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MOTHER HOLLE by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm |
spindle | |
n. a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves |
harshly | |
ad. in an unkind or severe way |
distress | |
n. a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain |
meadow | |
n. a field with grass and often wild flowers in it |
cinder | |
n. a small piece of partly burned coal or wood |
bidding | |
n. a request to be present |
conscious | |
a. knowing and perceiving |
clung | |
v. (past and past participle of cling) hold on tightly to |
prick | |
v. make a small hole into, as with a needle |
obedient | |
a. doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority |
exert | |
v. make a great effort at a mental or physical task |
dawdle | |
v. waste time |
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