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Chapters 11 & 12

cilantro  a leafy herb popular in Mexican and Italian cooking.

cicadas  a type of insect; male cicadas make a loud buzzing sound by rubbing body parts together.

Keno  a bingo-type lottery game.

Quickdraw McGraw  a cartoon horse that was a sheriff in the southwestern desert of the U.S.

pungent  having a sharp odor.

catatonic  lacking activity, movement, or expression.

anatomical  resembling the human body.

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