Animal Farm | Chapter VI

 

Chapter VI

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Grudged

Idle


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Quarry

Limestone

Outhouses

Picks

Crowbars

Vain


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Governess-cart

Sufficient

Boulder

Matted

Three-quarters of an hour


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Extravagant

Thoroughness

Arable

Paraffin oil


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Commercial

Override

Resolutions 

Abolished


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Solicitor

Intermediary

Shrewdly

Sly


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Roused

Realised (British Spelling) vs Realized 

Reconciled

Public houses 

Ceased


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Of late

Sty

Drawingr oom


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Repose


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Compensated

Perpendicularity

Imposing


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With one accord

Seldom

Rigid

Halted


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Malignity

Bushel

Indignation


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Alteration


Grudge - noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; verb accept or admit unwillingly; bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

Idle - adj. not in active use; not in action or at work

Quarry - noun a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

Limestone - noun a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

Outhouse - noun a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

Pick - noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

Crowbar - noun a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Vain - adj. unproductive of success; characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

Governess-cart. Looks like a small horse and carriage.

Sufficient - adj. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

Boulder - noun a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town; a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

Matted - adj. tangled in a dense mass; not reflecting light; not glossy

Three-quarters of an hour - 45 minutes

Extravagant - adj. recklessly wasteful; unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

Thoroughness - noun conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task

Arable - adj. (of farmland) capable of being farmed productively

Paraffin Oil - Russian mineral oil, is a very highly refined mineral oil used in cosmetics and medicine.

Commercial - adj. connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

Override - verb rule against

Resolution - noun finding a solution to a problem; a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; analysis into clear-cut components; a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote; (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chor

Abolish - verb do away with

Solicitor - noun a British lawyer (Top Boy they always ask for their solicitor lol) or a person who asks or tries to obtain something for someone. People post signs on their houses NO SOLICITATION to stop door-to-door salespeople.

Intermediary - noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

Shrewdly - adv. in a shrewd manner

Sty - A sty or Pigsty is for raising domestic pigs as livestock. It is sometimes referred to as a hog pen. Pigsties are generally fenced areas of bare dirt or mud.

Rouse - verb cause to become awake or conscious; cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; force or drive out; become active

Realize - verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; expand or complete; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; be fully aware or cognizant of; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Reconcile - verb come to terms; bring into consonance or accord; make compatible with; accept as inevitable

Public House - noun A Pub (short for public house) is an establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises;  taverns 

Cease - noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end; verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; put an end to a state or an activity

Late - adj. having died recently; being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; after the expected or usual time; delayed; adv. later than usual or than expected; at an advanced age or stage; in the recent past; to an advanced time

Stye - noun an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

Drawing room - noun a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained

Repose - noun a disposition free from stress or emotion; put in a horizontal position; lean in a comfortable resting position; be inherent or innate in

Compensate - verb make payment to; compensate; make amends for; pay compensation for; adjust for; do or give something to somebody in return; make reparations or amends for; make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

Perpendicularity - noun the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane

Impose - verb impose something unpleasant; impose and collect; compel to behave in a certain way

Accord - noun harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; verb allow to have; go together

Seldom - adv. not often

Rigid - adj. incapable of or resistant to bending; designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure; incapable of compromise or flexibility; incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; fixed and unmoving

Halt - adj.noun an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; the event of something ending; the state of inactivity following an interruption; verb cause to stop; stop the flow of a liquid; come to a halt, stop moving; stop from happening or developing

Malignity - noun quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will; wishing evil to others

Bushel - noun a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks; verb restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Indignation - noun a feeling of righteous anger

Alteration - noun the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

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