No. 5
Summary:
The story started at Beaufort, North Carolina where people lived a simple life. Their lives centered with churches. Where it supports plays from the imagination of Mr. Hegbert. His plays always warmed the feelings of everyone. Heartwarming and very devoted to God.
Beaufort had been ruled by London Carter’s father, Worth Carter. His father had been a congressman since 30 years. He and his father didn’t get close with each other because London’s father has not enough time to give with him. So, London had lived with her mother when he was growing up.
Hegbert was too old when her daughter was born by his wife which died after giving birth. Her daughter’s name is Jamie Sullivan, attending the same club where London is at. They didn’t get along well with each other because they didn’t have common with each other.
London was a senior in high school and was getting ready for college. He wanted in University of North Carolina, but before that, he must have some excellent abilities. And he strives to be the student body president.
In their school, the homecoming dance is much awaited. Carter was panicking because he didn’t have already a date. Because of his panic, he consulted the yearbook and found Jamie. He asked Jamie to dance with him and Jamie loved to in one condition.
After two weeks followed by homecoming, Jamie had asked him for a favor. The favor was for him to be Tom Thornton in play sponsored and created by Jamie’s father. After thinking it seriously, he soon accepted her favor. After he accepts her favor, rehearsals followed. And followed by the idea of London’s friend to conduct their play with orphans. They tried to convince the director of orphanage but their plan didn’t work out well.
December was approaching and their play also was.
The play went well. Also, in the play, Jamie’s transformation also shocked London.
Christmas Eve have ever been great to London with the orphanage and Jamie. This was the time when he have fallen in love with Jamie.
Love began on Christmas Eve and went on until New Year’s Eve. Until Jamie said to London that she can’t love him because she was dying from leukemia.
Before Jamie died, she and London got married. This was the event that London couldn’t ever forget. Because this had made him a better person and proved to him that miracles could happen.
Vocabulary:
1. Perk – carry the body in an insolent manner. Gain in vigor or cheerfulness
2. Clout – to hit forcefully
3. Snuff – to sniff loudly as if in disgust
4. Peons – persons held in compulsory servitude to a manner for the working out of an indebtedness
5. Lint – a soft fleecy material made from lines usually by scraping
6. Despondent – feeling or showing extreme discouragement
7. Lisps – to pronounce sibilants imperfectly
8. Barf – vomit
9. Wheezing – to breathe with difficulty
10. Scooted – to move swiftly
11. Tipsy – unsteady
12. Fornication – consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other
13. Squinched – crouched down or draw together
14. Sling – to throw with or as if with a sling
15. Fib – trivial or childish lie
16. Pandemonium – tumult
17. Queasy – full of doubt
18. Swagger – arrogant or superciliously preconceived self-assured behavior
19. Sallow – grayish greenish yellow color
20. Volition – act of making a choice or decision
21. Flub – to make a mess of
22. Grille – grating forming a barrier or screen
23. Edgewise – sideways
24. Wistful – know of; full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
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