The Hunger Games s01
Adjective
having clusters of sharp points, as on wire
Enclosing all of District 12 is a high chain-link fence topped with barbed-wire loops. It’s supposed to be electrified twenty-four hours a day as a deterrent to the predators that live in the woods.
Noun
partially or mostly burned piece of coal or wood
Our part of District 12, nicknamed the Seam, is usually crawling with coal miners. But today the black cinder streets are empty. Shutters on the squat gray houses are closed. The reaping isn’t until two.
Verb
envelop or surround in a protective or comforting way
I prop myself up on one elbow. There's enough light in the bedroom to see them. My little sister, Prim, curled up on her side, cocooned in my mother's body, their cheeks pressed together.
Adjective
covered or crowded with insects or people, to an extent that is disgusting or unpleasant
Our part of District 12, nicknamed the Seam, is usually crawling with coal miners. But today the black cinder streets are empty. Shutters on the squat gray houses are closed. The reaping isn’t until two.
Noun
a thing that discourages someone from doing something
Enclosing all of District 12 is a high chain-link fence topped with barbed-wire loops. It’s supposed to be electrified twenty-four hours a day as a deterrent to the predators that live in the woods.
Verb
collect or look around for (food)
I swing my legs off the bed and slide into my hunting boots. Supple leather that has molded to my feet. I pull on trousers, a shirt, tuck my long dark braid up into a cap, and grab my forage bag.
Verb
catch or kill an animal when it is against the law to do so
Even though trespassing in the woods is illegal and poaching carries the severest of penalties, more people would risk it if they had weapons.
Verb
support by placing something against or under something else
I prop myself up on one elbow. There's enough light in the bedroom to see them. My little sister, Prim, curled up on her side, cocooned in my mother's body, their cheeks pressed together.
Adjective
low and wide
Our part of District 12, nicknamed the Seam, is usually crawling with coal miners. But today the black cinder streets are empty. Shutters on the squat gray houses are closed. The reaping isn’t until two.
Adjective
moving and bending with ease
I swing my legs off the bed and slide into my hunting boots. Supple leather that has molded to my feet. I pull on trousers, a shirt, tuck my long dark braid up into a cap, and grab my forage bag.