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| THE SWINEHERD by Hans Christian Andersen |
nightingale | |
n. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song | |
casket | |
n. small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables | |
pussy | |
n. informal terms referring to a domestic cat | |
fie | |
ad. used to express disgust or outrage | |
ill-humored | |
a. bad-tempered; irritable | |
execution | |
n. the technique or style with which an artistic work is produced or carried out | |
daub | |
v. cover a surface by smearing a substance over it | |
swineherd | |
n. person who tends pigs; | |
pigsty | |
n. an enclosure for a pig or pigs | |
hearth | |
n. an area near a fireplace, usually paved and extending out into a room | |
impudent | |
a. not showing due respect for another person | |
rattle | |
n. a rapid series of short loud sounds | |
engross | |
v. consume all of one's attention or time | |
scold | |
v. speak to someone angrily because you disapprove of their behavior | |
alas | |
ad. by bad luck | |
despise | |
v. look down on with disdain | |
thee | |
pron. archaic or dialect form of you | |
thou | |
pron. archaic or dialect form of you | |
trumpery | |
n. ornamental objects of no great value | |
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