, knowing what is happening in NY w..."

thank you!


message 19: by Suzanne (last edited Apr 28, 2022 09:50PM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 506 comments All Challenges All The Time
Word Search: Watership Down | Part 1
Duration:
6/1/2020 - Open

Progress: 34 out of 35

It's time for a new word search challenge, and this time we will be looking to the wonderful book, Watership Down by Richard Adams. Please Note: You may not use this book for this challenge.

The Challenge: Below is a list of 35 words to find. They can only be found within the text of a book - no covers, titles or authors. For each word found, you will need to provide the book title, the page or location number, the sentence containing the word, and the date you finished reading your book.

There is no limit on the number of words found per book.

Words must match exactly. No substitutions, please.

This is an open-ended challenge.


Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) by Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren - **** - 4/27/2022 - 160 Pages
15. Grudgingly: "“ Yes , that's what you say , ” said Pippi grudgingly , “ but I've lain awake all night thinking what fun it was going to be to get up and water , and I'm not going to let a little rain stand." Page 116
17. Impudent: “Get out of here before the Mighty Adolf hears your impudent nonsense.” Page 100
26. Sheer: "Quickly and easily she climbed up the rope , and the people stopped weeping out of sheer astonishment." Page 110

Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis - **** - 4/24/2022 - 368 Pages
1. Bewilderment: "A silent desperation weighed on her, like a heavy, damp fog that chilled her to the bone, along with the feeling of utter bewilderment." Page 338
2. Buoyant: "All the while, she reminisced to Ingrid about the office she’d come from and seemed buoyant about her morning’s work." Page 191
9. Desolate: "Everything around him now was a painful reminder, and he felt desolate and bereft." Page 353
13. Fledgling: "As he waited, he watched a mother bird encouraging a fledgling out of a nest that was tucked high in the campus eaves." Page 146
18. Indifference: “Don’t be fooled by his indifference. He sees everything.” Page 275
23. Raucous: "The apartment inside was alive with raucous laughter and a blur of familiar faces they knew from the bar and the Reich offices." Page 226
28. Sodden: "Held was only half-listening as he removed his sodden coat, hat, and scarf." Page 80
30. Stupefied: "Watching stupefied, incomprehensible horror was paused to anchor him to beauty." Page 47
35. Wary: "The doorman seemed wary." Page 110

Watcher's Test (Life in Exile, #1) by Sean Oswald
Watcher's Test by Sean Oswald - *** - 4/13/2022 - 658 Pages
10. Detachment: "Yet if he allowed himself any time for self-reflection, Max would have been sage enough to realize that the sense of detachment was what had allowed him to advance so far." Page 184
14. Furtive: "Dave kept making quick furtive glances back at the tree line but didn’t say anything about that." Page 84
16. Imminent: “It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention and a rogues gallery ranging from laziness to play have been considered as possible fathers but all these ideas fail to properly consider the effectiveness of imminent death as a creative force.” Page 133
32. Undaunted: "It was strangely sexy to see her husband fighting off undead monsters, streaked with numerous little wounds but undaunted." Page 591
33. Verge: "He kept his eyes focused ahead, and only as he reached the tree line panting and on the verge of vomiting did he dare to look behind him." Page 178

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4. Copse: "The rabbit turned and scurried into a copse of spindly trees." Page 227
27. Snare: "I sailed ahead , my heart a sudden snare drumroll." Page 128

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5. Cultivated: "There was passive-aggressive silence, obviously, there was the we-nolonger-have-anything-to-say silence, and then there was the silence that Eduardo and she seemed to have cultivated."

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3. Conspicuous: "Before, I had dropped in fast and looked around, moved around a lot. Been conspicuous." Page 166
12. Discern: "After being in contact with Soulwood, I could sense it all better; it was clear now, sharp and easy to discern." Page 129

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21. Nettle: "White Deer's trying to wash all the nettle out of them.”

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31. Ubiquitous: "Though one physician said that nobody would approve that “drunken Indian,” Hale shopped for doctors until he found a man in Pawhuska willing to recommend Roan; one of the seemingly ubiquitous Shoun brothers, James, also recommended Roan ..."
22. Propitious: "CHRONICLE ONE THE MARKED WOMAN There had been no evil to mar that propitious night, because she had listened; there had been no voice of evil; no screech owl had quaveringly disturbed the stillness. She knew this because she had ..."
6. Culvert: "The next morning, McBride's body was found in a culvert in Maryland."

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24. Scuffle: "They didn't pass any servants on the way, though Irene heard the odd softshoed scuffle in the background."

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8. Delicacy: "With his mouth full, Matthew tells her, 'Don't be jealous, Sham—just because you're too puffed up to enjoy this fine delicacy.'” Page 217

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7. Dapple: “And a big dapple with him!"
25. Sentry: "The huge double doors were shut and bolted, the single red-coated sentry motionless as a tin soldier in front of them."

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20. Misgiving: 'Cross out “Come without any misgiving”.

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29. Straggle: "The sun is just peeking over the horizon when we straggle back to the twelfth floor of the Training Center."

WORDS:
19. Lollop


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Word Search: Watership Down | Part 1
Duration: Open - April 1 - June 20, 2020

35/35 words found

WORDS:
1. Bewilderment “his face is frozen in bewilderment” p. 13 A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman 4.15.20

2. Buoyant - “he was in a buoyant mood” p. 250 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

3. Conspicuous - “but the clarinet was conspicuous in her absence” p. 141 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

4. Copse - “the delicate line of the hills and the copses that crowned them” p. 738 Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham 5.8.20

5. Cultivated -“both of them cultivated a circle of admirers” p. 149 The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld 4.26.20

6. Culvert - “Warehouse down Culvert Street” location 2417 The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill 5.10.29

7. Dapple - “shadowy dapples like black pearls…” p. 1 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

8. Delicacy - “Given the delicacy of the situation…” p. 150 Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black 4.20.20

9. Desolate “This place looks desolate” p. 128 Station ElevenEmily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

10. Detachment - “A detachment of Fianna boys…” p. 406 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

11. Devolve “but the notes devolve into an extended argument “ p. 318 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

12. Discern - “I thought I could discern a certain librarian caste to my features” p. 47 Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson 4.28.20

13. Fledgling - “A tiny fledgling republic struggling against the might of an immense empire…” p. 300 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

14. Furtive - “furtive, glancing over their shoulder” p. 189 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

15. Grudgingly- “She would lie with them grudgingly” p. 60 The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld 4.26.20

16. Imminent “There are thoughts of freedom and imminent escape” p. 89 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

17. Impudent - “her impudent defiance of fate” p. 394 Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham 5.8.20

18. Indifference - the indifference to consonants” p. 91 Sail of Stone by Ake Edwardson 4.5.20

19. Lollop - “hounds lollop ahead of them” p. 340 Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel 5.23.20

20. Misgiving “the board had no such misgivings” p. 43 The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld 4.26.20

21. Nettle - “The soup was beet shavings and nettle leaves…” p. 84 The Book of Aron by Jim Shepard 4.12.20

22. Propitious - “are as propitious for growing grain” p. 67 In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made by Norman Cantor 6.20.20

23. Raucous - “the pub resounded with raucous laughter” p. 32 Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black 4.20.20

24. Scuffle - “A scuffle ensued…” p. 431 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil WarMorgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

25. Sentry “Now the Symphony came upon a sentry…” p. 43 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

26. Sheer - “the thought of him having come to harm was sheer agony” p. 141 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20

27. Snare - “the snare closed on him again” p. 486 The Winds of War by Herman Wouk 5.26.20

28. Sodden - –“stench of cordite on the sodden air” p. 258 Heat by Ed McBain 4.24.20

29. Straggle - “the village was littlThe Winds of Ware more than a straggle of houses”.p. 233 The Vagabond Clown by Edward Marston 5.3.20

30. Stupefied - –“Stupefied, she followed their flight with glasses” p. 821 by Herman Wouk 5.26.20

31. Ubiquitous - “took his ubiquitous notebook from his pocket’” p. 108 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil WarMorgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

32. Undaunted - “Bend bravely and undaunted to your work” p. 437 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

33. Verge - “on the verge of exploding the whole time” p. 14 A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman 4.15.20

34. Warren - “President Warren G. Harding sent an emissary in his name.” p. 282 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War by Morgan Llywelyn 4.14.20

35. Wary - “She’d settled into a wary stillness” p. 125 Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 4.4.20


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Well done, Denise!


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Denise | 385 comments thank you!


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COMPLETE. I didn't find Lollop;

Word Search: Watership Down | Part 1
Duration: 3/30/20 to 6/30/20


WORDS:

1. Bewilderment .. they looked at each other in bewilderment .. Windigo Island pg 297

2. Buoyant .. Like-Wind laughed his buoyant laugh .. Book of the Little Axe loc 171

3. Conspicuous .. it would make the sound of her footsteps conspicuous .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 2881

4. Copse .. as a shield and eyed the final copse .. Windigo Island pg 523

5. Cultivated .. Spanish settlers had cultivated a well refined tobacco .. Book of the Little Axe loc 1358

6. Culvert .. gushing through the culvert under the rear driveway .. Cactus Jack: A Novel loc 1134

7. Dapple .. take the dapple, Ma said .. The Daybreakers pg 3

8. Delicacy .. I saw that the delicacy and concern were necessary .. A Thousand Acres pg 308

9. Desolate .. had not realized how lonely and desolate he felt .. After the Dash loc 3379

10. Detachment .. he had an air of detachment about him .. The Streel loc 1300

11. Devolve .. soon the conversation devolve intp stories .. Hollywood Park loc 4975

12. Discern .. he could discern the tall solitary pine tree. .. Windigo Island pg 101

13. Fledgling .. perpendicular to the fledgling cotton plants .. The Forgotten Road pg 193

14. Furtive .. there was a furtive mood about them .. The Buried Giant pg 129

15. Grudgingly ..Jenny gave a little growl of grudging consent and sat back down .. Windigo Island pg 61

16. Imminent .. whatever they were planning was imminent .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 3907

17. Impudent .. theatrical imprudent Papa appeared to enjoy it .. Book of the Little Axe loc 3613

18. Indifference .. it was too late to feign indifference .. Educated pg 179

19. Lollop

20. Misgiving .. despite other misgiving .. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II pg 105

21. Nettle .. the nettle was my idea .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 3698

22. Propitious .. I decided to wait for a more propitious time .. A Curious Beginning pg 105

23. Raucous .. with raucous laughter and cursing .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 993

24. Scuffle .. I tried to slip out the door and avoid the scuffle .. The Streel loc 1721

25. Sentry .. reprimanded for leaving their sentry posts .. The Buried Giant pg 58

26. Sheer .. with sheer bloody minded fearlessness .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 1345

27. Snare .. a rabbit if father was lucky with the snare .. The Streel loc 149

28. Sodden .. stood women in sodden white smocks. .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 538

29. Sentry .. a model soldier stands sentry .. Shadowplay loc 3004

30. Stupefied .. she was stupefied .. Dragonwyck pg 164

31. Ubiquitous .. various and subtly ubiquitous inequalities .. The Shapeless Unease: A Year of Not Sleeping loc 328

32. Undaunted .. eat or drink during the day, undaunted by rain or cold .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 3240

33. Verge .. he was on the verge of saying words .. The Streel loc 914

34. Warren .. determined to follow Warren Buffet's lead .. Cactus Jack: A Novel loc 585

35. Wary .. he of all people should have been wary of robbers .. These Lost & Broken Things loc 2746


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These Lost & Broken Things by Helen Sarah Fields 3/31/20 4☆ The Shapeless Unease A Year of Not Sleeping by Samantha Harvey 4/1/20 2.25☆ Windigo Island (Cork O'Connor, #14) by William Kent Krueger 4/2/20 4☆
The Streel by Mary Logue 4/4/20 3☆ Educated by Tara Westover 4/5/20 3☆ After the Dash by Lynda Abernathy 4/5/20 2.25☆
Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma 4/8/20 2.75☆ A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley 4/11/20 3☆ Cactus Jack A Novel by Brad Smith 4/13/20 2.75☆
The Daybreakers (The Sacketts, #6) by Louis L'Amour 4/16/20 3.25☆ Shadowplay by Joseph O'Connor 4/15/20 2.75☆ Dragonwyck by Anya Seton 4/18/20 4☆
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro 4/24/20 2☆ A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) by Deanna Raybourn 5/26/20 4☆ Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett 6/6/20 2.75☆
The Forgotten Road (The Broken Road, #2) by Richard Paul Evans 6/23/20 2.5☆ A Woman of No Importance The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell 6/25/20 3☆


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I'd like to join this, please. The words I found are beyond the cover of the book I've found them in

26/35

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (3/5/21)
9. Desolate - It was desolate, sure, ... (p 46)
10. Detachment - ...with an eerie detachment. (p 12)
12. Discern - ...we could discern the handsome face.. (p 25)
15. Grudgingly - ...she hung her head and then, grudgingly, nodded. (p 154)
26. Sheer - ...because of its sheer prosaicness. (p 108)
28. Sodden - The sodden smell of the... (p 227)
30. Stupefied - ...and his brain stupefied with painkiller... (p 173)
33. Verge - ...always on the verge of discovering.. (p 216)


Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly (Hercule Poirot, #45.7) by Agatha Christie (3/5/21)
1. Bewilderment - ...a baffled air of bewilderment... (p 30)


You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour (3/6/21)
2. Buoyant - ...his gait less buoyant than usual. (p 274)
16. Imminent - "...my death is not imminent." (p 117)


Meet Cute Some People Are Destined to Meet by Jennifer L. Armentrout (3/8/21)
5. Cultivated - ...wondered if Nia cultivated that look... (p 151)
8. Delicacy - ...with the delicacy of an artisan... (p 131)


Spectacles by Sue Perkins (3/12/21)
18. Indifference - My indifference with food... (p 353)
23. Raucous - ...ten minutes of raucous laughter... (p 302)
24. Scuffle - ...shoppers will scuffle over the last... (p 4)
34. Warren - ...Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren.. (p 125)


Wicked Business (Lizzy & Diesel, #2) by Janet Evanovich (3/16/21)
4. Copse - ...a scraggly copse of... (p 218)


Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber (3/18/21)
35. Wary - ......he was wary... (p 159)


Reading Allowed True Stories and Curious Incidents from a Provincial Library by Chris Paling (3/28/21)
13. Fledgling - ...the fledgling public libraries... (p 88)


The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1) by Ellery Adams (4/30/21)
25. Sentry - ...took up his sentry post... (p 223)


A New History of the Future in 100 Objects A Fiction by Adrian Hon (5/14/21)
11. Devolve - ...and devolve power toward... (p 508)
31. Ubiquitous - ...normalizing ubiquitous surveillance... (p 25)


What If It's Us (What If It's Us, #1) by Becky Albertalli (5/23/21)
14. Furtive - Another furtive glance. (p 249)


A Noble Radiance (Brunetti 7) by Donna Leon (8/30/21)
3. Conspicuous - "For conspicuous bravery..." (p 118)
32. Undaunted - Undaunted, he repeated... (p 78)


Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) by Dorothy L. Sayers (9/11/21)
17. Impudent - ...a very impudent attempt.. (p 139)


WORDS:

6. Culvert
7. Dapple
19. Lollop
20. Misgiving
21. Nettle
22. Propitious
27. Snare
29. Straggle


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Welcome to the challenge, Rosa!


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Sandi Barnes Sandi
Word Search: Watership Down | Part 1
6/14/21 - XX?

0/35

Word list. Words must match exactly.

WORDS:
1. Bewilderment
2. Buoyant
3. Conspicuous
4. Copse
5. Cultivated
6. Culvert
7. Dapple
8. Delicacy
9. Desolate
10. Detachment
11. Devolve
12. Discern
13. Fledgling
14. Furtive
15. Grudgingly
16. Imminent
17. Impudent
18. Indifference
19. Lollop
20. Misgiving
21. Nettle
22. Propitious
23. Raucous
24. Scuffle
25. Sentry
26. Sheer
27. Snare
28. Sodden
29. Straggle
30. Stupefied
31. Ubiquitous
32. Undaunted
33. Verge
34. Warren
35. Wary


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