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Daughter of Eve

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refers to a human girl child

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Son of Adam

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refers to a human boy child

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Sardines

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small, salty fish many find delicious

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English tea

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English custom of afternoon refreshments; served with small sandwiches and cakes

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Nymphs

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mythical creatures that live in trees, harming no one

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Silenus

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woodland deity; companion of Dionysus with a horse’s ears and tail

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Dryads

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mythical creature that live in wells, harming no one

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Bacchus

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Greek God of Wine

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Jollification

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joyful celebration

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Merely

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barely; just as described

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Lulling

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to give someone a false sense of security so that an unpleasant situation takes the person by surprise

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Spare Oom

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location of room where the wardrobe is located

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Narnia

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imaginary country found by passing through a magical wardrobe

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Cair Paravel

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Capital of Narnia where the empty thrones await four ‘human’ children to claim them.

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War Drobe

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doorway into Narnia through the wardrobe

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Sulk

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to pout; to have a bad attitude

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Guilded

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to cover with metal, usually gold or silver

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sledge

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sled; vehicle used to travel over snow

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stern

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strict; rigid; unyielding

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champing at their bits

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impatient to get moving

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Harness

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gear strapped on an animal to control it

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Shetland

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small but very strong ponies from scotland

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Dwarves

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mythical beings; usually portrayed as very short with long beards who worked in mines digging for precious metals

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Turkish Delight

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type of very sweet candy

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dominions
lands owned by a ruler
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mantle
something used to cover something else
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hiss
sound like that made by a snake
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foamy
whipped or creamy
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silk
type of very fine fabric
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enchanted
controlled by magic
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courtiers
servants; people who wait on others in a royal court
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fetch
to go after and bring back
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shovel down
expression referring to eating food very quickly
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snappish
respond abruptly; rude or sharp reply
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patience
able to wait without becoming annoyed or upset
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spiteful
cruel, mean, desire to see someone suffer
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frightful
extremely bad or unpleasant
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nag
constantly annoy, irritate, or "bug"
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beastly
unpleasant; acting like a beast
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jeer
to openly make fun of someone
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fumble
to grope clumsily; to fail in attempting something
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interrupt
disturb someone in the middle of something; cut off someone who's speaking
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sightseers
tourists; day trippers
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suit of armor
combat outfit worn by knights in the Middle Ages
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snigger
disrespectful laugh behind someone's
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row
quarrel; argument
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consideration
showing thoughtfulness or nice treatment
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assume
take for granted; expect
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camphor
small balls of insect repellent to protect clothes against moths
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wrench
yank; twist off
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char
burn; destroy by fire
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suitable
appropriate: acceptable
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prig
people who are overly confident in their opinions or manner
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crockery
ceramic; items made of clay
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self-satisfied
sure of oneself; confident
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shreds
torn off strips
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fraternize
hang out with
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poisonous
deadly or harmful substance
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resume
continue on again
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moth
small butterfly-like insect that eats clothes
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treason
betray; to deceive; deliver information or people to an enemy
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robin
small song bird
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dodging
avoiding
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token
object used a symbol representing something else
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festoons
decorations such as flowers or leaves
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burring
whirring or humming
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warning
threat or advice
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hoarse
rough or harse-sounding voice
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handkerchief
like Kleenex but made out of cloth
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beckoned
invited by means of hand signs to follow someone
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trifle
something of little importance
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thread
thin cord of twisted fibers
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steep
steep going up or down at a sharp angle
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dam
barrier of concrete or mad up of earth to stop a river or stream
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icicles
water frozen in the act of falling
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beehive
a structure or home for a colony of bees
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bunks
beds often stacked on top of each other to save space
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trowels
hand tools used for digging
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trout
type of fresh water fish good for eating
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kettle
metal pot used for cooking or heating water for tea
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sewing machine
machine used to make clothes
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strain of music
brief musical tune
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oilskins
coats treated with oil so as to keep out water
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range
stove, something to cook
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marmalade
jam made with pieces of fresh fruit
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statue
3-D image of a person or creature sculpted in stone or carved from wood
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on my account
on my behalf
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stratagem
plan
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claim
to demand something
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Jinn
created from smokeless fire
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hatchet
tool used to cut wood
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prophecy
a prediction of future events
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reign
period of time where someone rules a nation
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plunging
falling off of
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muffle
mute
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decoy
to lure someone into a trap
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cautious
careful
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repulsive
to repel; make someone feel dislike or disgust
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stale
no longer fresh
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scent
a particular odor or smell
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swish
sound made by a sled moving across a snowy surface
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vermin
small, common animals or insects that are pests to human or other animals
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plum pudding
type of pudding made from plums, commonly served at Christmas in England
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gaiety
happiness; eagerness; excitement
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gluttony
eating and drinking to excess; or too much
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self indulged
pleasing oneself, usually to excess
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foggy
condensed water vapor that makes seeing difficult
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thaw
melt; as in the melting of snow in spring
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Bound
move quickly
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whisked
quick sweeping
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prodigious
great in size ; enormous
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indigo
dark grayish-blue color
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plumage
The feathers covering a birds body
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Braying
sound a donkey makes
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creeping
advancing by slow but sure degrees
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concealed
to keep something hidden
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dungeon
underground prison
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ransacking
searching very clearly
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liberated
to release someone
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surged
to move like a wave
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bawled
yell out
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rubble
broken stones or bricks
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deformed
unshapely form
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din
lound harsh

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