page 8 - He skidded to a stop and smiled right at me.
page 14 - Suffering - “you are a suffering dog, so maybe he will take to you right away. maybe he’ll let me keep you.”
page 14 - Distracted - I also told him about the preacher and how he was a good man, even if he was too distracted with sermons and prayers and suffering people to go grocery shopping.
Judge - to form an opinion about something
page 15 - Exception - And I told Winn-Dixie he had to act like an exception, too; specifically I told him not to pick any fights with Mr. Alfred’s cats or Mrs. Detweller’s little yappie Yorkie dog, Samuel.
Fortunate - lucky or blessed
Lozenge - a small medicated candy
Together they make friends with Otis, an ex-convict who runs the local pet store; Miss Fanny, the librarian who has a desk full of "Litmus Lozenges" a type of candy which her great grandfather invented; and Gloria Dump, the lady the local children think of as a witch because of her jungle-like yard.
Likable - easy to like
This book will make you laugh as Opal and Winn Dixie make friends with these very likable characters in this small southern town.
Errand - a short trip with a specific purpose
On an errand to the grocery store Opal finds a large, ugly, homeless dog.
Local - something or someone belonging to a particular neighborhood or area
Together they make friends with Otis, an ex-convict who runs the local pet store; Miss Fanny, the librarian who has a desk full of "Litmus Lozenges" a type of candy which her great grandfather invented; and Gloria Dump, the lady the local children think of as a witch because of her jungle-like yard.
Invent - come up with an idea, plan or product
Together they make friends with Otis, an ex-convict who runs the local pet store; Miss Fanny, the librarian who has a desk full of "Litmus Lozenges" a type of candy which her great grandfatherinvented; and Gloria Dump, the lady the local children think of as a witch because of her jungle-like yard.
Convict - guilty of something
Together they make friends with Otis, an ex- convict who runs the local pet store; Miss Fanny, the librarian who has a desk full of "Litmus Lozenges" a type of candy which her great grandfather invented; and Gloria Dump, the lady the local children think of as a witch because of her jungle-like yard.