Book Name: Our Mutual Friend Summary: The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eying one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away. In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-colored hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion. The train of carts and horses came and went all day from dawn to nightfall, making little or no daily impression on the heap of ashes, though, as the days passed on, the heap was seen to be slowly melting. My lords and gentlemen and honorable boards, when you in the course of your dust-shovelling and cinder-raking have piled up a mountain of pretentious failure, you must off with your honorable coats for the removal of it, and fall to the work with the
power of all the queen's horses and all the queen's men, or it will come rushing down and bury us alive.Near unto the Reverend Frank Milvey as he read, stood his little wife, John Rokesmith the Secretary, and Bella Wilfer. These, over and above Sloppy, were the mourners at the lowly grave. Not a penny had been added to the money sewn in her dress: what her honest spirit had so long projected, was fulfilled. Vocabulary Words:
Perceive: to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses. Iperceived an object looming through the mist. Sentimental:expressive of or appealing to sentiment, esp. the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia. Intellectuals are toosentimentalfor me. Quaint:having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque. Hilda was delighted by thequaintbonnets she saw in Amish country. Pluck:to pull off or out from the place of growth. I pluck the plant out of the soil. Drab: dull and boring. He is working in a hotdrablittle office. Fracas: a noisy argument or fight, usually involving several people. There is a fracas between the supporters of the two teams. Abate: to become less strong. The storm showed no signs ofabating. Hiatus: a pause in activity when nothing happens.
After a five-monthhiatus, the school resumed. Rapporteur: a person officially chosen by an organization to investigate a problem and report on it. The UN special rapporteur on human rights. Vendetta:a long argument or disagreement in which one person or group does or says things to harm another. He has accused the British media of pursuing avendettaagainst him. Surrogate: used to describe a person or thing that takes place of, or is used instead of, somebody or something else. She saw him as a sort ofsurrogate father. Tranquil:quiet and peaceful.
She led atranquillife in the country.
Liable: legally responsible for paying the cost of something. You will beliable for any damage caused. Eradicate:to destroy or get rid of something completely, especially something bad.
Polio has been virtuallyeradicatedin Brazil.
Wriggle: to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick short movements. The baby waswriggling around on my lap.
Summary:
The friendly movers sat upright on the floor, panting and eying one another, after Mr Boffin had slammed the gate and gone away. In the weak eyes of Venus, and in every reddish dust-colored hair in his shock of hair, there was a marked distrust of Wegg and an alertness to fly at him on perceiving the smallest occasion. The train of carts and horses came and went all day from dawn to nightfall, making little or no daily impression on the heap of ashes, though, as the days passed on, the heap was seen to be slowly melting. My lords and gentlemen and honorable boards, when you in the course of your dust-shovelling and cinder-raking have piled up a mountain of pretentious failure, you must off with your honorable coats for the removal of it, and fall to the work with the
power of all the queen's horses and all the queen's men, or it will come rushing down and bury us alive. Near unto the Reverend Frank Milvey as he read, stood his little wife, John Rokesmith the Secretary, and Bella Wilfer. These, over and above Sloppy, were the mourners at the lowly grave. Not a penny had been added to the money sewn in her dress: what her honest spirit had so long projected, was fulfilled.
Vocabulary Words:
Perceive: to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses.
I perceived an object looming through the mist.
Sentimental: expressive of or appealing to sentiment, esp. the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia.
Intellectuals are too sentimental for me.
Quaint: having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque.
Hilda was delighted by the quaint bonnets she saw in Amish country.
Pluck: to pull off or out from the place of growth.
I pluck the plant out of the soil.
Drab: dull and boring.
He is working in a hot drab little office.
Fracas: a noisy argument or fight, usually involving several people.
There is a fracas between the supporters of the two teams.
Abate: to become less strong.
The storm showed no signs of abating.
Hiatus: a pause in activity when nothing happens.
After a five-month hiatus, the school resumed.
Rapporteur: a person officially chosen by an organization to investigate a problem and report on it.
The UN special rapporteur on human rights.
Vendetta: a long argument or disagreement in which one person or group does or says things to harm another.
He has accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
Surrogate: used to describe a person or thing that takes place of, or is used instead of, somebody or something else.
She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.
Tranquil: quiet and peaceful.
She led a tranquil life in the country.
Liable: legally responsible for paying the cost of something.
You will be liable for any damage caused.
Eradicate: to destroy or get rid of something completely, especially something bad.
Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil.
Wriggle: to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick short movements.
The baby was wriggling around on my lap.
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