Book Name: Our Mutual Friend Summary: Reginald Wilfer is a name with rather a grand sound, suggesting on first acquaintance brasses in country churches, scrolls in stained-glass windows, and generally the De Wilfers who came over with the Conqueror. For, it is a remarkable fact in genealogy that no De Any ones ever came over with Anybody else. Over against a London house, a corner house not far from Cavendish Square, a man with a wooden leg had sat for some years,with his remaining foot in a basket in cold weather, picking up a living on this wise:--Every morning at eight o'clock, he stumped to the corner, carrying a chair, a clothes-horse, a pair of trestles, a board, a basket, and an umbrella, all strapped together.
Separating these, the board and trestles became a counter, the basket supplied the few small lots of fruit and sweets that he offered for sale upon it and became a foot-warmer, the unfolded clothes-horse displayed a choice collection of halfpenny ballads and became a screen, and the stool planted within it became his post for the rest of the day. Vocabulary Words: Imperceptible:very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road. We all missed theimperceptibleshake of his head as he tried to warn us without being seen. Prescription:a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy. The surgeon wrote aprescriptionfor a pain killer and physical therapy. Blundering:a gross, stupid, or careless mistake. That's your second blunder this morning. Acquaintance:personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc. a good acquaintance with French wines. Modest:limited or moderate in amount, extent, etc. A modest increase in salary. Conventional:conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste. He has such a conventional behavior. Pantaloons:a foolish, vicious old man, the butt and accomplice of the clown. That Pantaloons is really annoying. Ruminative:to meditate or muse; ponder. That calculus question is really ruminative. Rattling:remarkably good, lively, or fast. Advertising is therattlingof a stick inside a swill bucket. Sedate:calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
That guy is really sedate while doing the math test. Assertive:confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic He is too assertive as a salesman. Scrutinize:to examine in detail with careful or critical attention. He is scrutinizing the statue of modern Greece emperor. Venturing:a business enterprise or speculation in which something is risked in the hope of profit; a commercial or other speculation. Public opinion actually applauds the young womanventuringinto the business world, but it still obstinately protects the young man in his sacred right to know nothing of housework. Perplexity:a tangled, involved, or confused condition or situation. Theperplexityof life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them. Wretchedness:very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable. Thewretchednessof failure is the great attraction of success.
Summary:
Reginald Wilfer is a name with rather a grand sound, suggesting on first acquaintance brasses in country churches, scrolls in stained-glass windows, and generally the De Wilfers who came over with the Conqueror. For, it is a remarkable fact in genealogy that no De Any ones ever came over with Anybody else. Over against a London house, a corner house not far from Cavendish Square, a man with a wooden leg had sat for some years,with his remaining foot in a basket in cold weather, picking up a living on this wise:--Every morning at eight o'clock, he stumped to the corner, carrying a chair, a clothes-horse, a pair of trestles, a board, a basket, and an umbrella, all strapped together.
Separating these, the board and trestles became a counter, the basket supplied the few small lots of fruit and sweets that he offered for sale upon it and became a foot-warmer, the unfolded clothes-horse displayed a choice collection of halfpenny ballads and became a screen, and the stool planted within it became his post for the rest of the day.
Vocabulary Words:
Imperceptible: very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
We all missed the imperceptible shake of his head as he tried to warn us without being seen.
Prescription: a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy.
The surgeon wrote a prescription for a pain killer and physical therapy.
Blundering:a gross, stupid, or careless mistake.
That's your second blunder this morning.
Acquaintance:personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.
a good acquaintance with French wines.
Modest: limited or moderate in amount, extent, etc.
A modest increase in salary.
Conventional:conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste.
He has such a conventional behavior.
Pantaloons:a foolish, vicious old man, the butt and accomplice of the clown.
That Pantaloons is really annoying.
Ruminative:to meditate or muse; ponder.
That calculus question is really ruminative.
Rattling:remarkably good, lively, or fast.
Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.
Sedate: calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
That guy is really sedate while doing the math test.
Assertive: confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic
He is too assertive as a salesman.
Scrutinize: to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
He is scrutinizing the statue of modern Greece emperor.
Venturing:a business enterprise or speculation in which something is risked in the hope of profit; a commercial or other speculation.
Public opinion actually applauds the young woman venturing into the business world, but it still obstinately protects the young man in his sacred right to know nothing of housework.
Perplexity:a tangled, involved, or confused condition or situation.
The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them.
Wretchedness: very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
The wretchedness of failure is the great attraction of success.
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