In this chapter I think sanctuary means her safe place from all the chaotic things going on in her first day of school. Safe place (AKA the art teacher)

Dictionary definition- the protection from danger or a difficult situation that is provided by a safe place.

Dictionary definition-deficient in color suggesting physical or emotional distress

Book definition- She’s  putting mascara on to look dead or emotional in some type of way 

“I need a new friend. I need a friend, period. Not a true friend, nothing close or share clothes or sleepover giggle giggle yak yak. Just a pseudo-friend, disposable friend. Friend as accessory.”

Dictionary definition: not genuine but having the appearance of

Book definition - she wants a friend who just gives her attention And is just there to be there 

“After last nights interrogation, I try to pay attention in biology.”

Dictionary definition - An interrogation , in law enforcement, is when a representative from the agency collects information about a crime by questioning suspects, victims, or witnesses.

Books definition- What she meant by interrogation was like after last nights situation or argument that her mom and dad had. (It wasn’t a crime though)

“Deprived of victim, mom and dad holler at each other. I turned up my music to drown out the noise.”

Dictionary definition -to take (something) away from (someone or something) : to not allow someone or something to have or keep something

Book definition- She was referring to the look her mom gave her and how she’s the victim that her mom and dad are arguing over 

“ instead, she has a gelatinous figure, usually encased in orange polyester.

Dictionary definition - having the consistency of jelly.

Book definition- she has a figure that’s made out of gelatin and you know they’re talking about food because they say if she’d cut back on the doughnuts . 

“ The loss we carry , A sea we must wade”

dictionary definition -to move or proceed with difficulty or to walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance.

poem definition- saying no matter how hard it gets we can walk through it or get through it 

“ we, The successors of a country and a time where a skinny black girl, descended from slaves”

dictionary definition-a person or thing that succeeds another.

poem definition- We the successors meaning that all of us are successful on how far we came 

“Let the globe, if we nothing else ,say this is true: that even as we grieved, we grew”

dictionary definition- suffer grief

poem definition- All the grief we’ve been through with the ups and downs in our life 

“ we’ve seen a force that would shatter a nation rather than share it, would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy”

dictionary definition-a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

poem definition- we couldn’t delay our government because it would destroy our country