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Karen Kay ✔ BASIC list done
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I'm in, with lots of carry-overs:
17/31
(6/3/20)
lodge - He jumped back and slammed into the door, causing the handle to lodge back into the wall again. (p 14)
bloated (May) - "My panini is getting cold and you know how bloated I get when I eat cold cheese." (p 154)
(6/10/20)
anger - He had come down strongly with one of his rare thrusts of anger and reduced them to complete silence. (p 133)
detective - "Chief Detective-Inspector Alleyn," he said. (p 181)
empire - There was an Empire couch, an armchair and an ornate stool before the dressing-shelf. (p 24)
fault - "You couldn't be more at fault." (p 249)
grin - Her companion listened to this rigmarole with an equivocal grin and when she gave it up merely remarked: "Don't apologize." (p 23)
junior - With Adam, so much her junior, it had been a more deeply-rooted affair. (p 132)
quarter - There followed a quarter of an hour of mounting hysteria on the part of Gay Gainsford and of implacable persistence from Adam Poole. (p 63)
stamp - Among them was an envelope bearing a foreign stamp and postmark. (p 54)
(6/16/20)
rifle - This one cop came over to where I was with my computer and pulled this massive assault rifle on me. (p 323)
Indians - But, unlike Indians, there weren't enough Chinese people to warrant devising a whole seperate classification. (p 122)
territory - For starters, despite the fact that black people made up over 80 percent of South Africa's population, the territory allocated for the homelands was about 13 percent of the country's land. (p 104)
(6/19/20)
harmony - He could imagine no two people less inclined to peaceful coexistence, much less harmony. (p 157)
martyr - "But I'm not that much of a martyr. (p 24)
(6/25/20)
jungle (May) - Fulton College was about fifty kilometers north of Suva and was surrounded by rolling hills, dairy farms, bamboo forests, bunya trees, thick jungle, rivers, creeks, and beaches. (p 248)
civilians - It was around this time, too, that my European hosts – civilians and negotiators alike – looked in sudden need of a little tactical insight into the muddled-seeming mindset of the people who had just chosen to leave them. (loc 220)
BASIC word list
narcotic
railroad
vessel
Optional/BONUS word list
polygamy
whist
zenith
Carry-over May:
gnashing of teeth
mariachi
umpteenth
varmint
Carry-over April
chignon
papaya
watermark
Carry-over February:
Zoloft
17/31
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(6/19/20)
(6/25/20)
BASIC word list
narcotic
railroad
vessel
Optional/BONUS word list
polygamy
whist
zenith
Carry-over May:
gnashing of teeth
mariachi
umpteenth
varmint
Carry-over April
chignon
papaya
watermark
Carry-over February:
Zoloft
June Scavenger Hunt 2020I am in!!
BOOKS READ- 9
Basic Word List (15/15)
Anger--The Guinevere Deception--01/06/20--Page 193--"Anger and fear, as well, but nowhere.."
Detective--The Undomestic Goddess-07/07/20--Page 295-- "..like some kind of private detective."
Empire- The Garden of Lost and Found-11/06/20-Page 20-"...patriotic works of empire."
Fault- The Guinevere Deception- 02/06/20-Page 327- "..both were Guinevere's fault."
Grin- The Guinevere Deception-02/06/20-Page 321- "Lancelot grin was a grim.."
Harmony--Girl, Woman, Other--13/07/20--Page 50--"..Spirit Moon try to live in harmony."
Indians- Global Burden-04/06/20-Page 26-"I am sitting in Indian-style.."
Junior--The Undomestic Goddess-07/0720--Page 276-- "If she was my junior at Carter Spink.."
Lodge- The Garden of Lost and Found-16/06/20-Page 231-"..too small red brick lodges..."
Narcotic-Dracula-21/10/20-Page 118-"...Then he mixed a narcotic and coming over.."
Quarter- The Guinevere Deception-02/06/20-Page 281-"...no opportunity, no quarter.."
Railroad- Inferno-04/10/20-Page 197-"...a series of massive railroad ties."
Stamp- The Garden of Lost and Found-14/06/20-Page 181-"...trying to make her feet stamp..."
Territory-- The Guinevere Deception- 01/06/20-Page 220-"..north of the dragon territory.."
Vessel--PostScript--04/08/20--Page 262--"..no arrogant captain of this vessel.."
Bonus word list (3/5)
Civilians --No Man's Land--06/08/20--Page 55--"..M11 to civilians.."
Martyr--Suheldev--04/09/20--Page 55--"..not to become a martyr."
Polygamy
Whist
Zenith--Girl, Woman, Other--13/07/20--Page 44--"..tampons, Zenith E Camera.."
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June 2020 Scavenger Hunt15 / 15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
6 books read
Challenge Complete: 11Jun20
BASIC word list
anger ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 63 ~~ “...anger and humiliation in check…”
detective ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 130 ~~ “...detectives he commanded smoked like junkies…”
empire ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 389 ~~ “...collateral for the real estate empire…”
fault ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 215 ~~ “...My fault. We should have talked…”
grin ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 23 ~~ “...a rabid, toothy, and vulgar grin…”
harmony ~~ The Sirens of Titan ~~ 07Jun20 ~~ Page 35 ~~ “...a counter clockwise spiral in harmony with…”
Indians ~~ The Sirens of Titan ~~ 07Jun20 ~~ Page 321 ~~ “...hanged for the murder of an Indian…”
junior ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 482 ~~ “...Junior pushed the button again…”
lodge ~~ Back Of Beyond ~~ 01Jun20 ~~ Page 19 ~~ “...He wasn’t thinking Deer Lodge, Montana…”
narcotic ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 151 ~~ “...appeared to be under the influence of narcotics…”
quarter ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 241 ~~ “...after a quarter hour of silence…”
railroad ~~ Back Of Beyond ~~ 01Jun20 ~~ Page 163 ~~ “...I thought this was a railroad hotel…”
stamp ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 101 ~~ “...order a stamp and sit at your desk…”
territory ~~ Back Of Beyond ~~ 01Jun20 ~~ Page 206 ~~ “...the kind of virgin territory I’m talking about…”
vessel ~~ The Confessions of Frannie Langton ~~ 08Jun20 ~~ Page 112 ~~ “...the web of vessels that is the seat of colour…”
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 224 ~~ “...one of the civilian advisors attached to the embassy…”
martyr ~~ The Black Echo ~~ 03Jun20 ~~ Page 427 ~~ “...you’re not supposed to be a martyr…”
polygamy ~~ Triumph ~~ 05Jun20 ~~ Page 59 ~~ “...began sinking into the quicksand of polygamy…”
whist ~~ The Confessions of Frannie Langton ~~ 08Jun20 ~~ Page 159~~ “...puzzled over their endless games of whist…”
zenith ~~ The Overstory ~~ 11Jun20 ~~ Page 269 ~~ “...his life had reached its zenith…”
I didn't find NARCOTIC in the basic list and still have some bonus word carryover.
June 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
BASIC word list
anger .. part anger and part guilt .. Blackwood loc 625
detective .. the police and the detectives who moved in .. Blackwood loc 1601
empire .. for learning that one's souffle, or one's empire had fallen .. Little Bee pg 103
fault .. yep, it's my fault .. Blackwood loc 996
grin .. he gave a sneaky grin .. Blackwood loc 1389
harmony .. in harmony with a gentleman .. An Elegant Woman loc 616
Indians .. and Indians know about visions too .. Manitou Canyon pg 35
junior .. had it worked out with Henry Junior at the garage .. Blackwood loc 450
lodge .. she led them to the sweat lodge .. Manitou Canyon pg 92
narcotic
quarter .. the woman and the boy a quarter mile back .. Blackwood loc 445
railroad .. on one side of the railroad tracks .. Blackwood loc 256
stamp .. with its official red stamp at the end .. Little Bee pg 79
territory .. she was on more familiar territory .. Looking for Alice: A Gunvor Str�m Novel loc 3282
vessel .. imagining this child as a vessel of recovery .. Blackwood loc 1327
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians .. who was a civilian employee and usually worked dispatch .. Manitou Canyon pg 13
martyr .... have lost their child, a little martyr .. The Wonder pg 393
polygamy .. its first name was Polygamy Wells .. An Elegant Woman loc 2776
whist
zenith
CARRY-OVER
May:
Chihuahua .. my grandparents are from Chihuahua .. Sulfur Springs pg 241
mariachi .. Americans think it's all mariachi .. Sulfur Springs pg 82
April
papaya
Feb.
Zoloft .. I took Zoloft for a week but it made me feel flat .. The Broken Road pg 90
6/1/20 4☆
6/3/20 4☆
6/3/20 2.25☆
6/4/20 2.5☆
6/7/20 4☆
6/12/20 2☆
6/14/20 3☆
6/16/20 4☆
June 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
BASIC word list
anger .. part anger and part guilt .. Blackwood loc 625
detective .. the police and the detectives who moved in .. Blackwood loc 1601
empire .. for learning that one's souffle, or one's empire had fallen .. Little Bee pg 103
fault .. yep, it's my fault .. Blackwood loc 996
grin .. he gave a sneaky grin .. Blackwood loc 1389
harmony .. in harmony with a gentleman .. An Elegant Woman loc 616
Indians .. and Indians know about visions too .. Manitou Canyon pg 35
junior .. had it worked out with Henry Junior at the garage .. Blackwood loc 450
lodge .. she led them to the sweat lodge .. Manitou Canyon pg 92
narcotic
quarter .. the woman and the boy a quarter mile back .. Blackwood loc 445
railroad .. on one side of the railroad tracks .. Blackwood loc 256
stamp .. with its official red stamp at the end .. Little Bee pg 79
territory .. she was on more familiar territory .. Looking for Alice: A Gunvor Str�m Novel loc 3282
vessel .. imagining this child as a vessel of recovery .. Blackwood loc 1327
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians .. who was a civilian employee and usually worked dispatch .. Manitou Canyon pg 13
martyr .... have lost their child, a little martyr .. The Wonder pg 393
polygamy .. its first name was Polygamy Wells .. An Elegant Woman loc 2776
whist
zenith
CARRY-OVER
May:
Chihuahua .. my grandparents are from Chihuahua .. Sulfur Springs pg 241
mariachi .. Americans think it's all mariachi .. Sulfur Springs pg 82
April
papaya
Feb.
Zoloft .. I took Zoloft for a week but it made me feel flat .. The Broken Road pg 90
6/1/20 4☆
6/3/20 4☆
6/3/20 2.25☆
6/4/20 2.5☆
6/7/20 4☆
6/12/20 2☆
6/14/20 3☆
6/16/20 4☆
June word search - BooktivityBASIC word list
anger - “Henry’s spine had fused with anger” p. 131 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
detective “Always the detective” p. 19 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
A German Requiem
empire - “The Empire of Japan…” p. 323 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
fault – “captalism has its own particular faults” p. 160 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
grin - “The grin disappeared from the Ivan’s face” p. 13 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
harmony - “Henry had been so busy at Camp Harmony” p. 147 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
Indians “bound for an old Indian reservation” p. 133 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
junior - junior “written by a junior staff member” p.49 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
lodge - “The famous hunting lodge at Mayerling” p.301 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
narcotic - strapped down in his bed and under a strong narcotic” p. 167 The Chinese Shawl by Patricia Wentworth 6.17.20
quarter - “The district was a working-class quarter” p. 70 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
railroad - “This railroad stop, aptly named Monida” location 59West Yellowstone by Paul Shea 6.8.20
stamp “some stamps, a room card,…” p. 97 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
territory - “this is our territory” p. 56 The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indridason 6.12.20
vessel - “they also need men on the ground watching our vessels” p. 54 The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indridason 6.12.20
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians “I always thought German civilians were forbidden” p. 38 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
martyr - “Don’t get me wrong she wasn’t a martyr” p. 291 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
polygamy
whist
zenith - –“ a small Zenith portable” p. 133 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
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Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
15 / 15 basic words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
9 books read
BASIC word list
anger - To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ – 18June2020 - pg 31 - "…could anger him so
detective - A Rule Against Murder ✔ – 01June2020 - pg 261 - "…take a detective to know…"
empire - A Short History of Nearly Everything ✔ - 18July20 - pg 135 - "…height of the Empire State…"
fault - To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ – 18June2020 - pg 91 - "… that's her own fault."
grin - Finders Keepers ✔ – 05June2020 - pg 300 - "His grin is gone."
harmony - A Short History of Nearly Everything ✔ - 18July20 - pg 380 - "…a perfect harmony tight across…"
Indians - To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ – 18June2020 - pg 56 - "The Indians express doubt."
junior - Be Frank With Me ✔ - 10July20 - pg 3 - "…on every junior high school…"
lodge - To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ – 18June2020 - pg 209 - "…fishing lodge there that…"
narcotic - Espresso Shot ✔ – 26July2020 - pg 85 - "…was the only narcotic we…"
quarter - A Short History of Nearly Everything ✔ - 18July20 - pg 252 - "…barely a quarter of an inch…"
railroad - To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ – 18June2020 - pg 209 - "…brought the railroad, and…"
stamp - Work Song ✔ - 29June20 - pg 180 - "…a brandabetical stamp on the…"
territory - To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ – 18June2020 - pg 97 - "…empty, unmapped territory."
vessel - To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ – 18June2020 - pg 161 - "…horn, vessels made of…"
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians - Work Song ✔ - 29June20 - pg 125 - "…burly civilian types who could…"
martyr - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill ✔ – 18June2020 - pg 92 - "…Catholic martyr, a tribute…"
polygamy - To The Bright Edge of the World ✔ – 18June2020 - pg 179 - "…dances, polygamy and worship…"
whist - Snow White ✔ – 03Nov2020 - pg 2 - "Especially while playing whist."
zenith - A Bend in the Stars ✔ - 01Aug20 - pg 122 - "Zenith is a Swiss manufacturer…"
*****COMPLETED 7/6/20*****Last Word= Whist
COMPLETED BASIC WORD LIST 6/23/20- 2 bonus words to go
June 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
100p. min.
BASIC word list
✔anger-p.158-The Wide Window-"The Beaudelaires looked at one another in sadness and anger." 6/2/20
✔detective- p.148- Hope Never Dies-"I'm not a narcotics detective." 6/1/20
✔empire-p.71-Life Being the Best Other Stories-"...his family had supplied the Empire with whisky..." 6/6/20
✔fault-p.123- Hope Never Dies-"It may be my fault." 6/1/20
✔grin-p.150- Hope Never Dies-"...I gave her my most vice-presidential grin." 6/1/20
✔harmony-p.28- The Drag Queen of Elfland-"...but no odd flutes played harmony..." 6/4/20
✔Indians-p.22- Dresden, Gate-"He raised a high arcade around the courtyard to protect against marauding Indians and bandits." 6/2/20
✔junior-p.172- The Toughest Indian in the World-"...welcome to St. Jerome the Second University, or as we affectionately call it, Saint Junior." 6/2/20
✔lodge-p.88-This Town Sleeps-"..as he carefully places a basket of hot rocks inside the sweat lodge..." 6/23/20
✔narcotic-p.148- Hope Never Dies-"I'm not a narcotics detective." 6/1/20
✔quarter-p.319- The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Volume I of III-"...where they stopped in the quarter called Al-Raydaniyah." 6/4/20
✔railroad-p.124- Hope Never Dies-"Dad was the third railroad worker in our family." 6/1/20
✔stamp-loc.1294 of Kindle edition of Life on a Coral Atoll: Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands-"These flights are commemorated on a Cocos postage stamp." 6/20/20
✔territory-p.164- The Wide Window-"We're about to enter the territory of the Lachrymose Leeches." 6/2/20
✔vessel-p.222- Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...so the goods can be loaded onto scheduled fishing vessels and delivered." 6/4/20
Optional/BONUS word list
✔civilians-p.33- A Bookshop in Berlin-"The wireless relentlessly reported the horrifying details of carnage, battles, bombardment, devastation, and civilian massacres." 6/7/20
✔martyr-p.64- The Public Image-"She thought,'But why among the martyrs?'" 6/4/20
✔polygamy-p.163- Muddling through in Madagascar-"Polygamy is allowed but is far from being generally practised." 7/2/20
✔whist-p.879-The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume I-"The winds are whist, and the owl is still..." 7/6/20
✔zenith-p.95- Muddling through in Madagascar-"I stared in wonder at the still starry purple-violet zenith..." 6/6/20
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Unless a variation is specified above, words must match exactly, with the following exceptions: I will accept a plural/singular version, or differences in spelling between British and American English (e.g. honor or honour). But those are the ONLY deviations allowed. So if you are looking for "vivid" - I will NOT allow "vividly."
All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long
My spot!June 2020 Scavenger Hunt
BASIC word list
narcotic
BONUS / OPTIONAL words
polygamy
whist
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June 2020 Scavenger ChallengeBASIC word list
✔anger - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p418 - "...his eyes black with anger."
✔detective - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p136 - "...I got from the first detective I hired..."
✔empire - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p356 - "...I needed to build my own empire..."
✔fault - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p78 - "...knew it wasn't her fault..."
✔grin - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p52 - "...Carlton said with a satisfied grin."
✔harmony - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p29 - "...Lester Lie of Harmony Insurance family..."
✔Indians - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p98 - "It's some unusual Indian dagger."
✔junior - Marker - 6/14/20 - p78 - "...he was five years Jack's junior..."
✔lodge - Marker - 6/14/20 - p472 - "...through the aortic arch to lodge in..."
✔narcotic - Marker - 6/14/20 - p112 - "...and the narcotic pain medication..."
✔quarter - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p376 - "...is a quarter of a second faster..."
✔railroad - Sweet Suspects- 6/5/20 - p8 - "...walked across the long-abandoned railroad tracks..."
✔stamp - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p311 - "...came aboard to stamp our passports..."
✔territory - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p35 - "...we're in idiot territory."
✔vessel - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p80 - "...staring up at the gargantuan vessel..."
Optional/BONUS word list
✔civilians - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p457 - "...were trying to return to civilian life."
✔martyr - Pachinko - 6/11/20 - Audiobook 3:03:18 - "...to be a kind of martyr or prophet..."
✔polygamy - China Rich Girlfriend - 6/3/20 - p103 - "...since polygamy has been banned in Hong Kong..."
✔whist - A Gentleman in Moscow - 6/21/20 - p55 - "...for a regular game of whist..."
zenith
BASIC word listanger-The End of Summer-6/1/20-page 44-"But my anger was short lived."
detective-An Irish Country Wedding-6/6/20-page 222-Real detective work."
empire-An Irish Country Wedding-6/6/20-page 367-"Order of the British Empire"
fault-The End of Summer-6/1/20-page 38-"for all his faults"
grin-The End of Summer-6/1/20-page 165-'with an engaging grin."
harmony-An Irish Country Wedding-6/6/20-page 304-"price to pay for harmony"
Indians-The End of Summer-6/1/20-page 23-"sending me a Red Indian head dress."
junior-The Bookshop of Yesterdays-6/11/20-page 275-"every move from his junior high days."
lodge-The End of Summer-6/1/20-page 128-"we came to the little lodge"
narcotic-An Irish Country Wedding-6/6/20-page 52-"until the narcotic at last took effect."
quarter-The End of Summer-6/1/20-page 19-'were a good quarter of a mile away"
railroad-The Bookshop of Yesterdays-6/11/20-page 29-"the Underground Railroad had been marked"
stamp-The End of Summer-6/1/20-page 169-"in a country Post Office- even stamps."
territory-An Irish Country Wedding-6/6/20-page 133-"This is her territory."
vessel-An Irish Country Wedding-6/6/20-page 320-"along-side the capsized vessel"
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians-An Irish Country Wedding-6/6/20-page 116-groups of bewildered-looking civilians"
martyr-An Irish Country Wedding-6/6/20-page 373-"By all the saints and martyrs"
polygamy
whist
zenith
JUNE 2020 Scavenger HuntBegins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
14 / 15 basic words found
2 / 5 BONUS words found
4 books read
(1) The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich--6/1/20
(2) The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh--6/8/20
(3) Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles--6/14/20
(4) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain--6/26/20
BASIC word list
anger--(1) loc. 2702--"...in a flare of anger."
detective--(1) loc. 3949--"...reading his detective novels..."
empire--(1) loc. 1354--"The Empire Tavern."
fault--(1) loc. 649--"Broke her right finger pointing out my faults."
grin--(1) loc. 2076--"...could see his dark jagged grin..."
harmony--(2) loc. --"A dull harmony of pain..."
Indians--(1) loc. 60--"..Made with Certain Tribes of Indians..
junior--(1) loc. 3055--"The junior boxers had wanted..."
lodge--(1) loc. 594--"...they should set up the sweat lodge..."
narcotic
quarter--(1) loc. 3948--"...another quarter off the great wheel...
railroad--(1) loc. 2309--"...down at the railroad yard in...
stamp--(2) loc. 473--"...and I stamp it out within minutes."
territory--(1) loc. 2460--"...when Utah was still a territory..."
vessel--(3) loc. 821--"They sailed all day without seeing another vessel.
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians--(3) loc. 398-- "We got to look like civilians."
martyr
polygamy
whist
zenith--(4) loc. 780--"And at the zenith of his fame,..."
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Have fun hunting!
June 2020 Scavenger HuntBegins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
BASIC word list
15/15
anger-In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir by Bobi Conn finished 6/11 p. 18 ...someone who shared my fear and my anger...
detective- A Prescription for the Soul by Peter Weddle finished 6/5 p. 294 "My name is Detective James"...
empire-Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty by Diane Keaton finished 6/6 p. 97 ...as we looked over the edge of the observation deck at the Empire State Building.
fault--In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir by Bobi Conn finished 6/11 p. 28 I knew later that it was my fault...
grin- A Prescription for the Soul by Peter Weddle finished 6/5 p. 68 ...all we were doing is walking around Venice with s***-eating grins on our faces.
harmony-All Shook Up: Mississippi Roots of American Popular Music by Christine Wilson finished 6/6 p. 20 ...with it's distinctive minor harmonies...
Indians-In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir by Bobi Conn finished 6/11 p. 2 ...as did the Indian paint-brush flowers...
junior-In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir by Bobi Conn finished 6/11 p. 18 Junior was my playmate, my victim, my witness...
lodge-American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins finished 6/25 p. 1 ...as it flies past and lodges in the tiled wall behind him.
narcotic-Final Justice: The True Story of the Richest Man Ever Tried for Murder by Steven Naifeh and Gregory Whitesmith finished 6/20 p. 79 Police arrested Sandy for selling cocaine to an undercover narcotics agent.
quarter- A Prescription for the Soul by Peter Weddle finished 6/5 p. 105 It seemed as if the minutes were passing in quarter time...
railroad- A Prescription for the Soul by Peter Weddle finished 6/5 p. 62 Then the railroad tracks were laid...
stamp- A Prescription for the Soul by Peter Weddle finished 6/5 p. 150 We watched as the conductor checked the date stamp...
territory-Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens finished 7/23 p. 7 Claiming territory hadn't changed much since the 1500's.
vessel-American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins finished 6/25 p. 164 ...it crossed her mind to drag a razor blade across the raised tangle of vessels in her wrist...
Optional/BONUS word list
5/5
civilians- A Prescription for the Soul by Peter Weddle finished 6/5 p. 170 I'll bet they also felt bad about what happened to the civilians...
martyr-The Other Side and Back by Sylvia Browne finished 6/15 ...they hand out medals for being a martyr.
polygamy-The Fallen Girls by Kathryn Casey finished 10/6 p. 26 ...which had renounced polygamy in the 1800's.
whist-Even The Stars Look Lonesome by Maya Angelou finished 7/12 p. 6 ...we could entertain ourselves and our guests at bid whist and other parlor games.
zenith- A Prescription for the Soul by Peter Weddle finished 6/5 p. 33 The sun was at the zenith overhead...
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I'm in hospital and don't have much time to work on challenges - finished the basic words but not continuing the search Thank you.BASIC word list
anger - “Henry’s spine had fused with anger” p. 131 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
detective “Always the detective” p. 19 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
A German Requiem
empire - “The Empire of Japan…” p. 323 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
fault – “captalism has its own particular faults” p. 160 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
grin - “The grin disappeared from the Ivan’s face” p. 13 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
harmony - “Henry had been so busy at Camp Harmony” p. 147 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
Indians “bound for an old Indian reservation” p. 133 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
junior - junior “written by a junior staff member” p.49 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
lodge - “The famous hunting lodge at Mayerling” p.301 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
narcotic - strapped down in his bed and under a strong narcotic” p. 167 The Chinese Shawl by Patricia Wentworth 6.17.20
quarter - “The district was a working-class quarter” p. 70 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
railroad - “This railroad stop, aptly named Monida” location 59West Yellowstone by Paul Shea 6.8.20
stamp “some stamps, a room card,…” p. 97 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
territory - “this is our territory” p. 56 The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indridason 6.12.20
vessel - “they also need men on the ground watching our vessels” p. 54 The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indridason 6.12.20
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians “I always thought German civilians were forbidden” p. 38 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
martyr - “Don’t get me wrong she wasn’t a martyr” p. 291 A German Requiem by Philip Kerr 6.3.20
polygamy
whist
zenith - –“ a small Zenith portable” p. 133 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford 6.5.20
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Oh, Denise .... don't worry about the challenges ... concentrate on recovery! I hope this is NOT Coronavirus related ... Sending healing thoughts and prayers your way.
COMPLETED BASIC WORD LIST 6/23/20- 2 bonus words to goJune 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
100p. min.
BASIC word list
✔anger-p.158-The Wide Window-"The Beaudelaires looked at one another in sadness and anger." 6/2/20
✔detective- p.148- Hope Never Dies-"I'm not a narcotics detective." 6/1/20
✔empire-p.71-Life Being the Best Other Stories-"...his family had supplied the Empire with whisky..." 6/6/20
✔fault-p.123- Hope Never Dies-"It may be my fault." 6/1/20
✔grin-p.150- Hope Never Dies-"...I gave her my most vice-presidential grin." 6/1/20
✔harmony-p.28- The Drag Queen of Elfland-"...but no odd flutes played harmony..." 6/4/20
✔Indians-p.22- Dresden, Gate-"He raised a high arcade around the courtyard to protect against marauding Indians and bandits." 6/2/20
✔junior-p.172- The Toughest Indian in the World-"...welcome to St. Jerome the Second University, or as we affectionately call it, Saint Junior." 6/2/20
✔lodge-p.88-This Town Sleeps-"..as he carefully places a basket of hot rocks inside the sweat lodge..." 6/23/20
✔narcotic-p.148- Hope Never Dies-"I'm not a narcotics detective." 6/1/20
✔quarter-p.319- The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Volume I of III-"...where they stopped in the quarter called Al-Raydaniyah." 6/4/20
✔railroad-p.124- Hope Never Dies-"Dad was the third railroad worker in our family." 6/1/20
✔stamp-loc.1294 of Kindle edition of Life on a Coral Atoll: Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands-"These flights are commemorated on a Cocos postage stamp." 6/20/20
✔territory-p.164- The Wide Window-"We're about to enter the territory of the Lachrymose Leeches." 6/2/20
✔vessel-p.222- Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...so the goods can be loaded onto scheduled fishing vessels and delivered." 6/4/20
Optional/BONUS word list
✔civilians-p.33- A Bookshop in Berlin-"The wireless relentlessly reported the horrifying details of carnage, battles, bombardment, devastation, and civilian massacres." 6/7/20
✔martyr-p.64- The Public Image-"She thought,'But why among the martyrs?'" 6/4/20
polygamy
whist
✔zenith-p.95- Muddling through in Madagascar-"I stared in wonder at the still starry purple-violet zenith..." 6/6/20
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Unless a variation is specified above, words must match exactly, with the following exceptions: I will accept a plural/singular version, or differences in spelling between British and American English (e.g. honor or honour). But those are the ONLY deviations allowed. So if you are looking for "vivid" - I will NOT allow "vividly."
All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long
this was, once again, not a very good month for me XD
17/31
(6/3/20)
lodge - He jumped back and slammed into the door, causing the handle to lodge back into the wall again. (p 14)
bloated (May) - "My panini is getting cold and you know how bloated I get when I eat cold cheese." (p 154)
(6/10/20)
anger - He had come down strongly with one of his rare thrusts of anger and reduced them to complete silence. (p 133)
detective - "Chief Detective-Inspector Alleyn," he said. (p 181)
empire - There was an Empire couch, an armchair and an ornate stool before the dressing-shelf. (p 24)
fault - "You couldn't be more at fault." (p 249)
grin - Her companion listened to this rigmarole with an equivocal grin and when she gave it up merely remarked: "Don't apologize." (p 23)
junior - With Adam, so much her junior, it had been a more deeply-rooted affair. (p 132)
quarter - There followed a quarter of an hour of mounting hysteria on the part of Gay Gainsford and of implacable persistence from Adam Poole. (p 63)
stamp - Among them was an envelope bearing a foreign stamp and postmark. (p 54)
(6/16/20)
rifle - This one cop came over to where I was with my computer and pulled this massive assault rifle on me. (p 323)
Indians - But, unlike Indians, there weren't enough Chinese people to warrant devising a whole seperate classification. (p 122)
territory - For starters, despite the fact that black people made up over 80 percent of South Africa's population, the territory allocated for the homelands was about 13 percent of the country's land. (p 104)
(6/19/20)
harmony - He could imagine no two people less inclined to peaceful coexistence, much less harmony. (p 157)
martyr - "But I'm not that much of a martyr. (p 24)
(6/25/20)
jungle (May) - Fulton College was about fifty kilometers north of Suva and was surrounded by rolling hills, dairy farms, bamboo forests, bunya trees, thick jungle, rivers, creeks, and beaches. (p 248)
(6/30/20)
civilians - It was around this time, too, that my European hosts – civilians and negotiators alike – looked in sudden need of a little tactical insight into the muddled-seeming mindset of the people who had just chosen to leave them. (loc 220)
BASIC word list
narcotic
railroad
vessel
Optional/BONUS word list
polygamy
whist
zenith
Carry-over May:
gnashing of teeth
mariachi
umpteenth
varmint
Carry-over April
chignon
papaya
watermark
Carry-over February:
Zoloft
17/31
(6/3/20)
(6/10/20)
(6/16/20)
(6/19/20)
(6/25/20)
(6/30/20)BASIC word list
narcotic
railroad
vessel
Optional/BONUS word list
polygamy
whist
zenith
Carry-over May:
gnashing of teeth
mariachi
umpteenth
varmint
Carry-over April
chignon
papaya
watermark
Carry-over February:
Zoloft
I didn't find NARCOTIC in the basic list and still have some bonus word carryover.
June 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
BASIC word list
anger .. part anger and part guilt .. Blackwood loc 625
detective .. the police and the detectives who moved in .. Blackwood loc 1601
empire .. for learning that one's souffle, or one's empire had fallen .. Little Bee pg 103
fault .. yep, it's my fault .. Blackwood loc 996
grin .. he gave a sneaky grin .. Blackwood loc 1389
harmony .. in harmony with a gentleman .. An Elegant Woman loc 616
Indians .. and Indians know about visions too .. Manitou Canyon pg 35
junior .. had it worked out with Henry Junior at the garage .. Blackwood loc 450
lodge .. she led them to the sweat lodge .. Manitou Canyon pg 92
narcotic
quarter .. the woman and the boy a quarter mile back .. Blackwood loc 445
railroad .. on one side of the railroad tracks .. Blackwood loc 256
stamp .. with its official red stamp at the end .. Little Bee pg 79
territory .. she was on more familiar territory .. Looking for Alice: A Gunvor Str�m Novel loc 3282
vessel .. imagining this child as a vessel of recovery .. Blackwood loc 1327
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians .. who was a civilian employee and usually worked dispatch .. Manitou Canyon pg 13
martyr .... have lost their child, a little martyr .. The Wonder pg 393
polygamy .. its first name was Polygamy Wells .. An Elegant Woman loc 2776
whist
zenith
CARRY-OVER
May:
Chihuahua .. my grandparents are from Chihuahua .. Sulfur Springs pg 241
mariachi .. Americans think it's all mariachi .. Sulfur Springs pg 82
April
papaya
Feb.
Zoloft .. I took Zoloft for a week but it made me feel flat .. The Broken Road pg 90
6/1/20 4☆
6/3/20 4☆
6/3/20 2.25☆
6/4/20 2.5☆
6/7/20 4☆
6/12/20 2☆
6/14/20 3☆
6/16/20 4☆
June 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
BASIC word list
anger .. part anger and part guilt .. Blackwood loc 625
detective .. the police and the detectives who moved in .. Blackwood loc 1601
empire .. for learning that one's souffle, or one's empire had fallen .. Little Bee pg 103
fault .. yep, it's my fault .. Blackwood loc 996
grin .. he gave a sneaky grin .. Blackwood loc 1389
harmony .. in harmony with a gentleman .. An Elegant Woman loc 616
Indians .. and Indians know about visions too .. Manitou Canyon pg 35
junior .. had it worked out with Henry Junior at the garage .. Blackwood loc 450
lodge .. she led them to the sweat lodge .. Manitou Canyon pg 92
narcotic
quarter .. the woman and the boy a quarter mile back .. Blackwood loc 445
railroad .. on one side of the railroad tracks .. Blackwood loc 256
stamp .. with its official red stamp at the end .. Little Bee pg 79
territory .. she was on more familiar territory .. Looking for Alice: A Gunvor Str�m Novel loc 3282
vessel .. imagining this child as a vessel of recovery .. Blackwood loc 1327
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians .. who was a civilian employee and usually worked dispatch .. Manitou Canyon pg 13
martyr .... have lost their child, a little martyr .. The Wonder pg 393
polygamy .. its first name was Polygamy Wells .. An Elegant Woman loc 2776
whist
zenith
CARRY-OVER
May:
Chihuahua .. my grandparents are from Chihuahua .. Sulfur Springs pg 241
mariachi .. Americans think it's all mariachi .. Sulfur Springs pg 82
April
papaya
Feb.
Zoloft .. I took Zoloft for a week but it made me feel flat .. The Broken Road pg 90
6/1/20 4☆
6/3/20 4☆
6/3/20 2.25☆
6/4/20 2.5☆
6/7/20 4☆
6/12/20 2☆
6/14/20 3☆
6/16/20 4☆
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*****COMPLETED 7/6/20*****Last Word= Whist
COMPLETED BASIC WORD LIST 6/23/20- 2 bonus words to go
June 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
100p. min.
BASIC word list
✔anger-p.158-The Wide Window-"The Beaudelaires looked at one another in sadness and anger." 6/2/20
✔detective- p.148- Hope Never Dies-"I'm not a narcotics detective." 6/1/20
✔empire-p.71-Life Being the Best Other Stories-"...his family had supplied the Empire with whisky..." 6/6/20
✔fault-p.123- Hope Never Dies-"It may be my fault." 6/1/20
✔grin-p.150- Hope Never Dies-"...I gave her my most vice-presidential grin." 6/1/20
✔harmony-p.28- The Drag Queen of Elfland-"...but no odd flutes played harmony..." 6/4/20
✔Indians-p.22- Dresden, Gate-"He raised a high arcade around the courtyard to protect against marauding Indians and bandits." 6/2/20
✔junior-p.172- The Toughest Indian in the World-"...welcome to St. Jerome the Second University, or as we affectionately call it, Saint Junior." 6/2/20
✔lodge-p.88-This Town Sleeps-"..as he carefully places a basket of hot rocks inside the sweat lodge..." 6/23/20
✔narcotic-p.148- Hope Never Dies-"I'm not a narcotics detective." 6/1/20
✔quarter-p.319- The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Volume I of III-"...where they stopped in the quarter called Al-Raydaniyah." 6/4/20
✔railroad-p.124- Hope Never Dies-"Dad was the third railroad worker in our family." 6/1/20
✔stamp-loc.1294 of Kindle edition of Life on a Coral Atoll: Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands-"These flights are commemorated on a Cocos postage stamp." 6/20/20
✔territory-p.164- The Wide Window-"We're about to enter the territory of the Lachrymose Leeches." 6/2/20
✔vessel-p.222- Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...so the goods can be loaded onto scheduled fishing vessels and delivered." 6/4/20
Optional/BONUS word list
✔civilians-p.33- A Bookshop in Berlin-"The wireless relentlessly reported the horrifying details of carnage, battles, bombardment, devastation, and civilian massacres." 6/7/20
✔martyr-p.64- The Public Image-"She thought,'But why among the martyrs?'" 6/4/20
✔polygamy-p.163- Muddling through in Madagascar-"Polygamy is allowed but is far from being generally practised." 7/2/20
✔whist-p.879-The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume I-"The winds are whist, and the owl is still..." 7/6/20
✔zenith-p.95- Muddling through in Madagascar-"I stared in wonder at the still starry purple-violet zenith..." 6/6/20
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Karen Kay wrote: "I didn't find NARCOTIC in the basic list and still have some bonus word carryover.
June 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
BASIC word list
anger .. part anger and part guilt ...."
I found my June Carryover which completes my basic list.
June
narcotic .. oozing narcotics from his pores .. The Ancestor loc 4502
Read 7/26/20
June 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01June20 / Ends: 30June20
BASIC word list
anger .. part anger and part guilt ...."
I found my June Carryover which completes my basic list.
June
narcotic .. oozing narcotics from his pores .. The Ancestor loc 4502
Read 7/26/20
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Your challenge is to find the following words/phrases in the TEXT of the books you are reading this month.
You are NOT restricted to one book / one word; you may find as many of the words/phrases in a single book as you like. If you find all the words in one book you are really lucky!
This month's scavenger list are words that were found in
[[bookcover:Around the World in Eighty Days|236897] Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
NOTE - you may NOT use this book for the scavenger hunt!
BASIC word list
anger
detective
empire
fault
grin
harmony
Indians
junior
lodge
narcotic
quarter
railroad
stamp
territory
vessel
Optional/BONUS word list
civilians
martyr
polygamy
whist
zenith
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Unless a variation is specified above, words must match exactly, with the following exceptions: I will accept a plural/singular version, or differences in spelling between British and American English (e.g. honor or honour). But those are the ONLY deviations allowed. So if you are looking for "vivid" - I will NOT allow "vividly."
All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long - Page length determined by HARDCOVER 1st edition. If there is no Hardcover, then the most popular paperback governs page #.
You may read in any format - text, audio or e-book. If using audio or e-book I suggest using Amazon.com's "look inside" feature to get a page number for your quote.
You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for finding the word/phrase.
EXAMPLE of a successful post:
chosen - All the Stars in the Heavens ✔ - 06Oct19 - pg 338 - "…hadn't chosen her path."
Have Fun!
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