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THE LITTLE PEASANT by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm |
gossip | |
n. a sponsor at baptism n. someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives |
proceeds | |
n. money obtained from an event or activity |
parson | |
n. a person authorized to conduct religious worship |
feast | |
n. a ceremonial dinner party for many people |
tile | |
n thin rectangular slab of baked clay, used in overlapping rows for covering roofs |
porch | |
n. a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance |
knave | |
n. a dishonest man n. jack in cards |
soothsayer | |
n. person supposed to be able to foresee future |
pinch | |
v. press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between a finger and a thumb |
croak | |
v. utter a hoarse sound, like a raven |
thither | |
ad. to or toward that place; away from the speaker |
prophecy | |
n. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration n. knowledge of the future |
rascal | |
n. one who is playfully mischievous n. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
treachery | |
n. betrayal of a trust |
unanimously | |
ad. without opposition |
contented | |
a. satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are |
thence | |
ad. from that place or from there |
apiece | |
ad. to or from every one of two or more (considered individually) |
fleecy | |
a. soft and like a sheep's wool, or looking like this |
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