Animal Farm | Chapter I

 

Chapter I 3 Ensconced Benevolent Tushes Cud 5 Paddock 6 Comrades 7 Leisure 8 Foals Rations 9 Knacker 10 Resolution Falter Trotter Dissentients 11 Enmity Tyranise (British Spelling) vs Tyrannize 12 Trod Bit and spur Mangel-wurzels 13 Toil Tidings Preliminary

Ensconce - verb fix firmly Benevolent - adj. generous in providing aid to others; intending or showing kindness; generous in assistance to the poor; showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity Tush - noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on Cud - noun food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again; a wad of something chewable as tobacco Paddock - noun pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race Comrade - noun a fellow member of the Communist Party; used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; a person who is frequently in the company of another Leisure - noun freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; time available for ease and relaxation Foal - noun a young horse; verb give birth to a foal Ration - noun the food allowance for one day Knacker - noun someone who buys up old horses for slaughter; someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them Resolution - noun finding a solution to a problem; a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner Falter - noun the act of pausing uncertainly; verb move hesitatingly, as if about to give way; be unsure or weak; speak haltingly; walk unsteadily Trotter - noun foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food; a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing Dissentient - adj. disagreeing, especially with a majority; (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England Enmity - noun the feeling of a hostile person; a state of deep-seated ill-will Tyrannize - verb rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; rule a country as a tyrant Tread - verb tread or stomp heavily or roughly Bit - noun  piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding Spur - noun a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward Mangel-wurzel - noun cultivated as feed for livestock; beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed Toil - noun productive work (especially physical work done for wages); verb work hard Tidings - noun news; information: "the bearer of glad  tidings" Preliminary - adj. designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; noun something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; a minor match preceding the main event