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Near the end of summer, two friends, Pema and Bounce, are
mountain-biking when they discover many new houses being
built in their town of Hillside. Bounce’s father has changed his
business from selling trucks to selling wind turbines to make
electricity. He sold his first turbine to Mr. Irfan, Jagroop’s father.
Jagroop is friends with Pema and Bounce. Pema’s sister Nima
is doing an internship at the local TV station. She is interviewing
Mr. Irfan. Jagroop is angry because Mr. Reed, a rich businessman, wants to buy their farm to build more houses. After the
interview everyone goes to the TV station to learn how news
is made. Later that night, a building on Jagroop’s farm burns
down. Bounce sees someone running away.
Chapter 1 Vocab
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12 hard words in this chapter
•meltdown
•catch big air
•payback
•soaker
•brats
•subdivision
•fire up
•segment
•confront
•blaze
•screeeeech
•thud
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meltdown
Synonyms: catastrophe
noun
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Antonyms: creation
メルトダウン
Word friends: nuclear,
emotional, stress, depression, financial
Note: a meltdown is usually nuclear, but can also be emotional,
systematic, or functional.
Definition: total destruction
image source
Example: There was a nuclear meltdown at the atomic reactor
in Fukushima.
She had a meltdown after breaking up with her boyfriend.
catch big air
Synonyms: jump, leap,
bound
verb
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Antonyms: stand
滞空時間が長い
Word friends: skateboard,
sports, competition
Note: used only for skateboarding or snowboarding or other
sports
Definition: make a big jump
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Example: The snowboarder caught some big air on his third
try down the mountain.
payback
Synonyms: avenge, get
back at
noun
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Antonyms: settle
リベンジ
（復讐）
Word friends: jealous, bitch
Note:
Definition: revenge
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Example: He hurt me. I want payback. I want him to hurt too.
soaker
Synonyms: immerse, flood,
moisten
noun
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Antonyms: dry, dehydrate
びしょ濡れ　（浸る）
Word friends: splash, wet,
rain
Note: Not a common word.
Definition: splash of water
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Example: That rainfall was a real soaker. I was riding my bike.
brat
Synonyms: punk, rascal
noun
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Antonyms: angel
悪ガキ
Word friends: kid, whine,
complain
Note: used mostly with children
Definition: bad kids, spoiled kids
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Example: Her kids have no discipline. They are total brats.
subdivision
Synonyms: development,
tract
noun
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Antonyms: whole
分譲地
Word friends: developer,
houses, same
Note:
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Definition: An area of land developed by one
company with all the same kind of houses.
Example: I lived in the Sunset Park subdivision when I was a
kid.
fire up
Synonyms: light, start
verb
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Antonyms: stop, close
down
始動させる,
着火 する
Word friends: match, lighter, key, start, push button
Note: Can also mean “to light”
like a cigarette.
Definition: start, turn on, light
Example: Let’s fire up the car and drive to the store.
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segment
Synonyms: portion, piece,
section
noun
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Antonyms: whole
部門、部署
Word friends: portion, audience,
Note:
Definition: section, part (of a newscast)
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Example: The sports is usually in the final segment of the
news broadcast.
confront
Synonyms: oppose, resist
verb
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Antonyms: avoid, evade
立ち向かう
Word friends: argue, oppose, fight
Note:
Definition: come face to face with
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Example: The firefighters confronted the blaze, even though it
was very very hot.
blaze
Synonyms: flame, bonfire
noun
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Antonyms:
炎
Word friends: forest, put
out, fight
Note:
Definition: fire, very large flame
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Example: The blaze moved from tree to tree in the forest fire.
screeeeech
Synonyms: shriek, squeal
noun
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Antonyms:
キーーー（音）
Word friends: brake, stop
Note: sound often used in comics (manga)
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Definition: sound of stopping very quickly. High
pitched.
Example: He was going too fast on his bike, so when he tried
to stop, his brakes made a screech.
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thud
Synonyms: thump, bang
noun
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Antonyms: praise
ゴツン♪
Word friends: drop, hit, fall,
noise
Note:
Definition: sound of hitting something
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Example: He was not feeling very well, and when he fainted,
he fell on the floor. His head hit the floor with a thud.