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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 |
Apps based on classic literature |