The Ghost of Noah Webster

I am the ghost of Noah Webster
I wrote America's first dictionary
Every Halloween I return to Earth
To teach synonyms for "scary"

Alex was so scared that he couldn't move for trying
He saw something that was petrifying

Something very strange scared my cat, Dearie
She saw something that was very eerie

Cindy started toward a haunted house but wound up swerving
She found the thought of going in unnerving

Who would not be scared by a grave robber's job?
That's a profession that is most macabre

I am the ghost of Noah Webster
I wrote America's first dictionary
I'll be back again next Halloween
To teach synonyms for "scary"

by Tom Meltzer ©The Princeton Review

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