Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for October 09, 2005
Transcript:
BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY "Want me to quiz you on the vocab words?" "Sure." "'Harbinger'." "'Harbinger'. Ummmm..." "No clue. Give me a hint." "Okay..." "See that?" "See what? That leaf?" "Not just a leaf! A harbinger!" "So a harbinger is a leaf?" "No, but a leaf can be a harbinger!" "Francis! That makes no sense! How is a leaf a harbinger?" FOOM! "Oh." "Next one: 'Autumnal'!"
I first thought a harbinger was a type of leaf. Then I looked up the definition.