Black Blizzard

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A 'black blizzard' is a violent dust storm that turns the sky dark with swirling dust. It is called a 'blizzard' because it feels like a snowstorm, but instead of snow, there is dust. In the story, it…

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'Loomed' means something large and dark appeared in a frightening way. In the story, the dust storm looked scary and dangerous as it came closer.

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Betty felt her stomach muscles tighten because she was scared and worried. This physical feeling shows that she was nervous about the approaching dust storm and what might happen to her family and ani…

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'Eerie' means strange, mysterious, and frightening. In the story, the darkness caused by the dust storm was eerie because it was daytime, but it became as dark as night.

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In the story, 'routine' means the usual way of doing things during a dust storm. For Betty, closing windows and using towels to block dust had become a regular, repeated activity because storms happen…

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They were called 'black blizzards' because the dust was so thick that it turned the sky black, just like a snowstorm (blizzard), but with dust instead of snow. It was dark, windy, and very dangerous.

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Betty closed all the windows and placed rolled-up towels where the window met the sill. This helped block some of the dust from entering the house, even though she knew fine dust would still get insid…

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Betty tied a clothesline around her wrist, wore a scarf to cover her face, and went into the storm. She followed Fancifoot’s whinnying sound, found him, tied the rope around his neck, and led him safe…