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spurious (adj.): Something that is spurious outwardly resembles something but does not havethe genuine qualities of that thing. Miss Gates thinks that The Grit Paper is spurious because,although it resembles a newspaper, to her mind, it is far inferior to a publication like The MobileRegister or other newspapers.Chapter 27industry (n.): work, especially on a steady basisnotoriety (n.): fameflorid (adj.): very flowery in style; elegantnondescript (adj.): dull; with no special or interesting qualitiescarcass (n.): bodyeccentricities (n.): odd behaviourmaiden ladies (adj. + n.): women who have never marriedChapter 28boil-prone (adj.): A boil is an inflamed, pus-filled swelling on the skin, like a pimple onlyusually bigger. To be prone to something is to be inclined to it. If the children had been boilprone,they would have been inclined to have a lot of boils.climbers (n.): social climbers; people trying to move into a different social classcrap games (n.): a gambling game played with two dicedivinity (n.): a white fudge made from whipped egg whites, sugar, and nuts.forest primeval (n. + adj.): in this instance, a forest that had been primarily untouched orunchanged by manfurtive (adj.): secretgait (n.): pace, walk
hock (n.): the joint bending backward in the hind leg of an animal like a pig. Scout is dressed asa ham, and a ham is the upper part of a hog's hind leg, Scout's hock would be the part of hercostume that resembles the joint of a pig's leg.irascible (adj.): angrymocker (n.): mockingbirdpinioned (adj.): confined; held downrepertoire (n.): accomplishments; skills. The repertoire of the mockingbird is all the songs itcan sing and sounds it can make.rout (vb.): defeatsmockin' (n.): Smocking, decorative stitching used to gather cloth.staccato (adj.): distinct; sharp and crispChapter 29reprimand (vb.): scoldChapter 30blandly (adv.): smoothly; without excitementconnived (vb.): secretly cooperated or agreed towisteria (n.): twinning woody vines with large clusters of flowers.Chapter 31railing (adj.): painful
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Page 3 and 4: crimson (adj.): blood-redcunning (a
Page 5 and 6: monosyllabic (adj.): Mono means "on
Page 7 and 8: Franklin stove (n.): a cast iron he
Page 9 and 10: treble (adj.): highunfathomable (ad
Page 11 and 12: obsess (vb.): greatly preoccupyobst
Page 13 and 14: vaguely (adv.): to be vague is to b
Page 15 and 16: clad (vb.): dressedcontemptuously (
Page 17 and 18: manacles (n.): handcuffsneat (adj.)
Page 19 and 20: amber (adj.): dark orange yellowamb
Page 21 and 22: speculations (n.): To speculate is
Page 23 and 24: calibre (n.): qualitycapital charge
Page 25: ellows (n.): a machine that allows
Page 29 and 30: Bullfinch: an allusion to Bulfinch'
Page 31 and 32: Missouri Compromise : The Missouri
Page 33 and 34: Jitney Jungle: a supermarket chain.
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