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THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm |
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 |
dwarf | |
n. a person who is much smaller than the usual size |
ply | |
v. work with (a tool, especially one requiring steady, rhythmic movements) |
rap | |
v. strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows |
bustle | |
v. do things in a hurried and busy way |
wight | |
n. a ghost, or a dead person who has come back to life |
pantaloons | |
n. (pl) men's tight trousers that fasten at the foot or below the knee, worn in the past |
into the bargain | |
ad. in addition to other facts previously mentioned |
cobbler | |
n. a person who repairs shoes |
twinkling | |
a. shining intermittently with a sparkling light |
caper | |
v. run and jump about in an energetic, happy way |
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