Charlotte's Web Flashcards
(34 cards)
Set the table.
Arrange a cloth, plates, glasses, silverware and the like for a meal, as in “Please set the table for eight tonight.” or “They were setting the table.”
Hog
Is a domesticated swine (suíno) especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms).
Runt
The smallest and weakest animal of a group born at the same time to the same mother.
Anão, anã.
It will never amount to anything.
It won’t become successful or important.
To do away with it.
To remove it completely or put an end to it.
Shrieked.
Past tense of shriek. To say something in a high loud voice because you are excited, afraid, or angry.
Pitcher.
A container for liquids with a handle for pouring.
“A pitcher of lemonade.”
Jarro.
Sopping.
Something that is sopping or sopping wet is extremely wet.
“I pulled off my sopping mittens.” “They came back sopping wet.”
Ensopado.
Sobbed.
Past simple and past participle of sob. To cry so much that your body moves up and down.
“Sally covered her face with her hands and sobbed.”
Soluçar.
A matter of life and death.
A very urgent issue, situation, or circumstance.
“Don’t worry about missing your bus – it’s not a matter of life and death.”
Litter.
A group of animals that are born at the same time and have the same mother.
Ninhada.
Weakling.
Someone who is weak, either physically or in character.
Run along.
Leave a place to go somewhere else
“She told the children to run along.”
Queer.
Odd or strange in appearance.
“A queer look came over John Arable’s face.”
Runty.
It’s often used to describe an animal that’s the smallest in its litter or a person who is unusually small.
Carton.
A box made from cardboard for storing goods, or a container made from cardboard or plastic in which esp. milk or fruit juice is sold.
Damp plaster.
Plaster (gesso) that has become wet and is experiencing moisture issues, often due to leaks, condensation, or rising damp.
Gesso úmido.
Untimely.
Happening unexpectedly early or at a time which is not suitable.
“A love of fast cars led to his untimely death at the age of 34.”
Prematuro.
Foolishness.
Lack of good sense or judgment; stupidity.
Tolice.
Wooden dagger.
Punhal ou adaga de madeira.
Demanded.
Ask authoritatively or brusquely.
“Where is she?” he demanded”
Exigiu.
Nevertheless.
To means “in spite (apesar) of something happening.
No entanto, todavia.
Promptly.
With little or no delay; immediately.
Imediatamente, prontamente.
Baby’s nursing bottle.
A bottle specifically designed for feeding infants milk or formula.
