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July 2023 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Julye23 / Ends: 31July23 --- CHALLENGE COMPLETE
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
9 books read
audience ~~ The Last Party ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Jul23 ~~ Page 431 ~~ “...he realizes they have an audience…”
Banjo ~~ License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 12Jul23 ~~ Page 211 ~~ “...this 1920’s Gibson ukulele/banjo…”
entertainment ~~ Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 02Jul23 ~~ Page 616 ~~ “...entertainment might consist of a cat…”
flood ~~ The Last Party ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Jul23 ~~ Page 68 ~~ “...wait till the lake floods…”
Hymn ~~ Shrines of Gaiety ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 08Jul23 ~~ Page 30 ~~ “...a storage area for hymn books…”
journey ~~ The Last Party ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Jul23 ~~ Page 224 ~~ “...the four hour journey from london…”
lovelorn ~~ Shrines of Gaiety ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 08Jul23 ~~ Page 246 ~~ “...mistaken for a lovelorn Romeo…”
Melody ~~ Lola on Fire ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 29Jul23 ~~ Page 9~~ “...piano snapping with an odd melody…”
note (music) ~~ The Last Party ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Jul23 ~~ Page 44 ~~ “...a high pitched mournful note…”
orchestra ~~ Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 02Jul23 ~~ Page 13 ~~ “...a traditional gamelan orchestra…”
pianist ~~ The Last Party ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Jul23 ~~ Page 73 ~~ “...pianist begins thumping out Yellow Submarine…”
Quaint ~~ The Rise of Light ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Jul23 ~~ Page 42 ~~ “...intentionally quaint, maybe even ironic…”
rhythm ~~ The Rise of Light ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 04Jul23 ~~ Page 198 ~~ “...breathing at a low steady rhythm…”
Tempo ~~ Ghostwritten ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 21Jul23 ~~ Loc 4738 ~~ “...the clock regained its tempo…”
violin ~~ Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 02Jul23 ~~ Page 630 ~~ “...as violins play in the background…”
Optional (BONUS) word list
clarinet ~~ Shrines of Gaiety ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 08Jul23 ~~ Page 71 ~~ “...some sprightly Mozart -- the clarinet…”
influenza ~~ Shrines of Gaiety ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 08Jul23 ~~ Page 46 ~~ “...it was all influenza cases…”
ragtime ~~ Shrines of Gaiety ~~ 4 Stars ~~ 08Jul23 ~~ Page 17 ~~ “...foxtrotting to a ragtime band…”
syncopated ~~ Point of Impact ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 24Jul23 ~~ Page 226 ~~ “...the narrative itself is syncopated…”
wallop ~~ Dead Land ~~ 3 Stars ~~ 29Jul23 ~~ Page 145 ~~ “...that would pack a nice wallop…”
July 2023 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01July23 / Ends: 31July23
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5/5
Basic word list
audience Dance of the Winnebagos by Ann Charles location 1457 "...used in old western movies to alert the audience..." FINISHED 7/9
banjo Wolf Hollow Lauren Wolk page 115 "For days I'd been feeling as tense as a banjo string..." FINISHED 7/7
entertainment Dance of the Winnebagos by Ann Charles location 1392 "Entertainment in Jackrabbit Junction is sparse as glacier water." FINISHED 7/9
flood Dance of the Winnebagos by Ann Charles location 5505 "Like a spring flood, memories washed over her..." FINISHED 7/9
hymn The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson page 242 "...other than the hymns and ballads Mama taught me..." FINISHED 7/2
journey The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges page 224 "...an unreliable car's journey away..." FINISHED 7/4
lovelorn Lovelorn by April-Jane Rowan page 102 "You have stumbled into the kingdom of Lovelorn and you shan't stumble out." FINISHED 7/13
melody The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges page 175 "...which he knew carried a melody all its own..." FINISHED 7/4
note (music) The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges page 97 "...he heard a few matched notes of "Chopsticks" following him lightly up the stairs..." FINISHED 7/4
orchestra Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood page 61 "...or sway to the music of the orchestra playing on the Verandah Cafe." FINISHED 7/6
pianist The Violinist of Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood page 124 "I regret to inform you, but our pianist is gone." FINISHED 7/17
quaint Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert location 3029 "At the corner of the neighbouring streets huge bills repeated in quaint letters..." FINISHED 7/26
rhythm The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges page 73 "Trixie could pierce the fabric in her lap with an unbroken rhythm..." FINISHED 7/4
tempo When I Fell From the Sky by Juliane Koepcke page 216 "The jungle has its own tempo, and people adapt to it." FINISHED 7/14
violin The Winter Guest by Pam Jenoff page 37 "...open violin cases turned upward in hope of a few coins." FINISHED 7/9
Optional (BONUS) word list
clarinet Still Life by Sarah Winman page 107 "Submarines, said Ulysses. Clarinets. Television." FINISHED 7/23
influenza The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson page 117 "...how hunger killed more Kentucky hillfolk than any deadly influenza." FINISHED 7/2
ragtime When Hannah Played Ragtime by Vera Jane Cook page 7 "Hymns, of course, but certainly not ragtime." FINISHED 7/28
syncopated A Life for a Life by Lynda McDaniel page 184 "...the spew of pop tops syncopated with chirrups of crickets." FINISHED 7/31
wallop Lost Days by R.W. Ridley location 2346 "She took a wallop to the noggin." FINISHED 7/4
July 2023 Scavenger HuntBasic word list
✔audience - Chain of Thorns - 7/19/23 - p57 - "...glaring at the audience through her..."
✔banjo - The Desolations of Devil's Acre - 7/5/23 - p452 - "...wards picked gently at a banjo..."
entertainment
✔flood - Chain of Thorns - 7/19/23 - p100 - "...poured in a flood toward the entrance..."
hymn
✔journey - Chain of Thorns - 7/19/23 - p17 - "...on the first day of their journey..."
lovelorn
✔melody - Chain of Thorns - 7/19/23 - p752 - "...a Persian melody Cordelia half remembered..."
✔note (music) - The Desolations of Devil's Acre - 7/5/23 - p195 - "...like an orchestra conductor before the first notes..."
✔orchestra - Chain of Thorns - 7/19/23 - p156 - "...were the conductor of a wayward orchestra..."
pianist
✔quaint - Murder, She Barked - 7/11/23 - p35 - "...the roofs of quaint houses made for..."
✔rhythm - The Desolations of Devil's Acre - 7/5/23 - p334 - "...flexing with the rhythm of the..."
✔tempo - Chain of Thorns - 7/19/23 - p45 - "...was vibrating at a high tempo..."
✔violin - Chain of Thorns - 7/19/23 - p395 - "...the twang of a violin string..."
Optional (BONUS) word list
clarinet
influenza
ragtime
syncopated
wallop
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Begins: 01Julye23 / Ends: 31July23
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
13 books read
audience - Great Expectations ✔ – 01July23 - pg 544 - "…large theatrical audience…"
banjo - Weather Girl ✔ – 17Sep23 - pg 234 - "…three banjos and a glockenspiel."
entertainment - Royal Flush ✔ – 15July23 - pg 31 - "…your evening's entertainment."
flood - Her Christmas Cowboy ✔ – 22July23 - pg 191 - "…wiggly flood of dogs immediately…"
hymn - The Lifeboat ✔ – 05Aug23 - pg 31 - "…a hymn about those in peril on..."
journey - The Last Ride of the Pony Express ✔ – 01July23 - pg 271 - "…the climax of my journey."
lovelorn - The Perfume Thief ✔ – 09Aug23 - pg 231 - "…the lovelorn refrain of my…"
melody - Requiem for a Mezzo ✔ – 29July23 - pg 102 - "…occasional snatches of melody."
note (music) - Project Hail Mary ✔ – 13July23 - pg 200 - "…are just two notes."
orchestra - The Queen of the Tambourine ✔ – 14July23 - pg 209 - "… the conductor of an orchestra."
pianist - Weather Girl ✔ – 17Sep23 - pg 95 - "…the primate pianist really gives…"
quaint - The Queen of the Tambourine ✔ – 14July23 - pg 9 - "…is a quaint and imaginative…"
rhythm - The Last Ride of the Pony Express ✔ – 01July23 - pg 244 - "…were setting the rhythm."
tempo - Project Hail Mary ✔ – 13July23 - pg 188 - "He matches my tempo, but…"
violin - The Queen of the Tambourine ✔ – 14July23 - pg 163 - "…off to her violin classes."
Optional (BONUS) word list
clarinet - The Sandalwood Tree✔ – 24July23 - pg 285 - "…Goodman's clarinet spiraled out…"
influenza - Royal Flush ✔ – 15July23 - pg 301 - "…virulent strain of influenza swept…"
ragtime - Artistic License ✔ – 11Aug24 - pg 21 - "Ragtime piano syncopations…"
syncopated - First Gen ✔ – 26Jan24 - pg 224 - "…feet in a syncopated rhythm."
wallop - The Perfume Thief ✔ – 09Aug23 - pg 60 - "It packs a wallop."
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Basic word list 13/15
audience - "the audience . . was rumbling with expressions of disbelief" - The Lincoln Highway p267 7/4
banjo
entertainment - "edifying entertainment" - Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Seven p372 7/2
flood - "the flood of emotions" - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury p184 7/5
hymn -"someone singing hymns" - Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Seven p187 7/2
journey - "the beginning of a long journey" - The Lincoln Highway p4
lovelorn
melody - "a strange clinking melody" - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury p35 7/5
note (music) - "a thin-sounding note or two" - Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Seven p119 7/2
orchestra - "frowning at the orchestra" - p 206 7/2
pianist - "if I had become a pianist" - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury p57 7/5
quaint - "the quaint town square" - The Quiet Boy p226 7/18
rhythm - "the city's rhythms" - The Strange Journey of Alice Pendelbury p211 7/5
tempo - "the upbeat tempo" - The Forty Elephants p17 7/17
violin - "playing the violin" - Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Seven p155 7/2
Optional (BONUS) word list
clarinet
influenza
ragtime
syncopated
wallop
July 2023 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01July23 / Ends: 31July23
Basic word list
15/15
audience-Merle Haggard's My House of Memories: For the Record by Merle Haggard finished 7/7 p. 26 I was in the audience.
banjo-Merle Haggard's My House of Memories: For the Record by Merle Haggard finished 7/7 p. 147 ...you could hear saxophones, guitars, banjos...
entertainment-Sing To Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next by LA Reid finished 7/4 p. 43 ...but we didn't understand entertainment.
flood-Merle Haggard's My House of Memories: For the Record by Merle Haggard finished 7/7 p. 299 ...torrential rain that floods the flatlands in the spring...
hymn-The Joy of Politics: Surviving Cancer, a Campaign, a Pandemic, an Insurrection, and Life's Other Unexpected Curveballs by Amy Klobuchar finished 7/16 p. ...his singing of hymns...
journey-Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands by Linda Ronstadt finished 7/14 p. 193 ...just the damage from the journey...
lovelorn-Shakey: Neil Young's Biography by Jimmy McDonough finished 4/11 p. 359 ...the lonely, lovelorn boy...
melody-Sing To Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next by LA Reid finished 7/4 p. 169 ...who wrote the top melody line and produced the song...
note (music)-Sing To Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next by LA Reid finished 7/4 p. 26 There was never a note he couldn't hit.
orchestra-Sing To Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next by LA Reid finished 7/4 p. 365 ...the Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin...
pianist-The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir by Katrina Kenison finished 8/5 p. 119 ...he stood right next to the pianist...
quaint-Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour by David Bianculli finished 8/15 p. Loc. 144 ...some quaint rememberance of a show...
rhythm-Sing To Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next by LA Reid finished 7/4 p. 25 I was just a kid smitten with rhythm.
tempo-Merle Haggard's My House of Memories: For the Record by Merle Haggard finished 7/7 p. 287 ...he was laughing so hard he lost his tempo...
violin-Sing To Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next by LA Reid finished 7/4 p.14 I began taking music classes, starting with the violin.
Optional (BONUS) word list
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clarinet-Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands by Linda Ronstadt finished 7/14 p. 130 ...played the flute and clarinet in the band...
influenza-A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan finished 7/7 p. 291 ...distemper, influenza and lung fever...
ragtime-A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan finished 7/7 p. 68 ...hot jazz and up-tempo ragtime...
syncopated-A Natural Woman: A Memoir by Carole King finished 9/2 p. ..a syncopated rhythm...
wallop-It Takes a Worried Man by Brenden Halpin finished 9/28 p. 39 ...makes me want to wallop it.
July 2023 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01July23 / Ends: 31July23
15 / 15 words found
5 / 5 BONUS words found
10 books read:
(1) The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
(2) On The Plain Of Snakes: A Mexican Journey by Paul Theroux--7/9/23
(3) A Night to Remember by Walter Lord--7/13/23
(4) Beartown by Fredrik Backman--7/16/23
(5) The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline--8/5/23
(6) As We Are Now by May Sarton--8/29/23
(7) Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver--10/13/23
(8) Horse by Geraldine Brooks--11/15/23
(9) Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark--12/3/23
(10) Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History by Yunte Huang--3/6/24
BASIC word list
✔audience--(2)--loc. 6414--"I assumed I would be in the audience..."
✔banjo--(7)--loc. 4834--"...just fooling around with that banjo..."
✔entertainment--(2)--loc. 562--"...to work, to shop, to find entertainment,..."
✔flood--(2)--loc. 2050--"...in an environmentally fragile flood basin..."
✔hymn--(2)--loc. 1960 --"...wheezing organ and the hymns sung..."
✔journey--(1)--loc. 123--"...fifty men died during the arduous journey..."
✔lovelorn--(10)--loc. 4703--"...the fate of her lovelorn characters."
✔melody--(5)--loc. 2007--"Methinna grew tolove the melody of the language."
✔note--(2)--loc. 5985--"...a loud, familiar metallic note was sounded..."
✔orchestra--(3)--loc. 2160--"Then she realized the orchestra..."
✔pianist--(3)--loc. 591--"Pianist Theodore Brailey and cellist..."
✔quaint--(1)--loc. 4312--"...in existence of these quaint and romantic..."
✔rhythm--(2)--loc. 621--"...the 1928 show tune 'Crazy Rhythm.'"
✔tempo--(4)--loc. 3630--"...every team has a rhythm and tempo..."
✔violin--(2)--loc. 7039--"...and happened upon a lovely piece (violin, cello,...)"
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔clarinet--(6)--loc. 668--"He also plays clarinet in the school orchestra."
✔influenza--(5)--loc. 857--"...rumored that she died of influenza..."
✔ragtime--(3)--loc. 588--"...and the band was playing ragtime."
✔syncopated--(9)--loc. 1504--"...a sustained syncopated clashing...
✔wallop--(8)--loc. 982--"No tearaway can wallop flat out..."
*****COMPLETED 8/5/25***** Last Word="lovelorn"Basic word list
✔ audience-p.193-Triggerfish Twist-"Look at that studio audience." 7/17/23
✔ banjo-p.84-Babbitt-"...learn to play by note, piano, banjo, cornet..." 8/2/23
✔ entertainment-p.2-The Know-It-All-"I got a job as a writer at Entertainment Weekly..." 7/1/23
✔ flood-p.348-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...in response to a series of catastrophic river floods..." 7/25/23
✔ hymn-p.339-The Grapes of Wrath-"Singing a hymn tune and rubbing..." 7/1/23
✔ journey- p.83-King Solomon's Mines-"...we were yet weary with our journey..." 7/7/23
✔ lovelorn-p.155-part 2-Phineas Finn-"...to see you, of all women, become so lovelorn." 8/5/25
✔ melody-p.360-The Grapes of Wrath-"...or melody with rhythm chords." 7/3/23
✔ note (music)-p.36-The Prisoner-"...charmed by her voice; it's beautiful in the high notes..." 7/5/23
✔ orchestra-p.93-Octopussy and the Living Daylights-"...a whole damned woman's orchestra." 7/24/23
✔ pianist-p.281-BABBITT by Sinclair Lewis-"...I would've been a good pianist..." 8/17/23
✔ quaint-p.xv-BABBITT by Sinclair Lewis-"...farmhouse in the quaint village of Bearstad..." 7/30/23
✔ rhythm-p,249-Russell Baker's Book of American Humor-"..rhytym and sentiment firmly balanced.." 7/1/23
✔ tempo-p.240-Death by Water-"The tempo was a whisker quicker..." 1/10/24
✔ violin-p.103-Octopussy and The Living Daylights-"...no heavier than a violin." 7/24/23
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔ clarinet-p.23=The Meltdown-"...always making him practice the clarinet." 7/2/23
✔ influenza-p.115-Selfish and Perverse-"...by the introduction of alcohol and influenza." 10/19/23
✔ ragtime-p.28-Queen of the Flowers-"...into a sugary ragtime version of 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.'" 11/27/23
✔ syncopated-p.301-Zeno's Conscience-"I could barely make out the syncopated notes of Liszt's..." 7/31/25
✔ wallop-p.218-Babbitt-"The wallop in the velvet mitt." 8/14/23
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Basic word listaudience-The Masked City-7/3/23-page 91-"king of the Northern Ocean permits you audience"
banjo
entertainment-Becoming Olivia-7/14/23-page 123-"drinking for entertainment"
flood-The Masked City-7/3/23-page 117-"then there was this flood"
hymn-Written in My Own Heart's Blood-7/23/23-page 694-"peaceful tunes and the occasional hymn"
journey-The Masked City-7/3/23-page 2-"the farther we journey into the worlds"
lovelorn
melody
note (music)-The Masked City-7/3/23-page 116="blow a few notes on his long-tarnished flute"
orchestra-The Masked City-7/3/23-page 250-"a rattle of drums from the orchestra"
pianist
quaint
rhythm-The Masked City-7/3/23-page 225-"her breathe in its rhythm
tempo-The Lost Plot-7/31/23-page 351-"emotional tempo of the room"
violin-The Masked City-7/3/23-page 225-playing a violin solo"
Optional (BONUS) word list
clarinet
influenza-The Masked City-7/3/23-page 333-"suffering from a bout of influenza"
ragtime
syncopated
wallop
Updated message #4: Basic word search completed 15/15
July 2023 Scavenger Hunt0/10
Audience “stunned her audience” loc 4693 The Grand Sophy Georgette Heyer 7/3
banjo
Entertainment “deriving much entertainment” loc 2266 The Grand Sophy Georgette Heyer 7/3
Flood “flood gates are opened” loc 455 Heirlooms and Homicide Danielle Collins 7/1
hymn "hymns on Sundays" loc 1354 Blueberry Blunder Amanda Flower 7/5
Journey “wondrous journey” loc 2252 Colton's Pursuit of Justice Marie Ferrarella 7/23
lovelorn
Melody “melody of many voices” loc 2017 Hearts in Darkness Keri Arthur 7/2
note (music) “note s of a Johann Strauss waltz’ loc 617 Grace Against the Clock Julie Hyzy7/3
Orchestra “orchestra playing within her”loc 2223 Colton's Pursuit of Justice Marie Ferrarella 7/23
Pianist “jazz pianist” loc 396 Near Miss Stuart Woods 7/4
Quaint “quaint town” loc 318 Heirlooms and Homicide Danielle Collins 7/1
Rhythm “resume a normal rhythm” loc 320 Colton's Pursuit of Justice Marie Ferrarella 7/23
tempo
violin
July 2023 Word Search Scavenger HuntBegins: 01Julye23 / Ends: 31July23 --- CHALLENGE COMPLETE!
Updated message #4: With less than 2 hours to spare...challenge complete...both Basic and Bonus
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Finally found 'lovelorn' to finish basic list and 4/5 of the bonus list. Message #8
I'm impressed that people keep working on older lists. My brain doesn't have enough bandwidth for more than one season/month at a time. Most of my books are print or audio, so I can't just do a quick search like you can in ebooks.
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Book Concierge wrote: "I created a word document with the current month's words ... AND also any left over from previous months. I print it out and stick in the book I'm reading, so I can easily remember / recognize a wo..."That's what I do too. I was wondering where the search feature went on Amazon.
I thought the search inside/read a sample only gave you a chapter or two. Plus I don't think older books have that option, only those that are on Kindle.
Mod
You can use it for any book. Try changing to a hardcover edition or a paperback edition. There are some books that don't have the option. And some only have the choice to use kindle.
For those books, I also check Google Books "preview" option. (Again, not all books represented, and sometimes you don't get page numbers.)
Woohoo! Finished both the BASIC and BONUS word lists for July, 2023...
Finished bonus list! I wasnt even actively searching for 'wallop' but when I came across it I remembered I needed it at some point.
Mod
You are a great scavenger!
*****COMPLETED 8/5/25***** Last Word="lovelorn"Basic word list
✔ audience-p.193-Triggerfish Twist-"Look at that studio audience." 7/17/23
✔ banjo-p.84-Babbitt-"...learn to play by note, piano, banjo, cornet..." 8/2/23
✔ entertainment-p.2-The Know-It-All-"I got a job as a writer at Entertainment Weekly..." 7/1/23
✔ flood-p.348-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...in response to a series of catastrophic river floods..." 7/25/23
✔ hymn-p.339-The Grapes of Wrath-"Singing a hymn tune and rubbing..." 7/1/23
✔ journey- p.83-King Solomon's Mines-"...we were yet weary with our journey..." 7/7/23
✔ lovelorn-p.155-part 2-Phineas Finn-"...to see you, of all women, become so lovelorn." 8/5/25
✔ melody-p.360-The Grapes of Wrath-"...or melody with rhythm chords." 7/3/23
✔ note (music)-p.36-The Prisoner-"...charmed by her voice; it's beautiful in the high notes..." 7/5/23
✔ orchestra-p.93-Octopussy and the Living Daylights-"...a whole damned woman's orchestra." 7/24/23
✔ pianist-p.281-BABBITT by Sinclair Lewis-"...I would've been a good pianist..." 8/17/23
✔ quaint-p.xv-BABBITT by Sinclair Lewis-"...farmhouse in the quaint village of Bearstad..." 7/30/23
✔ rhythm-p,249-Russell Baker's Book of American Humor-"..rhytym and sentiment firmly balanced.." 7/1/23
✔ tempo-p.240-Death by Water-"The tempo was a whisker quicker..." 1/10/24
✔ violin-p.103-Octopussy and The Living Daylights-"...no heavier than a violin." 7/24/23
Optional (BONUS) word list
✔ clarinet-p.23=The Meltdown-"...always making him practice the clarinet." 7/2/23
✔ influenza-p.115-Selfish and Perverse-"...by the introduction of alcohol and influenza." 10/19/23
✔ ragtime-p.28-Queen of the Flowers-"...into a sugary ragtime version of 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.'" 11/27/23
✔ syncopated-p.301-Zeno's Conscience-"I could barely make out the syncopated notes of Liszt's..." 7/31/25
✔ wallop-p.218-Babbitt-"The wallop in the velvet mitt." 8/14/23
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Begins: 01Julye23 / Ends: 31July23
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Your challenge is to find the words/phrases shown below in the TEXT of the books you are reading this month.
You are NOT restricted to one book / one word; you may find as many of the words/phrases in a single book as you like. If you find all the words in one book you are really lucky!
NOTE - you may NOT use the book which is the source for the words in the scavenger hunt!
This month's scavenger list are words found in
NOTE: You may NOT use this book for this month's scavenger hunt!
Basic word list
audience
banjo
entertainment
flood
hymn
journey
lovelorn
melody
note (music)
orchestra
pianist
quaint
rhythm
tempo
violin
Optional (BONUS) word list
clarinet
influenza
ragtime
syncopated
wallop
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Unless a variation is specified above, words must match exactly, with the following exceptions: I will accept a plural/singular version, or differences in spelling between British and American English (e.g. honor or honour). But those are the ONLY deviations allowed. So, if you are looking for "vivid" - I will NOT allow "vividly."
All books used must be a minimum of 100 pages long - Page length determined by HARDCOVER 1st edition. If there is no Hardcover, then the most popular paperback governs page #.
You may read in any format - text, audio, or e-book. If using audio or e-book I suggest using Amazon’s “look inside" feature to get a page number for your quote.
You MUST finish the book before you can claim credit for finding the word/phrase.
EXAMPLE of a successful post:
beggar - Hiroshima ✔ – 26Mar23 - pg 34 - "He looked like a beggar."
Have Fun!
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