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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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