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TOM THUMB by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm |
puff | |
v. blow hard and loudly |
make haste | |
v. hurry up |
bridle | |
n. a set of leather straps that are put around a horse's head to allow its rider to control it |
urchin | |
n. poor and often mischievous city child |
clod | |
n. a piece of soil or clay |
furrow | |
n. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) |
poke | |
v. push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something |
sulky | |
a. depressingly dark |
parson | |
n. a person authorized to conduct religious worship |
bawl | |
v. shout loudly and without restraint |
pluck up heart | |
v. take courage in heart |
roguish | |
a. playful in an appealingly bold way |
grope | |
v. feel with your hands, especially in order to find or move towards something when you cannot see easily |
snug | |
a. enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space |
woeful | |
a. of very poor quality or condition |
be undone | |
a. be without hope for the future, having experienced great disappointment |
rick | |
n. a stack of hay |
tumble | |
v. suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat v. fall suddenly and sharply |
dunghill | |
n. a small pile of solid animal waste |
gulp | |
v. eat or drink food or liquid quickly by swallowing it in large amounts |
dishearten | |
v. make a person lose confidence, hope, and energy |
pantry | |
n. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines |
reckon | |
v. judge to be probable v. think or believe |
clatter | |
n. a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement) |
frolic | |
n. happy behaviour, like that of children playing |
scythe | |
n. an edge tool for cutting grass, has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade |
rip | |
v. tear or be torn violently, pull apart |
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