Book Name: Our Mutual Friend Summary: The Six Jolly Fellowship Porters, already mentioned as a tavern of a dropsical appearance, had long settled down into a state of hale infirmity. In its whole constitution it had not a straight floor, and hardly a straight line; but it had outlasted, and clearly would yet outlast, many a better-trimmed building, many a sprucer public-house.Silas Wegg, being on his road to the Roman Empire, approaches it by way of Clerkenwell. The time is early in the evening; the weather moist and raw. Mr Wegg finds leisure to make a little circuit, by reason that he folds his screen early, now that he combines another source of income with it, and also that he feels it due to himself to be anxiously expected at the Bower. Mr Boffin having been several times in communication with this clerkly essence, both on its own ground and at the Bower, had no difficulty in identifying it when he saw it up in its dusty eyrie. Vocabulary Words: Aerie: the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk. The eagles aerie was perched high on a cliff. Dismal: causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy. He received a dismal compensation. Temperament: the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person. Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end. Predisposition: the fact or condition of being predisposed. A predisposition to think optimistically. Confinement: the state of being forced to stay in a closed space. Elsewhere work release means allowing inmates to work at paying jobs on the outside as they approach the end of jail or prison confinement. Commiserate: to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity. I really commiserate for the death of his parents. Residuary: entitled to the residue of an estate. A residuary legatee. Leisure: freedom from the demands of work or duty. She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure. Abeyance: temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension. Their opera plans were held in abeyance until they could figure out how even get to Garsington in the first place. Reluctant: unwilling; disinclined. She was reluctant to lend him the money. Miscellaneous: consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character. A book of miscellaneous essays on American history. Grumbling: an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl. Grumbling is the death of love. Impend: to be imminent; be about to happen. My hunger should impend any second now. Mull: to think about carefully; consider. I have mulled over tons of ideas. Countenance: appearance, especially the look or expression of the face. Her countenance did not support the lie that she was happy.
Summary:
The Six Jolly Fellowship Porters, already mentioned as a tavern of a dropsical appearance, had long settled down into a state of hale infirmity. In its whole constitution it had not a straight floor, and hardly a straight line; but it had outlasted, and clearly would yet outlast, many a better-trimmed building, many a sprucer public-house. Silas Wegg, being on his road to the Roman Empire, approaches it by way of Clerkenwell. The time is early in the evening; the weather moist and raw. Mr Wegg finds leisure to make a little circuit, by reason that he folds his screen early, now that he combines another source of income with it, and also that he feels it due to himself to be anxiously expected at the Bower. Mr Boffin having been several times in communication with this clerkly essence, both on its own ground and at the Bower, had no difficulty in identifying it when he saw it up in its dusty eyrie.
Vocabulary Words:
Aerie: the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
The eagles aerie was perched high on a cliff.
Dismal: causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy.
He received a dismal compensation.
Temperament: the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person.
Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.
Predisposition: the fact or condition of being predisposed.
A predisposition to think optimistically.
Confinement: the state of being forced to stay in a closed space.
Elsewhere work release means allowing inmates to work at paying jobs on the outside as they approach the end of jail or prison confinement.
Commiserate: to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
I really commiserate for the death of his parents.
Residuary: entitled to the residue of an estate.
A residuary legatee.
Leisure: freedom from the demands of work or duty.
She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
Abeyance: temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension.
Their opera plans were held in abeyance until they could figure out how even get to Garsington in the first place.
Reluctant: unwilling; disinclined.
She was reluctant to lend him the money.
Miscellaneous: consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character.
A book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
Grumbling: an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl.
Grumbling is the death of love.
Impend: to be imminent; be about to happen.
My hunger should impend any second now.
Mull: to think about carefully; consider.
I have mulled over tons of ideas.
Countenance: appearance, especially the look or expression of the face.
Her countenance did not support the lie that she was happy.
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