40 Chap 1 The Autobiography of Mark Twain

Question 1

state
steɪt

Answer 1

To state something means to say it in a definite way.
The president stated his opinion about the world’s health concerns.

Question 2

to formally write or say something, especially in a careful and clear way

Answer 2

state
steɪt

The president stated his opinion

Question 3

state verb

Answer 3

stated, stated

Question 4

heretofore

/ˌhɪrtuˈfɔːr/

Answer 4

Heretofore I have always stated that it was a palace

Question 5

​before this time

Answer 5

heretofore

/ˌhɪrtuˈfɔːr/

Question 6

palace

/ˈpæləs/

Answer 6

Buckingham Palace

Question 7

the official home of a king, queen, president, etc.

Answer 7

palace

/ˈpæləs/

Question 8

stiff

/stɪf/
more difficult or severe than usual

Answer 8

covered with stiff black mud in wet times

Question 9

more difficult or severe than usual

Answer 9

stiff

/stɪf/

Question 10

log
lɔːɡ

Answer 10

A log is a thick piece of wood that is cut from a tree.

The fire was too small, so we added another log to it.

Question 11

a thick piece of wood that is cut from or has fallen from a tree

Answer 11

log
lɔːɡ

Most of the houses were of logs

Question 12

cloth
klɔːθ

Answer 12

Cloth is material used to make clothes.

His shirt is made of a very soft type of cloth.

Question 13

material used to make clothes

Answer 13

cloth
klɔːθ

Question 14

barrel
ˈbærəl

Answer 14

A barrel is a round thing that you can keep liquids in.

There was an empty barrel outside the house.

Question 15

a large round container, usually made of wood or metal, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides

Answer 15

barrel
ˈbærəl

Question 16

broom
bruːm

Answer 16

A broom is a brush with a long handle used for cleaning floors.
My father usually uses a broom to sweep away dust in the basement.

Question 17

a brush on the end of a long handle, used for sweeping floors

Answer 17

broom
bruːm

Question 18

axe

/æks/

Answer 18

to chop a tree down with an axe

Question 19

tool with a wooden handle and a heavy metal blade, used for cutting up wood, cutting down trees, etc.

Answer 19

axe

/æks/
to chop a tree down with an axe

Question 20

tin
tɪn

Answer 20

Tin is an inexpensive metal.
Soup is a food that is often sold in tin cans.

Question 21

an inexpensive metal

Answer 21

tin
tɪn

Question 22

pan

/pæn/
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Answer 22

Remove the pan from the heat and add the sugar.

Question 23

a container, usually made of metal, with a handle or handles, used for cooking food in

Answer 23

pan

/pæn/

Remove the pan from the heat and add the sugar.

Question 24

string verb

Answer 24

string, strung, strung

Question 25

string

/strɪŋ/

Answer 25

The route was strung with flags.

Question 26

to hang or tie something in place, especially as decoration

Answer 26

string

/strɪŋ/
The route was strung with flags.

Question 27

shot

/ʃɑːt/

Answer 27

Round shot whistled over our heads.

Question 28

a large number of small metal balls that you fire together from a shotgun

Answer 28

shot

/ʃɑːt/
Round shot whistled over our heads.

Question 29

entitle
ɪnˈtaɪtl

Answer 29

To entitle someone means to give them the right to have or do something.

His golden ticket entitled him to sit in the front row at the concert.

Question 30

to give somebody the right to have or to do something

Answer 30

entitle
ɪnˈtaɪtl
he was entitled

Question 31

handful

/ˈhændfʊl/
​

Answer 31

a handful of rice

Question 32

the amount of something that can be held in one hand

Answer 32

handful

/ˈhændfʊl/
he was entitled to a handful of sugar from the barrel

Question 33

thread
θred

Answer 33

A thread is a thin piece of string.

I have many different colors of thread at home.

Question 34

a thin string of cotton, wool, silk, etc.

Answer 34

thread
θred
a needle and thread