Chapter 1

Question 1

On May 7, 1931, the most sensational manhunt New York City had ever known had come to its climax.

/senˈseɪʃənl/

Answer 1

causing great suprise, excitement, or interest

trying to get your interest by presenting facts or events as worse or more shocking than they really are

inf. extremely good; wonderful

Question 2

One hundred and fifty policemen and detectives laid siege to his top-floor hideaway.

Answer 2

lay siege to something
​to begin a siege of a town, building, etc.

​to surround a building, especially in order to speak to or question the person or people living or working there

Question 3

They chopped holes in the roof; they tried to smoke out Crowley, the “cop killer,” with teargas (=gas that hurts eys)

Answer 3

​to force somebody/something to come out of a place by filling it with smoke

​to take action to discover where somebody is hiding or to make a secret publicly known

Question 4

Then they mounted their machine guns on surrounding buildings, and for more than an hour

Answer 4

to organize and begin something
synonym arrange

to increase gradually

to get on a bicycle, horse, etc. in order to ride it

to go up something, or up on to something that is raised (=climb on the step)

to fix something into position on something, so that you can use it, look at it or study it

mount something to get onto the back of a female animal in order to have sex

Question 5

New York’s fine residential areas reverberated with the crack of pistol fire and the rut-tat-tat of machine guns.

rɪˈvɜːrbəreɪt

Answer 5

to be repeated several times as it is reflected off different surfaces

reverberate (with/to something) (of a place) to seem to shake because of a loud noise

Question 6

Crowley, crouching behind an over-stuffed chair, fired incessantly at the police

Answer 6

to put your body close to the ground by bending your legs under you
(=squat)

Question 7

Crowley, crouching behind an over-stuffed chair, fired incessantly at the police

ɪnˈsesntli

Answer 7

without stopping
(=constantly)

Question 8

Police Commissioner E. P. Mulrooney declared that the two-gun desperado was one of the most dangerous criminals ever encountered in the history of New York.

despəˈrɑːdəʊ

Answer 8

a man who does dangerous and criminal things without caring about himself or other people

Question 9

But how did “Two Gun” Crowley regard himself?

Answer 9

to think about somebody/something in a particular way

to look at somebody/something, especially in a particular way

Question 10

In this letter Crowley said, “Under my coat is a weary heart, but a kind one—one that would do nobody any harm.”

ˈwɪri

Answer 10

very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing something for a long time

making you feel tired or bored

weary of something/of doing something (formal) no longer interested in or enthusiastic about something

Question 11

Crowley drew his gun and cut the policeman down with a shower of lead (a situation where many bullets fall)

Answer 11

take out the weapon

Question 12

Crowley leaped out of the car, grabbed the officer’s revolver, and fired another bullet into the prostrate body

ˈprɑːstreɪt

Answer 12

so shocked, upset, etc. that you cannot do anything
(=Prostrate in grief)

lying on the ground and facing downwards

Question 13

America’s most notorious Public Enemy—the most sinister gang leader who ever shot up Chicago

/nəʊˈtɔːriəs

Answer 13

well known for being bad

Question 14

America’s most notorious Public Enemy—the most sinister gang leader who ever shot up Chicago

‘sɪnɪstər

Answer 14

seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen

Question 15

America’s most notorious Public Enemy—the most sinister gang leader who ever shot up Chicago

Answer 15

squarrel

Question 16

Dutch Schultz - one of US ‘s most notorious rats before he crumpled up under gangster bullets in Newark

Answer 16

crumple (up) to suddenly fall down with no control of your body because you are injured, unconscious, drunk, etc.

an unpleasant person, especially somebody who treats their partner or friends badly, for example by leaving them or cheating them

Question 17

Most of them attempt by a form of reasoning, fallacious or logical, to justify their anti-social acts even to themselves, consequently stoutly maintaining that they should never have been imprisoned at all.”

/fəˈleɪʃəs/

Answer 17

wrong, based on wrong ideas

Question 18

I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not **seen fit **to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence.

Answer 18

to be worried, unhappy or not able to feel relax

to think it is good or necessary to do something

Question 19

I personally had to blunder through this old world for a third of a century before it even began to dawn upon me that ninety-nine times out of a hundred, people don’t criticize themselves for anything, no matter how wrong it may be.

Answer 19

Loay hoay/ To move in an awkward way
to make a serious mistake due to carelessness

Dawn on/upon: start to realize it for the first time
Verb: to begin/ to be obvious or easy to understand

Question 20

Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself

ˈfjuːtl

Answer 20

having no purpose because there is no chance of success

Question 21

Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself

/ˈdʒʌs.tə.faɪ/

Answer 21

to give or to be a good reason for
justify yourself -> give good reason for what you have done

Question 22

Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment

ˈpreʃəs

Answer 22

rare and worth a lot of money

valuable or important and not to be wasted

loved and valued very much

[only before noun] (informal) used to show you are angry that another person thinks something is very important

(disapproving) (especially of people and their behaviour) very formal, exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do

Question 23

Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance and arouses resentment

Answer 23

resentment (towards/against somebody) a feeling of anger or unhappiness about something that you think is unfair

a feeling of anger or unhappiness about something that you think is unfair

Question 24

As much as we thirst for approval, we dread condemnation.

Answer 24

to be very afraid of something; to fear that something bad is going to happen

an expression of very strong disapproval

Question 25

The resentment that criticism **engenders** can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned. | ɪnˈdʒendər

Answer 25

engender something to make a feeling or situation exist

Question 26

The resentment that criticism engenders can **demoralize** employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned. | dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪz

Answer 26

to make somebody lose confidence or hope

Question 27

As a result he would get **sullen** acceptance, and often after he left, the workers would remove the hats. | ˈsʌl.ən

Answer 27

angry or unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people

Question 28

When he returned, he exploded. He **denounced** Taft for his conservatism | dɪˈnaʊns

Answer 28

to strongly criticize somebody/something that you think is wrong, illegal, etc. to tell the police, the authorities, etc. about somebody’s illegal political activities

Question 29

The most disastrous defeat the party had ever known | dɪˈzæstrəs

Answer 29

very bad, harmful or unsuccessful

Question 30

Theodore Roosevelt blamed Taft, but did President Taft **blame** himself? | bleim

Answer 30

to say or think that somebody or something is responsible for something bad

Question 31

Take the Teapot Dome oil scandal. It kept the newspapers ringing with indignation in the early 1920s. It **rocked** the nation!

Answer 31

If a person or place is rocked, it is surprised, upset, or excited rock: [ I ] She's such a great role model for young women – she really rocks! to be extremely good:

Question 32

Albert B. Fall, secretary of the interior in Harding’s cabinet, was **entrusted** with the leasing of government oil reserves at Elk Hill and Teapot Dome | ɪnˈtrʌst

Answer 32

to make somebody responsible for doing something or taking care of somebody

Question 33

Did secretary Fall permit competitive **bidding**?

Answer 33

the act of offering prices, especially at an auction ​the act of offering to do something or to provide something for a particular price

Question 34

He handed the fat, juicy contract **outright** to his friend Edward L. Doheny | ˈaʊtraɪt

Answer 34

Clearly and completely in a direct way and without trying to hide anything

Question 35

Then, in a **high-hande**d manner, Secretary Fall ordered United States Marines into the district

Answer 35

(of people or their behaviour) using authority in an unreasonable way, without considering the opinions of other people

Question 36

Then, in a high-handed manner, Secretary Fall ordered United States Marines into the district to **drive off** competitors

Answer 36

to force somebody/something to go back or away to leave

Question 37

competitors whose adjacent wells were **sapping** oils out of the Elk Hill Reserves

Answer 37

to make something/somebody weaker; to destroy something gradually in the context, it means extract the oil

Question 38

These competitors, driven off their ground at the ends of guns and bayonets, rushed into court—and **blew the lid off ** the Teapot Dome scandal.

Answer 38

to tell people unpleasant facts about something

Question 39

A **stench** arose so vile that it ruined the Harding Administration, nauseated an entire nation, threatened to wreck the Republican party, and put Albert B. Fall behind prison bars. | stentʃ

Answer 39

a strong and unpleasant smell

Question 40

A stench arose so **vile** that it ruined the Harding Administration, nauseated an entire nation, threatened to wreck the Republican party, and put Albert B. Fall behind prison bars. | vail

Answer 40

extremely bad or unpleasant morally bad; completely unacceptable

Question 41

Fall was condemned **viciously**—condemned as few men in public life have ever been | ˈvɪʃəsli

Answer 41

in a violent and cruel way in a way that is full of hate and angry

Question 42

Did he **repent**? Never | rɪˈpent

Answer 42

to feel and show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you have done

Question 43

Years later Herbert Hoover **intimated** in a public speech that President Harding’s death had been due to mental anxiety and worry because a friend had betrayed him. | ˈɪntɪmeɪt

Answer 43

To let other people know what you think or mean

Question 44

He is the one who has been betrayed and led to the **slaughter** and crucified | ˈslɔːtər

Answer 44

The killing of an animal for their meat the cruel killing of large numbers of people at one time, especially in a war

Question 44

He is the one who has been betrayed and led to the slaughter and **crucified**. | ˈkruːsɪfaɪ

Answer 44

to kill somebody as a punishment by fastening them to a wooden cross to criticize or punish somebody very severely

Question 45

Lincoln’s long body lay stretched **diagonally** across a sagging bed that was too short for him | /daɪˈæɡənəli/

Answer 45

at an angle; in a way that joins two opposite sides of something at an angle

Question 45

So when you and I **are tempted to** criticize someone tomorrow

Answer 45

to think that it would be pleasant, interesting to do something

Question 46

A cheap **reproduction** of Rosa Bonheur’s famous painting The Horse Fair hung above the bed, and a dismal gas jet flickered yellow light. | /ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃn/

Answer 46

the act or process of producing babies, young animals or plants the act or process of producing copy of a book, document, picture, etc

Question 47

A cheap reproduction of Rosa Bonheur’s famous painting The Horse Fair hung above the bed, and a **dismal** gas jet flickered yellow light. | ˈdɪzməl

Answer 47

causing or showing the feeling of being sad (weather) not successful; of very low quality

Question 48

A cheap reproduction of Rosa Bonheur’s famous painting The Horse Fair hung above the bed, and a dismal gas jet **flickered** yellow light. | ˈflɪkər

Answer 48

to keep going on and off as it shines or burns to be expressed or appear somewhere for a short time

Question 49

As Lincoln lay dying, Secretary of War Stanton said, “There lies the most perfect **ruler** of men that the world has ever seen.”

Answer 49

a person who rules or governs

Question 50

Even after Lincoln had become a practicing lawyer in Springfield, Illinois, he attacked his opponents openly in letters published in the newspapers. But he did this just **once too often**.

Answer 50

to repeat a bad, stupid, or dangerous action with the result that you get punished or cause trouble for yourself

Question 51

In the autumn of 1842 he ridiculed a **vain**, pugnacious politician by the name of James Shields. Lincoln lambasted him through an anonymous letter published in Springfield Journal

Answer 51

that does not produce the result you want (disapproving) too proud of your own appearance, abilities, or achievement

Question 52

In the autumn of 1842 he ridiculed a vain, **pugnacious** politician by the name of James Shields. Lincoln lambasted him through an anonymous letter published in Springfield Journal | pʌɡˈneɪʃəs

Answer 52

having a strong desire to argue or fight with other people

Question 53

In the autumn of 1842 he ridiculed a vain, pugnacious politician by the name of James Shields. Lincoln **lambasted** him through an anonymous letter published in Springfield Journal | læmˈbæst

Answer 53

to attack or critize somebody or something severely, espcially in public

Question 54

Take the Teapot Dome oil scandal, it kept the newspapers ringing with **indignation** in the early 1920s | ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃn

Answer 54

a feeling of anger and surprise caused by something that you think is unfair and unreasonable

Question 55

He found out who wrote the letter, leaped on his horse, started after Lincoln, and challenged him to fight a **duel**. | ˈduːəl

Answer 55

(in the past) a formal fight with weapons between 2 people who disagreed, especially over the matter of honor a competition or struggle between 2 people or group

Question 56

He was **opposed** to dueling, but he couldn’t get out of it and save his honor | əˈpəʊzd

Answer 56

(of a person) disagreeing strongly with something and trying to stop it (idea, opinion) very different from something

Question 57

That was the most **lurid** personal incident in Lincoln’s life | ˈlʊrɪd

Answer 57

shocking because involving violence or sex a too bright colour

Question 58

McClellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker, Meade—blundered tragically and **drove Lincoln to** **pacing** the floor in despair.

Answer 58

to force someone or something into a particular state, usually a bad or unpleasant one: to walk up and down in a small area many times, especially because you are feeling nervous or angry

Question 59

“with malice toward none, with charity for all,” held his peace | 'mælɪs

Answer 59

a desire to harm somebody caused by a feeling of hate Held his peace: keep your silent (but you choose to keep silent rather than speak it out)

Question 60

And when Mrs. Lincoln and others spoke harshly of the southern people, Lincoln replied, “Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances.” | ˈhɑːrʃli

Answer 60

in a cruel, severe, and unkind way in a way that is too strong and bright; in a way that is ugly or unpleasant to look at in a way that is unpleasant to listen to in a way that is too strong and rough and likely to damage something

Question 61

During the night of July 4, Lee began to retreat southward while storm clouds **deluged** the country **with** rain. | ˈdeljuːdʒ

Answer 61

to send or give somebody/something a large number of things at the same time

Question 62

Finally the waters **receded** and Lee escaped over the Potomac with his forces. | rɪˈsiːd

Answer 62

to move gradually away from somebody or away from previous position [intransitive] (especially of a problem, feeling or quality) to become gradually weaker or smaller

Question 63

And remember, at this period of his life Lincoln was extremely conservative and restrained in his **phraseology**. | ˌfreɪziˈɑːlədʒi

Answer 63

the particular way in which words and phrases are arranged when saying or writing something

Question 64

And remember, at this period of his life Lincoln was extremely conservative and **restrained** in his phraseology. | rɪˈstreɪn

Answer 64

to stop somebody/something from doing something, especially by using physical force to stop yourself from feeling an emotion or doing something that you would like to do

Question 65

This letter coming from Lincoln in 1863 was **tantamount** **to** the severest rebuke. | ˈtæntəmaʊnt

Answer 65

having the same bad effect as something else If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.

Question 66

this letter coming from Lincoln in 1863 was tantamount to the severest **rebuke**. | rɪˈbjuːk

Answer 66

the act of speaking severly to somebody because they have done something wrong

Question 67

I do not believe you appreciate the **magnitude** of the misfortune involved in Lee’s escape. | ˈmæɡnɪtuːd

Answer 67

the great size of importance of something; the degree to which something is large or importance the degree to which something is bright the size of an earthquake

Question 68

I do not believe you **appreciate** the magnitude of the misfortune involved in Lee’s escape. He was | əˈpriːʃieɪt

Answer 68

to recognize the good qualities of somebody/something to be grateful for something that somebody has done; to welcome something Your support is greatly appreciated. to understand that something is true The experience helped me understand and appreciate some of the difficulties people face to increase in value over a period of time We wanted a property that would appreciate in value.

Question 69

Just a minute. Maybe I ought not to be so **hasty** | ˈheɪsti

Answer 69

said, made or done very quickly, especially when this has bad results hasty in doing something (of a person) acting or deciding too quickly, without enough thought

Question 70

If I had Meade’s timid (shy and nervous; not brave) **temperament**, perhaps I would have done just what he had done | ˈtemprəmənt

Answer 70

the fact of tending to get emotional and excited very easily and behave in an unreasonable way a person’s or an animal’s nature as shown in the way they behave or react to situations or people

Question 71

Anyhow, it is water under the bridge now

Answer 71

problem that someone had had in the past that they do not worry about because they happened a long time ago and can not now be changed

Question 72

It will arouse hard feelings, **impair** all his further usefulness as a commander, and perhaps force him to resign from the army.” | ɪmˈper

Answer 72

to damage something or make something worse

Question 73

Theodore Roosevelt said that when he, as President, was **confronted** with a perplexing problem | kənˈfrʌnt

Answer 73

be confronted by/with something to have something in front of you that you have to deal with or react to confront somebody with somebody/something to make somebody face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situation confront somebody to face somebody so that they cannot avoid seeing and hearing you, especially in an unfriendly or dangerous situation confront something to deal with a problem or difficult situation confront somebody/something (of problems or a difficult situation) to appear and need to be dealt with by somebody

Question 74

Theodore Roosevelt said that when he, as President, was confronted with a **perplexing** problem | pərˈpleksɪŋ

Answer 74

making you confused or worried because you do not understand something

Question 75

The next time we are tempted to **admonish** somebody | ədˈmɑːnɪʃ

Answer 75

to tell somebody strongly and clearly that you do not approve of something that they have done to strongly advise somebody to do something

Question 76

he once wrote to a man who had aroused his **ire**: “The thing for you is a burial permit. You have only to speak and I will see that you get it.” | ˈaɪər

Answer 76

Anger

Question 77

“The thing for you is a **burial** permit. You have only to speak and I will see that you get it.” | ˈberiəl

Answer 77

the act or ceremony of burying a dead body

Question 78

He ordered, “Set the matter according to my copy hereafter and see that the proofreader **retains** his suggestions in the mush of his decayed brain | /rɪˈteɪn/

Answer 78

to keep something; to continue to have something retain something to continue to hold or contain something

Question 79

He ordered, “Set the matter according to my copy hereafter and see that the proofreader retains his suggestions in the mush of his **decayed** brain

Answer 79

to be destroyed gradually by natural processes; to destroy something in this way if a building or an area decays, its condition slowly becomes worse to become less powerful and lose influence over people, society, etc

Question 80

The writing of these **stinging** letters made Mark Twain feel better. | stɪŋ

Answer 80

to make somebody feel angry or upset (of an insect or plant) to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain Ex: a bee stings me to feel, or to make somebody feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body (informal) to charge somebody more money than they expected; to charge somebody who did not expect to pay

Question 81

They allowed him to **blow off steam**, and the letters didn’t do any real harm, because Mark’s wife secretly lifted them out of the mail

Answer 81

release stress, anxiety

Question 82

When I was still young and trying hard to impress people, I wrote a foolish letter to Richard Harding Davis, an author who once **loomed** large on the literary horizon of America | lu:m

Answer 82

to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening way (of something bad) to appear serious and likely to happen soon

Question 83

A few weeks earlier, I had received a letter from someone with this notation at the bottom: “**Dictated** but not read.”

Answer 83

to say words for somebody else to write down or to be recorded to control or influence how something happens to tell somebody what to do, especially in an annoying way

Question 84

He simply returned it to me with this **scribbled** across the bottom: “Your bad manners are exceeded only by your bad manners.” | ˈskrɪbl

Answer 84

to write something quickly and carelessly, especially because you do not have much time to draw marks that do not mean anything

Question 85

He simply returned it to me with this scribbled across the bottom: “Your bad manners are **exceeded** only by your bad manners.” | ɪkˈsiːd

Answer 85

to be greater than a particular number or amount to do more than a law or an order et,. allow you to do to be better than expected exceed expectation

Question 86

If you and I want to **stir up** a resentment tomorrow that may rankle across the decades and endure until death, just let us indulge in a little stinging criticism, no matter how certain we are that it is justified.

Answer 86

to make people feel strong emotions to try to cause arguements or problems

Question 87

If you and I want to stir up a resentment tomorrow that may **rankle** across the decades and endure until death, just let us indulge in a little stinging criticism, no matter how certain we are that it is justified. | ˈræŋkl

Answer 87

​if something such as an event or a remark rankles, it makes you feel angry or upset for a long time

Question 88

If you and I want to stir up a resentment tomorrow that may rankle across the decades and endure until death, just let us indulge in a little stinging criticism, no matter how certain we are that it is **justified**. | ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd

Answer 88

having a good reason to do something existing or done for a good reason

Question 89

When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures **bristling with **prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity. | ˈbrɪsl

Answer 89

to contain a large number of something to suddenly become very annoyed or offended at what somebody says or does (of an animal’s fur) to stand up on the back and neck because the animal is frightened or angry

Question 90

When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and **vanity**. | ˈvænəti

Answer 90

excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance, achievements, or qualities.

Question 91

Benjamin Franklin, **tactless** in his youth, became so **diplomatic**, so adroit at handling people, that he was made American Ambassador to France. | ˈtæktləs | ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk

Answer 91

​saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or to upset other people having or showing skills in dealing with people in difficult situation connected with managing relations between countries

Question 92

By **deft** maneuvering he managed to land the plane, but it was badly damaged although nobody was hurt. | deft

Answer 92

(of a person’s movements) quick and showing skill Clever and showing skill

Question 93

By deft **maneuvering** he managed to land the plane, but it was badly damaged although nobody was hurt. | məˈnuːvərɪŋ

Answer 93

​ways of achieving your aims that are clever, show skill and are often dishonest

Question 94

Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so **adroit** at handling people, that he was made American Ambassador to France. | /əˈdrɔɪt

Answer 94

clever and showing skill

Question 95

The secret of his success? “I will **speak ill of **no man,” he said, "and speak all the good I know of everybody.”

Answer 95

to say unkind things about someone:

Question 96

The young man was sick with the **agony** of his mistakes | ˈæɡəni

Answer 96

extreme physical or mental pain sick (and tired) of someone/something to have experienced too much of someone or something with the result that you are annoyed

Question 97

the blond curls stickily wet on your **damp** forehead | dæmp

Answer 97

slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant

Question 98

a stifling wave of remorse swept over me | ˈstaɪflɪŋ/

Answer 98

​making you feel unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air making you feel trapped and unable to do or say what you want

Question 99

a stifling wave of **remorse** swept over me | /rɪˈmɔːrs

Answer 99

​the feeling of being extremely sorry for something wrong or bad that you have done

Question 100

I have stolen into your room alone

Answer 100

To steal is also to do something quickly while trying not to be seen doing it:

Question 101

I have been cross to you

Answer 101

to annoy someone by not doing or saying what they want:

Question 102

I scolded you as you were dressing for school because you gave your face merely a **dab** with a towel

Answer 102

to touch something slightly, usually several times to put something on a surface with quick movements Ex: She dabbed a little perfume behind her ears.

Question 103

I ** took you to task ** for not cleaning your shoes

Answer 103

To criticise or speak angrily to someone for something that they have done wrong

Question 104

You gulped down your food

Answer 104

gulp something (down) to swallow large amounts of food or drink quickly to swallow, but without eating or drinking something, especially because of a strong emotion such as fear or surprise Ex: Do you know where she is?’ asked Chris. The man gulped nervously and nodded.

Question 105

I **humiliated** you before your boyfriends by marching you ahead of me to the house | hjuːˈmɪlieɪt

Answer 105

to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people

Question 106

Do you remember, later, when I was reading in the library, how you came in **timidly**, with a sort of hurt look in your eyes?

Answer 106

in a shy and nervous way

Question 107

You said nothing, but ran across in one **tempestuous** plunge | temˈpestʃuəs

Answer 107

full of extreme emotions caused by or affected by a violent storm to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something: to become lower in value or level very suddenly and quickly:

Question 108

an affection that God had set blooming in your heart and which even neglect could not **wither**. | ˈwɪðər

Answer 108

if a plant withers or something withers it, it dries up and dies wither (away) to become less or weaker, especially before disappearing completely

Question 109

And then you were gone, **pattering** up the stairs.

Answer 109

the sound that is made by something repeatedly hitting a surface quickly and lightly fast continuous talk by somebody who is trying to sell you something or entertain you

Question 110

What has habit been doing to me? The habit of finding fault, of **reprimanding**—this was my reward to you for being a boy | ˈreprɪmænd

Answer 110

the act of telling somebody officially that you do not approve of them or their actions

Question 111

I was measuring you by the yardstick of my own years. | jɑːrdstɪk

Answer 111

a ruler for measuring one yard a standard used for judging how good or successful something is

Question 112

It is a **feeble** atonement; I know you would not understand these things if I told them to you during your waking hours | ˈfiːbl

Answer 112

very weak not effective, not showing energy or effort

Question 113

It is a feeble **atonement**; I know you would not understand these things if I told them to you during your waking hours | əˈtəʊnmənt

Answer 113

the act of showing you are sorry for something wrong in the past

Question 114

But tomorrow I will be a real daddy, I will **chum with** you

Answer 114

establish the a friendship

Question 115

I will keep saying as if it were **ritual**: "He is nothing but a boy - a little boy"

Answer 115

a series of actions that are always performed in the same way, especially as part of a religious ceremony something that is done regularly and always in the same way

Question 116

Yet as I see you now, son, crumpled and weary in your cot, I see that you are still a baby

Answer 116

very tired, especially after you have been working hard or doing something for a long time making you feel tired or bored (formal) no longer interested in or enthusiastic about something cot = small bed for a baby