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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer |
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one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis |
esteemed ![]() | |
a. held in great respect |
arrogance ![]() | |
n. being unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than other people |
wretched ![]() | |
a. unpleasant or of low quality |
piebald ![]() | |
a. having a pattern of two different colours of hair, especially black and white: |
modest ![]() | |
a. not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements |
hearth ![]() | |
n. an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) |
leapt ![]() | |
v. (past simple and past participle of leap) jump or spring a long way |
whence ![]() | |
ad. from what place, source, or cause |
sheer ![]() | |
a. used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except |
broth ![]() | |
n. a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock |
prey ![]() | |
n. animal hunted or caught for food |
pail ![]() | |
n. a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top |
scold ![]() | |
v. speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behaviour |
simpleton ![]() | |
n. a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
chandelier ![]() | |
n. a decorative light that hangs from the ceiling and has several parts like branches for holding light bulbs |
prosper ![]() | |
v. (of a person or a business) to be or become successful, especially financially |
boastful ![]() | |
a. exhibiting self-importance |
expatiate ![]() | |
v. speak or write about something in great detail or for a long time |
sneer ![]() | |
v. show in an expression on your face or in your manner of speaking that someone or something is so foolish |
simpleton ![]() | |
n. a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
draught ![]() | |
n. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) |
daintily ![]() | |
ad. in an attractive, careful way, especially used about something small |
scald ![]() | |
v. treat with boiling water |
pluck ![]() | |
v. remove the feathers from a chicken or other bird so that it can be cooked and eaten |
spit ![]() | |
n. a skewer for holding meat over a fire |
frontispiece ![]() | |
n. picture that faces the page of a book with the title on |
nudge ![]() | |
v. push against gently |
confess ![]() | |
v. admit that you have done something wrong, or to admit unwillingly that something is true |
into the bargain ![]() | |
ad. in addition to other facts previously mentioned |
denounce ![]() | |
v. accuse someone publicly of being something that is bad or wrong |
insignificant ![]() | |
a. small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered important |
dwarf ![]() | |
n. a person who is much smaller than the usual size |
marble ![]() | |
n. a type of very hard rock that has a pattern of lines going through it, feels cold |
wicket ![]() | |
n. small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door) |
tablet ![]() | |
n. a thin, flat, often square piece of hard material such as wood, stone, or metal |
conscience ![]() | |
n. feeling that you know and should do what is right and should avoid doing what is wrong |
peaceably ![]() | |
ad. without violence or war, or in a peaceful way |
stitch ![]() | |
v. fasten by sewing; do needlework |
betimes ![]() | |
ad. before the usual or expected time; early |
thriving ![]() | |
a. growing, developing, or being successful |
stable ![]() | |
n. a building in which horses are kept |
adrift ![]() | |
a. not controlled and moving without a clear purpose or direction |
melancholy ![]() | |
a. feeling of thoughtful sadness |
shelter ![]() | |
n. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons |
woe-begone ![]() | |
a. sad or miserable in appearance |
sorrow ![]() | |
n. the state of being sad |
hedge ![]() | |
n. a line of bushes or small trees planted very close together |
dainty ![]() | |
a. especially pleasing to the taste |
morsel ![]() | |
n. a very small piece of food |
barn ![]() | |
n. an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals |
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