Vocabulary

1 Chapter

Therefore: [Thair-fawr, - fohr] Adverb: in consequence of that; as a result; consequently: I think; therefore I am.

Announce: [uh-nouns] Verb, announced, announcing. To make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.

Veil: [veyl] Noun. A piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.

Assurance: [uh-shoor-uhns, -shur-] Noun. A positive declaration intended to give confidence: He received assurances of support for the project.

Pleasantly: [plez-uhnt] Adjective. Pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; give pleasure: pleasant news.

Jam: [jam] Verb: jammed, jamming. To press, squeeze or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication in made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.

Porridge: [pawr-ij, por-] Noun. A food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.

Folk: [fohk] Noun. Usually, folks (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn´t much rain last summer.

Thrill: [thril] Verb. To affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.

Jaded: [jey-did] Adjective. Dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.

Struggled: [struhg-uhl] Verb, struggled, struggling. To contend with an adversary or opposing force.

Judgement: [juhj-muhnt] Noun. An act or instance of judging.

Luxury: [luhk-shuh-ree, luhg-zhuh] Noun, plural luxuries. A material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.

2 Chapters

Teacup: [tee-kuhp] Noun. A cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.

Snug: [snuhg] adjective, snugger, snuggest, verb, snugged, snugging. Warmly comfortable or cozy, as a place, accommodations, etc.: a snug little house

Aid: [eyd] Verb. To provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.

Seemed: [seem] Verb. To appear to be, feel, do, etc.: She seems better this morning.

Subterfuge: [suhb-ter-fyoo] Noun. An artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

Scandal: [skan-dl] Noun, verb, scandaled, scandaling. A disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.

Attempt: [uh-tempt] Verb. To make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: to attempt an impossible task; to attempt to walk six miles.

Gusty: [guhs-tee] adjective, gustier, gustiest. Blowing or coming in gusts, as wind, rain, or storms.

Connoisseur: [kon-uh-sur, -soor] Noun. A person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste: a connoisseur of modern art.

Bluster: [ bluhs-ter] Verb. To roar and be tumultuous, as wind.


3 Chapters

Outstretch: [out-strech] Verb. To stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one´s hand in welcome.

Knocker: [nok-er] Noun. A person or thing that knocks.

Butler: [buht-ler] Noun. The chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.

Engagement: [en-geyj-muhnt] Noun. The act engaging or the state of being engaged.

Deep: [deep] Adjective, deeper, deepest. Extending far down form the top or surface: a deep well; a deep valley.

Press: [pres]Verb. To act upon with steadily applied weight or force.   

Lately: [leyt-lee] Adverb. Of Late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately

Afford: [uh-fawrd, uh-fohrd] Verb. To be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can´t afford.

Peevish: [pee-vish] Adjective. Cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster.

Swarthy: [swawr-thee, -thee] Adjective, swarthier, swarthiest. (Of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.

 Swung: [swuhng] Verb. Simple past tense and past participle of swing.

4 Chapters

Perhaps: [per-haps] Adverb. Maybe; possibly: Perhaps the package will arrive today.

Sorrow: [sor-oh, sawr- oh] Noun. Distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.

Appointment: [uh-point-muhnt] Noun. A fixed mutual agreement for meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.

Surgeon: [ sur-juhn] Noun. A physician who specializes in surgery.

Pray: [prey] Verb. To offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., To (God or an object of worship).

Subtle: [suht-l] Adjective, subtler, subtlest. Thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.

Excision: [ek-sizh-uhn, ik-] Noun. The act of removal; an excising.

Dreadful: [dred-fuhl] Adjective. causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.

Grim:[grim]adjective, grimmer, grimmeststern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.

Edge: [ej] Noun, verb, edged, edging.  A line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of road. The paper had deckle edges.

Brushed:[bruhsht] adjective. Having a nap raised or a surface produced by a burnishing process: brushed cotton.

Appears:  [uh-peer] Verb. To come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.

5 Chapters:

Kismet: [kiz-mit, -met, kis-] Noun. Fate; destiny.

Cab: [kap] Noun. Any of various horse-drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, especially one for public hire.

Roll: [rohl] Verb. To move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.

Drawer: [drawr ] Noun. A sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it.

Pull: [pool] Verb. To draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.

Overcoat: [oh-ver-koht] Noun. A coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.

Shrank:  [shrangk]  Verb. A simple past tense of shrink. To draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink form danger; toshrink form contact.

Forbidden: [ fer-bid-n, fawr-] Verb. A past participle of forbid. To command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.

Opium: [oh-pee-uhm] Noun. Anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the mind or emotions.

Fluff: [fluhf] Noun. Light, downy particles, as of cotton.

Showed: [shoh] Verb, show, showed, shown, showing. To cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.

Journey: [jur-nee] Noun. A traveling form one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six day journey across the desert.

6 Chapters:

Pulled: [ pool] Verb, pulls, pulling, pulled. To Apply force to so as cause motion toward the source of the force.

Merchant: [mur-chunt]Noun. A person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.

Heel: [heel] Noun. The back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.

Narrow: [nar-oh] Adjective. Of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.

Sordid:  [sawr-did] Adjective. Morally ignoble or base; vile: Sordid methods.

Swift: [swift] adjective. Moving or capable with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.

Glance: [glans,  glahns] Verb, glanced, glancing. To look quickly or briefly.

Flagstones: [flag-stohn] Noun. Also called flag. a flat stone slab used especially for paving.

Gleamed:  [gleem] Noun. A flash or beam of  light: the gleam of a latern in the dark.

Lamplight: [lamp-lahyt] Noun. The light thrown by a lamp.

Swirl: [swurl] Verb. To move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.

Glimmer: [glim-er] Noun. A faint or unsteady light; gleam.

Elderly: [el-der-lee] Adjective. Somewhat old; near old age: a resort for elderly people.

Glancing: [glan-sing, glahn-] Adjective. Striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow.

Festoons: [fe-stoon] Noun. A string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.

Cobwebs: [kob-web] Noun. A web spun by a spider to entrap its prey.

Harshly: [hahrsh] Adjective. Ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.

Furniture: [fur-ni-cher] Noun. The movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like.

Spare: [spair] Verb, spared, sparing. To refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one´s enemy.

7 Chapters:

Delay: [dih-ley] Verb. To put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the fight until the weather cleared.

Symptoms: [simp-tuhm] Noun. Any phenomenon or circumstance accompanying something and serving as evidence of it.

Trifle: [trahy-fuhl] Noun. An article or thing of very little value.

Assurance:  [uh-shoor-uhns, -shur-] Noun. A positive declaration intended to give confidence: he received assurances of support for the project.

Allowed: [uh-loud] Adjective. Involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules: allowed transition.

Hesitated: [hez-i-teyt] Verb. To be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: she hesitated to take the job.

Scared: [skair] Verb, scared, scaring, and scare. To fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.

Frightful: [frahyt-fuhl] Adjective. Such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.

Slit: [slit] Verb, slitting. To cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.

Lusterless: [luhs-ter] Noun. The state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.

Quivered: [kwiv-er] Verb. To shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble.

8 Chapters:

Unconscious: [uhn-kon-shuhs] Adjective. Not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.

Swift: [swift] Adjective. Moving or capable of moving with great seep or velocity; fleet; rapid: A swift ship.

Slobber: [slob-er] Verb. To let saliva or liquid run from the mouth; salver; drivel.

Gurgling: [gru-guhl] Verb, gurgled, gurgle and gurgling. To flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: the water gurgled form the bottle.

Ghastly: [gast-lee, gahst-] Adjective. Shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.

Motionless: [moh-shuhn-lis] Adjective. Without motion: a motionless statue.

Appointment:  [uh-point-muhnt] Noun. A fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.

Tiptoe: [tip-toh] Noun. The tip or end of a toe.

Miscarried: [Mis-kar-ee] Verb, Miscarry, miscarrying, miscarried. To fail to attain the right or desired end; be usuccessful: the plan miscarried.

  

9 Chapters:

Raised: [reyzd] Adjective. fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.

Downstairs: [doun-stariz] Adverb. To or a lower floor.

Butler:[buht-ler] Noun. The chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.

Chrysanthemums: [kri-san-thuh-muhm] Noun. Any of several composite plants of the genus chrysanthemum, as C. leucanthemum, the oxeye daisy, having white ray flowers with a yellow center.

Wire: [wahy] Noun. A slender, string like piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.


The Adventure of the Priory School

1 Chapters:

Entrances: [en-truhns] Noun. An act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.

 Upon: [uh-pon, uh-pawn] Preposition. Up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed upon his horse and rode off.

Sudden: [suhd-n] Adjective. Happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.

Embodiment: [em-bod-ee-muhnt] Noun. A person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle. Abstractiom, etc; incarnation.

 Ponderous: [pon-der-uhs] Adjetive. Of great weight; heavy; massive.

Pucker: [ puhk-er] Verb. To draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict: Worry puckered his brow.

Overwrought: [oh-ver-rawt, oh-ver-] Adjective. Extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.

2 Chapters:

 Shook: [shook] Noun. A set of staves and headings sufficient one hogshead, barrel, or the like.

Abduction: [ab-duhk-shuhn] Noun. Law. The illegal carrying or enticing away of a person, especially by interfering with a relationship, as the taking of a child form its parent.