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| THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES by Hans Christian Andersen |
chase | |
n. hunting of wild animals, used with the | |
accustomed | |
a. commonly used or practiced; usual a. in the habit of or adapted to | |
merrily | |
ad. in a joyous manner | |
rogue | |
n. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | |
splendid | |
a. having great beauty and splendor | |
cause | |
v. compel by command, authority, or force | |
loom | |
n. a frame or machine to form a cloth | |
knapsack | |
n. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder | |
elapse | |
v. pass or go by | |
simpleton | |
n. a person lacking intelligence or common sense | |
knave | |
n. a tricky deceitful fellow | |
impostor | |
n. a person who makes deceitful pretenses | |
viz | |
ad. (videlicet) that is to say, namely | |
diligence | |
n. steady, earnest, and energetic effort | |
crafty | |
a. marked by skill in deception | |
exquisite | |
a. delicately beautiful a. lavishly elegant and refined | |
workmanship | |
n. skill in an occupation or trade | |
approbation | |
n. official recognition or approval | |
on no account | |
ad. under no circumstances | |
retinue | |
n. the group following and attending to some important person | |
strain | |
v. force to make a strenuous or unusually great effort | |
riband | |
n. a ribbon used especially as a decoration | |
grandee | |
n. a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal | |
mantle | |
n. a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes | |
cobweb | |
n. the network spread by a spider | |
courtier | |
n. an attendant at the court of a sovereign | |
canopy | |
n. a cover fixed or carried above a person of high rank or a sacred object | |
bedchamber | |
n. a room used primarily for sleeping | |
train | |
n. a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer | |
vex | |
v. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress | |
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