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Tips for finding words - courtesy of Jennifer ♔Princess Penguin♔Using Google books:
~Go here https://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&...
~Type in the name of your book
~Select your book
~On the left about midway down there will be a search bar, type your word in there.
Couple of things you need to know...
~you need to check every variety of the word you want so, let's say GROUP doesn't show up you would also need to type in GROUPS/ED/ING
~Unfortunately, 99% of the books on Google does not list page numbers (at least in my experience)
Using Amazon:
~You search for your book
~Once on your book page make sure you are on a version that is paperback or hardcover (Kindle editions will not work)
~On the left there will be a picture of your book and it should have "Search Inside" above it
~Click on the book and the search bar will be inside
You will not need to search separately for plurals but you will still need to search separately for -ed and -ing
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You can also search for words in all the books loaded on your Kindle.
On the home page, use the 'search' function.
~ type in the word and select 'search my items'.
Read 16/16episode: P214 “I’d seen every episode of Endurance Island as it aired…” Bedroom Games 5/6
follow: LOC 729 “I get up and follow Seven into the bathroom.” The Game Maker 2/6
minute: LOC 1272 “A minute later, I hear a metallic sound as the silver key drops through the slot again.” The Game Maker 2/6
nice: P21 “She is nice.” A Soul to Heal 6/2
penny: LOC 481 “ … shouting about all the oddities one can see for a penny?”Unmasked by the Marquess 4 6
purse: LOC 2723 “Gilbert’s habit of shaking coins out of his purse like he was sprinkling salt on a fresh cut of beef probably also went some distance in winning the couple’s cooperation.” Unmasked by the Marquess 4/6
respect: P24 “It showed respect, and it gave good juju.” Ice Games 5/6
strict: LOC 2186 “He had prided himself on his strict adherence to propriety….” Unmasked by the Marquess 4/6
under: P13 “ I hissed at Brodie under my breath.” Playing Games 4/6
world: LOC 282 “Like we were hidden from the entire world.” The Obsession 3/6
bones: P167 “Bones sink in while more flesh grows.” A Soul to Heal 2/6
deeply: P188 “A frown crinkled her brows deeply.” A Soul to Heal 2 6
elaborate: LOC 3026 “My hesitation made him elaborate.” The Obsession 3/6
gala: LOC 1596 “I need a dress for the anniversary gala.” The Obsession 3/6
single: P20 “Single seats spread all over the plane, and middle seats.” Playing Games 4/6
blacklisted: LOC 54 “I’m pretty much blacklisted in this city.” The Game Maker 2/6
My spot for June! :)2023 June Word Hunt
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 June2023
JUNE Read 10/10
1. EPISODE - Part of Your World - √ 4 June 2023
p289 - The honeymoon part right after a bad episode where he’d be on his best behavior and shower her with gifts and affection.
2. PURSE - Poison Hearts - √ 1 June 2023
p16 - “I need the ability to melt titanium in a device I can carry in a purse.”
3. PENNY - Poison Hearts - √ 1 June 2023
p46 - “... And when I’m done being petty, I'll hack into his billion dollar bank account, steal every last penny, and use his own money to take out a contract on him.”
4. RESPECT - Tuesdays with Morrie - √ 1 June 2023
p167 - “Still,” he said, “there are a few rules I know to be true about love and marriage: If you don’t respect the other person, you’re gonna have a lot of trouble...”
5. WORLD - Tuesdays with Morrie - √ 1 June 2023
p32 - The world, I discovered, was not all that interested.
6. UNDER - A Slice of Murder - √ 3 June 2023
p14 - "Ellie, are you all right?" he asked, and I could see the concern clearly in his face as we stood under the street lamp.
7. MINUTE - A Slice of Murder - √ 3 June 2023
p23 - My sister returned a minute later and handed me a checkered flannel nightgown.
8. NICE - A Mage's Guide to Wicky - √ 5 June 2023
p99 - It was nice to be appreciated.
9. STRICT - Bullets & Butterflies - √ 10 June 2023
p85 - “Carved like the Commandments and just as strict.”
10. FOLLOW - A Mage's Guide to Wicky - √ 5 June 2023
p10 - “I can absolutely follow directions.”
BONUS Read 5/5
1. BONES - Part of Your World - √ 4 June 2023
p172 - “How many bones are there in the human body?”
2. ELABORATE - A Slice of Murder - √ 3 June 2023
p168 - I added a ladle of my homemade sauce, then used an elaborate variety of toppings.
3. DEEPLY - Tuesdays with Morrie - √ 1 June 2023
p52 - I squirmed, wanting to show I had been grappling deeply with such questions.
4. GALA - Part of Your World - √ 4 June 2023
p45 - “Apparently I am now delivering the keynote speech at the quasquicentennial gala in September.”
5. SINGLE - Poison Hearts - √ 1 June 2023
p64 - I still at that, realizing the genius has out maneuvered me in a single sentence.
BONUS BONUS Read 1/1
1. BLACKLISTED - A Dead End - √ 17 June 2023
p147 - Other than Jordan, none of her Hollywood friends made an effort to get in touch now that she was blacklisted.
FINISHED!!!!
💜🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜🏞🦋 🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜🏞🦋 🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜🏞🦋 🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜2023 June Word Hunt
Main
🦋 episode - Love, Theoretically- There are no more episodes on the TV- 55%
🦋 purse- The Takeover
🦋 penny- The Takeover
🦋 respect- Stone Cold Kiwi- I didn't have much respect though - 23%
🦋 world- My Kind of Town- trying to take over the world- 8%
🦋 under- My Kind of Town- his fangs peeked out from under his lips- 8%
🦋 minute- Wrong- I bet you he could get off in minutes- 1%
🦋 nice- Wrong- this is nice?- 14%
🦋 strict- The Takeover
🦋 follow- Stone Cold Kiwi- Poppy Louise didn't follow me- 80%
Bonus
🦋 bones - His Curvy Rejected Mate- his bones snapping as his fur sprouts- 9%
🦋 elaborate - His Curvy Rejected Mate- when I don't elaborate, he sighs- 82%
🦋 deeply- Stone Cold Kiwi- then kissing me more deeply- 71%
🦋 gala- Wrong- for the hospital gala- 69%
🦋 single - His Curvy Rejected Mate- I hate everyone single one of you- 8%
Bonus Bonus
blacklisted
💜🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜🏞🦋 🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜🏞🦋 🦋📘💙💜🏞🦋 🏞🦋🦋📘💙💜🦋📘💙💜
16/16episode Undercover- page 140- What if my brother was having some kind of mental episode? 6/1-6/2
purse The Fiancée Farce- page 36- Katherine reached inside her purse, pulling out her phone. 6/9-6/11
penny Booklover- page 43- Maybe old family heirlooms that aren't worth one penny. 6/2-6/4
respect Undercover- page 161- I had to respect that. 6/1-6/2
world Booklover- page 18- Sometimes I forget that I'm not the only person in the world who isn't great at peopling. 6/2-6/4
under Kraken My Heart- page 6- They seemed to be under the impression that they were somehow trapped and didn't realize they were actually dead. 6/5-6/6
minute Undercover- page 42- "In a minute." 6/1-6/2
nice Kraken My Heart- page 5- "Nice family." 6/5-6/6
strict The Rivals of Casper Road- page 126- And he wasn't dedicated to the grind, he was soothed and supported by a strict schedule that freed his mind from the pressure of having to make a certain choices so that it could meander freely through his creative process. 6/7-6/9
follow The Pride of Garnet Run- page 60- Cameron followed his gaze to where Jean and Clive Wayne stood, talking intently. 6/1
Bonus
bones Booklover- page 214- Your joints and bones give out while you still have so much more you want to do. 6/2-6/4
elaborate Kraken My Heart- page 175- Ted laughed, but he was suddenly bashful when Grell looked at him, waiting for him to elaborate. 6/5-6/6
deeply The Pride of Garnet Run- page 11- Cameron breathed deeply through his nose. 6/1
gala Temporary- page 12- "The Met Gala won't be the same without him next year." 6/13-6/14
single The Pride of Garnet Run- page 7- He couldn't have a single cup of coffee. 6/1
Bonus Bonus
blacklisted Sweep of the Heart- page 319- Being blacklisted by the Dominion would damage Gertrude Hunt's standing. 6/24-6/25
Read | 10/10Bonus | 5/5
Bonus-Bonus | 1/1
Carry-over | 0/1
6/4 episode | Mackenzie's Mission, p392 “I haven’t worked on that mechanism,” she pointed out, refusing to let him anger her or to get embroiled in a finger-pointing episode.”
6/1 purse | Phenomenal X, p42 All I have to do is call him and make arrangements to get it...my purse."
6/1 penny | Xavier Cold, p101 Father sank a pretty penny into the wedding he and Mother were planning for Jorge and me, and that makes me feel...
6/4 respect | The Bridge of San Luis Rey, p61 The brothers had always entertained a great respect for Captain Alvarado.
6/4 world | The Bridge of San Luis Rey, p31 I told him that the most beautiful girl in Spain wished to present the finest gold chain that could be found to the most gracious king in the world.
6/5 under | Homecoming King, loc112 I tucked a drink menu under my arm.
6/3 minute | Delusion in Death, p13 "... Can you start with One, and I'll be with you in a minute."
6/3 nice | Delusion in Death, p20 "... It's a nice bar, and they have a mag happy hour."
6/1 strict | Xavier Cold, p55 "... I gave him strict orders to stay away while Assassin heals."
6/4 follow | The Bridge of San Luis Rey, p61 "Go and follow her, Manuel.
Bonus
6/1 bones | Xavier Cold, p228 I bit my bottom lip to keep myself from jumping his bones.
6/3 elaborate | Delusion in Death, p42 "... Unless, and I agree the probability is small, this was an elaborate self-termination, he is also very controlled."
6/1 deeply | Phenomenal X, p30 He inhales deeply through his nose and then growls.
6/5 gala | Homecoming King, loc2413 Maybe something had happened inside the gala while Cyrus and I had been out here discussing how best to help Rex find a lady worthy of him.
6/1 single | Phenomenal X, p19 Technically I'm single and I have the feeling this is exactly what Xavier wants to hear from me.
Bonus~Bonus
6/12 blacklisted | Eruption, p269 The must have blacklisted my number or something.
Carry Over from May
ensnare
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter! FINISHED and orphan words carried over to JulyJune Completed 10/10 DONE!
episode
Kindle location 4697 - were watching Game of Thrones, Season Three, Episode Five in which Jon Snow shags Ygritte, thus breaking his vow of celibacy.
A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins 6/8/23 4.5stars purse
Kindle location 1102 - I clutched my purse and started to stand.
Mafiosa Princess Loyalty (Mafiosa Princess #6) by Liza Malloy 6/5/23 4starspenny
Kindle location 4541 - "He can make a real penny appear from our ears!"
The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor 6/11/23 4.5starsrespect(ed)
Kindle location 364 - Alice respected his decision not to sign up, even if it hurt her to hear the cruel names and accusations he endured.
The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor 6/11/23 4.5starsworld
Kindle location 69 - "The world is better off wthout him."
Mafiosa Princess Loyalty (Mafiosa Princess #6) by Liza Malloy 6/5/23 4starsunder
Kindle location 461 - Seeing him so forlorn, the dark circles under his eyes, it gave me a sense of pride.
Remember Me (Book 2): Fueling The Flames Of His Obsession by Gracie-Mae Harding 6/9/23 3starsminute
Kindle location 58 - "You've worked so hard to get where you are, and I want you to enjoy every minute of college."
Remember Me (Book 2): Fueling The Flames Of His Obsession by Gracie-Mae Harding 6/9/23 3starsnice
Kindle location 63 - "From the emails we've exchanged, she seems nice."
Remember Me (Book 2): Fueling The Flames Of His Obsession by Gracie-Mae Harding 6/9/23 3starsstrict
Kindle location 5952 - The strict parent.
A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins 6/8/23 4.5stars follow - Kindle location 934 - "I don't follow."
Mafiosa Princess Loyalty (Mafiosa Princess #6) by Liza Malloy 6/5/23 4starsBonus - Completed 5/5 DONE!
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
bones
Kindle location 2215 - Lillie knew that the human hand had twenty-seven bones.
A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins 6/8/23 4.5stars elaborate
Kindle location 3626 - "I'm going to need you to elaborate."
Lovelight Farms (Lovelight, #1) by B.K. Borison 6/4/23 3.5stars deeply
Kindle location 1440 - I swallow back a laugh at his deeply foreboding tone.
Lovelight Farms (Lovelight, #1) by B.K. Borison 6/4/23 3.5stars gala
Kindle location 4338 - "I saw that twenty-something model flirting with you at the Gala ball in London last weekend,:
Until We Collide by Charlotte Fallowfield 6/30/23 4stars single
Kindle location 290 - For a single perfect moment, I feel like I'm in that picture my mom used to tape on the wall of whatever apartment we called home.
Lovelight Farms (Lovelight, #1) by B.K. Borison 6/4/23 3.5stars and a bonus bonus - Completed 0/1
blacklisted
Orphan Words
May bonus bonus - Read 0/1
ensnare
March bonus bonus - Read 0/1
jaywalk
Monthly Word Hunt1 - 30 June2023
Words Found - 10 of 10 ! 5 of 5 Bonus !! of 1 Bonus Bonus
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
episode, Lethal Wedding 06/11 - The truth is that I have listened to every single EPISODE of every single podcast... (50%)
purse, Layer by Layer 06/01 - Did Sawyer bring a PURSE or anything with her license? (33.4%)
penny, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau 06/13 - 'It must be a pretty PENNY my uncle spends on Yaxaktun and all for charity.' (35%)
respect, Lethal Wedding 06/11 - 'And I'm totally going to RESPECT that you can't tell me everything about it,...' (45%)
world, Layer by Layer 06/01 - , and I feel my WORLD tilt on it's axis, (33%)
under, Dressing Mr. Dalton 06/04 - The best way to get over someone is to get UNDER someone else, (20.8%)
minute, Lethal Wedding 06/11 - ., almost every MINUTE of the day, (13%)
nice, Conceit 06/09 - The other strippers were NICE, at least. (pg 80)
strict, Dressing Mr. Dalton 06/04 - 'STRICT diet?' I ask. He nods. (30.3%)
follow, Layer by Layer 06/01 - I push the door closed and FOLLOW their voices to a huge living room, (27.8%)
bones, Layer by Layer 06/01 - I can feel it in my BONES. (79.7%)
elaborate, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau 06/13 - , and she saw the ELABORATE instruments of his trade. (57%)
deeply, Conceit 06/09 - , it just seemed DEEPLY dysfunctional. (pg 42)
gala, Dressing Mr. Dalton 06/94 - , but I feel like I'm supposed to be there at this GALA. (39%)
single, Conceit 06/09 - I'm SINGLE, remember? (pg 22)
blacklisted
June Word HuntREAD: 16/16
✔ episode - Never Let You Go - Katy Regnery 6/17
(what episode had just tormented him), p133
✔ follow - Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 6/9
(I follow and find him standing on tip-toe), p91
✔ minute - Burn - Keri Arthur 6/3
(the minute we make any untoward move), p12
✔ nice - Purgatory Chasm - Steve Ulfelder 6/4
(nice car, ahead of its time), p2
✔ penny - Magic Tides - Ilona Andrews 6/5
(velcro cost a pretty penny), p61
✔ purse - Ain't Too Proud to Beg - Susan Donovan 6/11
(tossed the phone back into her purse), p107
✔ respect - Killed at the Whim of a Hat - Colin Cotterill 6/10
(a sincere respect for the fourth estate), p22
✔ strict - A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious - Mary Wine 6/12
(to assume we keep such strict membership requirements), p17
✔ under - Never Let You Go - Katy Regnery 6/17
(his fingers curling under her body), p52
✔ world - Crazy Love You - Lisa Unger 6/7
(fatboy and Priss against the world), p9
Bonus
✔ bones - Kingdom of the Wicked - Kerri Maniscalco 6/2
(I feel it in my bones), p10
✔ elaborate - A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn 6/6
(before I could ask him to elaborate), p64
✔ deeply - A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn 6/6
(I am deeply sorrowed), p76
✔ gala - Desperation in Death - J.D. Robb 6/9
(a glassy report from the Met gala), ch19
✔ single - Crazy Love You - Lisa Unger 6/7
(a weird looking single guy), p13
✔ blacklisted - Magic Tides - Ilona Andrews 6/5
(they blacklisted you), p76
Orphans
March
jaywalk -
June Word Hunt
June 2023
My Word Hunt (msg 14)
Words Found ➖ 10
Bonus Words ➖ 6
Books Read ➖ 5 of 6
June Words
✅episode
➖the episode in the back seat, [loc: 229.9]
➖Frenched ➖ 06.13 ★★★★
✅purse
➖She pursed her lips. [loc: 190.4]
➖MacRieve ➖ 06.03 ★★★★
✅penny
➖She’s your lucky penny. [loc: 130.7]
➖MacRieve ➖ 06.03 ★★★★
✅respect
➖I respect the hell out of him [loc: 3.5]
➖Xavier's Kitten ➖ 06.02 ★★★
✅world
➖announcing his presence to the world. [loc: 27.1]
➖Xavier's Kitten ➖ 06.02 ★★★
✅under
➖joining him under the swirling snow. [loc: 18.8]
➖MacRieve ➖ 06.03 ★★★★
✅minute
➖A few minutes later [loc: 29.7]
➖The Girls of Mischief Bay ➖ 06.04 ★★★★
✅nice
➖Which sounded nice [loc: 8.6]
➖The Girls of Mischief Bay ➖ 06.04 ★★★★
strict
➖Steven was under a very strict rule. [loc: 81.9]
➖The Girls of Mischief Bay ➖ 06.04 ★★★★
✅follow
➖With no particular route to follow [loc: 71.6]
➖Frenched ➖ 06.13 ★★★★
Bonus/Bonus Bonus
✅bones
➖melt away from his bones, [loc: 360.0]
➖The Mogul’s Reluctant Bride ➖ 06.02 ★★★
✅elaborate
➖picked out two elaborate coffins, [loc: 28.8]
➖The Mogul’s Reluctant Bride ➖ 06.02 ★★★
✅deeply
➖Bryce inhaled deeply [loc: 65.1]
➖The Mogul’s Reluctant Bride ➖ 06.02 ★★★
✅gala
➖designing gala after gala for hoity-toity people [loc: 298.1]
➖Frenched ➖ 06.13 ★★★★
✅single
➖haven't had a single moment of rest [loc: 46.3]
➖Xavier's Kitten ➖ 06.02 ★★★
✅blacklisted
➖going to get me blacklisted. [loc: 451.7]
➖Grin and Beard It ➖ 07.22 ★★★★
Word HuntJune 2023
Main Words | 5/10
Bonus | 4/5
Bonus-Bonus | 0/1
Main Words
🔲episode
💛purse: What's Left of Me - Kristen Granata, 6/24/23 -- pg.19, as I swipe my PURSE and my car
💛penny: What's Left of Me - Kristen Granata, 6/24/23 -- pg.45, my friends call my PENNY.
💙respect: Meet Me in the Blue - A.M. Johnson, 6/19/23 -- pg.115, Then I can RESPECT that
💙world: Meet Me in the Blue - A.M. Johnson, 6/19/23 -- pg.20, Where the WPRLD and all the doubt
🔲under
💛minute: What's Left of Me - Kristen Granata, 6/24/23 -- pg.27, just for a MINUTE longer
🔲nice
🔲strict
🔲follow
Bonus
💚bones: Returning Home - Kelly Elliott, 6/5/23 -- pg.90, fever achy BONES and joints
💙elaborate: Meet Me in the Blue - A.M. Johnson, 6/19/23 -- pg.16, Yes I didnt ELABORATE
💚deeply: Returning Home - Kelly Elliott, 6/5/23 -- pg.158, my body into a DEEPLY relaxed state
🔲gala
💚single: Returning Home - Kelly Elliott, 6/5/23 -- pg.8, got to me every SINGLE time
Bonus~Bonus
🔲blacklisted
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MAY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲locust
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JULY leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲Judicious
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SEPTEMBER leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲crockery
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OCTOBER leftovers - 2/3
Bonus
🔲archive
💛fragment: What's Left of Me - Kristen Granata, 6/24/23 -- pg.102, A FRAGMENT of my heart splinters off
💚hex: Returning Home - Kelly Elliott, 6/5/23 -- pg.147, you were putting a HEX on yourself
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DECEMBER Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲cobweb
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APRIL Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲grandiose
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MAY Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲samhain
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JUNE Leftovers - 0/1
Bonus
🔲percentages
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JULY Leftover - 1/1
Bonus
💛hospitality: What's Left of Me - Kristen Granata, 6/24/23 -- pg.141, I don't deserve your HOSPITALITY.
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AUGUST Leftover - 0/4
Main words
🔲maid
Bonus
🔲assessments
🔲mountainous
Bonus bonus
🔲wipeout
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SEPTEMBER Leftover - 1/2
Bonus
🔲railway
Bonus bonus
💙audacious: Meet Me in the Blue - A.M. Johnson, 6/19/23 -- pg.18, I was never as bright as Luka as AUDACIOUS
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OCTOBER Leftover - 1/4
Main Words
🔲audit
💚dresser: Returning Home - Kelly Elliott, 6/5/23 -- pg.58, matching DRESSER off to the side
🔲fever
🔲parallel
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NOVEMBER Leftovers 0/1
Main words
🔲monster
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DECEMBER Leftovers 0/1
Main words
🔲shovel
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JANUARY Leftovers 1/3
Main words
💚fret: Returning Home - Kelly Elliott, 6/5/23 -- pg.150, was for her to FRET over me
Bonus
🔲angular
Bonus bonus
🔲traverse
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FEBRUARY Leftovers 2/8
Main words
🔲alpha
💛castle: What's Left of Me - Kristen Granata, 6/24/23 -- pg.219, mention you're living in a CASTLE Carrie says
💙friendship: Meet Me in the Blue - A.M. Johnson, 6/19/23 -- pg.18, maintained our FRIENDSHIP the best we could
🔲humiliation
🔲reject
Bonus
🔲keening
🔲utmost
Bonus bonus
🔲vulgar
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MARCH Leftovers 0/2
Bonus
🔲myths
Bonus bonus
🔲jaywalk
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APRIL Leftovers 0/2
Bonus
🔲omen
Bonus bonus
🔲lagoon
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MAY Leftovers -- 1/5
Main words
🔲canvas
🔲juicy
Bonus
🔲aftershave
💙hometown: Meet Me in the Blue - A.M. Johnson, 6/19/23 -- pg.158, HOMETOWN hero was scrolled across
Bonus bonus
🔲ensnare
☕️📚June Word Hunt 2023📚☕️The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
Completed 13/16
Main
🔲Episode
☑️Purse - Running into Fire - June 27th
pg.67 (Instead, I pursed my lips as Guntram retold his perspective of events...)
☑️Penny - Haunted on Bourbon Street - June 21st
pg.38 (I was no expert, but even I could tell the bedroom furniture was worth a pretty penny.)
☑️Respect - Haunted on Bourbon Street - June 21st
pg.181 (...she's friendly and outgoing, but she doesn't respect a lot of people.)
☑️World - Ready Player One - June 15th
pg.15 (That there was nothing so wrong in the world that we couldn't sort it out by the end of a single half-hour episode.)
☑️Under - Ready Player One - June 15th
pg.5 (I didn't just leave it lying under a rock somewhere.)
☑️Minute - Ready Player One - June 15th
pg.45 (A message flashed on my display, informing me that the three-minute-warning bell had just rung in my classroom.)
☑️Nice - Survival Instinct - June 8th
pg.110 ("You're being nice.")
☑️Strict - Haunted on Bourbon Street - June 21st
pg.251 (...they released me into Kane's care with strict instructions to take it easy.)
☑️Follow - Survival Instinct - June 8th
pg.256 ("Leave the ice and follow the heat.)
Bonus(you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words)
☑️Bones - Critical Instinct - June 1st
pg.120 (Hearing your own bones break and knowing there's nothing you can do about it.)
☑️Elaborate - Survival Instinct - June 8th
pg.67 (To not speculate or elaborate if it wasn't necessary.)
☑️Deeply - Critical Instinct - June 1st
pg.33 (With a center that was so deeply blue that it was nearly purple.)
🔲Gala
☑️Single - Critical Instinct - June 1st
pg.81 (Every single thought about anything flew out of her mind, and all Paige could do was feel.)
Bonus-Bonus
🔲Blacklisted
2023 Rollovers 0/3
Bonus-Bonus
🔲Ensnare
🔲Jaywalk
🔲Lagoon
2022 Rollovers 0/4
Main
🔲Jumper
🔲Annually
🔲Percentages
Bonus-Bonus
🔲Wipeout
Finished, see message #7! Thanks for a fun challenge, Fran! See you all in July!! :)
These Bonus Bonus words keep getting meJune Words
Monthly Word Hunt
1 - 30 June2023
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
June
episode - “You never even watched an EPISODE on TV!” pg 225 Iced
purse - “She set down her PURSE and kicked off her flats.” pg 40It Had to Be You
penny - “She didn’t regret a PENNY.” pg 11 It Had to Be You
respect - “Or you can pull your head out of your ass and RESPECT me for it.” Pg 232 Shadowfever
world - “And I’m sorry your pretty little WORLD got all screwed up, but everybody’s does, and you go on.” Pg 13 Shadowfever
under - “Storms of color rush UNDER their skin.” Pg 15 Dreamfever
minute - ““If I ever become queen, this mandatory thirty-MINUTE health thing is over.”” Pg 18 Royally In Trouble
nice - “Mac was NICE to me.” Pg 20 Dreamfever
strict - “I wish I wasn’t so STRICT.” pg 39 Royally In Trouble
follow - “Patty didn’t FOLLOW up on cases on his personal time.” Pg 48 Bloodfever
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
bones - “I’d told him BONES didn’t heal that fast, but my arm was itching like crazy again, so I went into the bathroom adjoining my bedroom and took it off” - Pg 21 Bloodfever
elaborate - “From without, the glass looked to be little more than an ELABORATE mirror” - pg 46 Spell of the Highlander
deeply - “She blinks those perfectly ordinary blue eyes at me, deeply aggrieved and so damn defensive.” Pg 55 Plum
gala - “Speaking of dates, there’s this big charity GALA coming up that I need a date for.” pg 70 Mile High
single - “Every single time.”- pg 6 Royally Not Ready
and a bonus bonus
❌ blacklisted
and a bonus bonus
❌ ensnare (May Bonus Bonus word)
Previous unfound words:
❌ Jaywalk. (March Bonus Bonus word)
June Word HuntREAD: 16/16
✔ episode - Never Let You Go - Katy Regnery 6/17
(what episode had just tormented him), p133
✔ follow - Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak 6/9
(I follow and find him standing on tip-toe), p91
✔ minute - Burn - Keri Arthur 6/3
(the minute we make any untoward move), p12
✔ nice - Purgatory Chasm - Steve Ulfelder 6/4
(nice car, ahead of its time), p2
✔ penny - Magic Tides - Ilona Andrews 6/5
(velcro cost a pretty penny), p61
✔ purse - Ain't Too Proud to Beg - Susan Donovan 6/11
(tossed the phone back into her purse), p107
✔ respect - Killed at the Whim of a Hat - Colin Cotterill 6/10
(a sincere respect for the fourth estate), p22
✔ strict - A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious - Mary Wine 6/12
(to assume we keep such strict membership requirements), p17
✔ under - Never Let You Go - Katy Regnery 6/17
(his fingers curling under her body), p52
✔ world - Crazy Love You - Lisa Unger 6/7
(fatboy and Priss against the world), p9
Bonus
✔ bones - Kingdom of the Wicked - Kerri Maniscalco 6/2
(I feel it in my bones), p10
✔ elaborate - A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn 6/6
(before I could ask him to elaborate), p64
✔ deeply - A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn 6/6
(I am deeply sorrowed), p76
✔ gala - Desperation in Death - J.D. Robb 6/9
(a glassy report from the Met gala), ch19
✔ single - Crazy Love You - Lisa Unger 6/7
(a weird looking single guy), p13
✔ blacklisted - Magic Tides - Ilona Andrews 6/5
(they blacklisted you), p76
Orphans
March
jaywalk -
Dang Bonus Bonus got me again! Thanks, Jane!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 14)
Words Found ➖ 10
Bonus Words ➖ 6
Books Read ➖ 5 of 6
Finished on post #11 with orphan words carried to Julty
LaurLa wrote: "Dang Bonus Bonus got me again! Thanks, Jane!Updated post: My Word Hunt (msg 14)
Words Found ➖ 10
Bonus Words ➖ 6
Books Read ➖ 5 of 6
"
Finished up the last one!
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1 - 30 June2023
This challenge is to see if you can find all the words listed below within your reading for the month. You do not need to preselect a level.
The maximum number of words for each book is THREE. There is no page limit.
0-3 words : better luck next time
3-5 words : warming up
6-8 words : getting hotter
9-10 words : CHAMPION hunter!
June
episode
purse
penny
respect
world
under
minute
nice
strict
follow
Bonus
For our over-achievers who just need some extra words because the above weren't enough...
Unlike with the 10 words above - you must find the EXACT word to claim these bonus words, and I try to make them hard.
bones
elaborate
deeply
gala
single
and a bonus bonus
blacklisted
To prove that you have found the word, please quote the page, percentage or LOC (Kindle) and include the sentence in which it appears.
Audiobooks are allowed so long as you can quote the page/%/LOC and the sentence. (Eg Using whispersync or finding that sentence in some other way.)
You must find the actual word or the word's root word must be at the core with the meaning essentially remaining the same ~ just turned into a noun, adjective, adverb etc. No prefixes or hyphenated extensions. An extension is allowed where it is often the accepted spelling eg goodbye or good-bye.
Where a word has more than one meaning, either meaning may be used. Eg coast (beachfront) or coast (moving without effort) etc
Please post all entries, updates, final posts and questions in this thread.
RULING for the BONUS words
If you are one of those super-cray-cray/OCD/overly ambitious/organised or bored readers who wish to find words from PRIOR months that are missing in addition to the current month's words, you may use an additional three (3) words per book. These can only be allocated to prior month words.
So you may allocate three words per book to the current month's words, AND three words per book if those words are from PRIOR months' and have been carried forward.
Examples for 'Reversal'
Reverse - Laser Visions √ 15 May
p50-51 : There were a couple of bands Tam had that this person didn't, but none in the reverse.
Reversing - Sunset √ 10 Jul
p204 : Reversing his grip on his katana, he held it out to Nick.