Re:[10월8일(목) The 13th Book : James and the Giant Peach chapter 23~29 ]

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Word	Meaning	Use in sentence
squeal	verb to make a long high sound: Somewhere in the street tires were squealing.	Miss Spider, who was literally squealing with excite­ment
wriggle	verb to move or make something move by twisting or turning quickly: She wriggled her toes in the thick soft carpet.	The Earthworm stood up on his tail and did a sort of wriggle of joy all by himself.
glowworm	noun a small insect without wings that produces light from its body at night	The Glow-worm, who at the best of times was a very shy and silent creature, sat glowing with pleasure near the tunnel entrance.
silkworm	a type of CATERPILLAR that produces silk when it is young	Even the Silkworm, looking white and thin and completely exhausted, came creeping out of the tunnel to watch this miraculous ascent.
steeple	noun a tall pointed tower on a church	Soon they were as high as the top of a church steeple above the ocean.
in a jiffy	in a jiffy SPOKEN very quickly or very soon	I'll be back in a jiffy,
dreadful	very unpleasant: The trip was dreadful.	Wouldn't it be dreadful if the thread broke
tuck	tuck something behind/into/under something to put something in a particular place, especially in order to keep it safe or hidden: He had a newspaper tucked under his arm.	at the same time tucking the thread back cleverly into her body as she climbed past it.
clamber	clamber up/over/into etc. to climb something with difficulty, using your hands and feet: I clambered up the ladder into the hay loft.	Miss Spider clambered back onto the deck with a pleased.
churn	to move something such as a liquid around violently, or to move in this way: A hurricane was churning up the bay.	They churned the water into a froth!
froth	a mass of small air BUBBLES that form on the surface of a liquid: The coffee had a milky froth on top.	They churned the water into a froth!
gape	to look at something or someone with your mouth open because you are very surprised	all of them gaping at the great round ball hovering over­head.
teeming	containing or consisting of an extremely large number of people, animals, or objects that are all moving around: the teeming streets and alleys of the old city	The whole sky is teeming with birds!
colossal	extremely great or large: a colossal achievement	a colossal green grasshopper!
mammoth	very large: a mammoth task	a mammoth spider!
hooray	a word you shout to show that you are excited and happy about something	Oh, hooray!
banjo	a musical instrument like a guitar but with a smaller round body	It sounds more like a banjo than a fiddle.
fiddle	violin	It sounds more like a banjo than a fiddle.
tummy	your stomach: used especially by children or by adults when talking to children	One on each side of my tummy.
peculiar	strange, often in an unpleasant way: a peculiar smell	What's so peculiar about that?
rambunctious	a rambunctious person behaves in a noisy and lively way	Why must you always be so rude and rambunctious to everyone?
sackful	the amount that a SACK can hold	The farmers buy live Ladybugs by the sackful.
scarlet	bright red in color	gazing at the beautiful scar­let shell with the nine black spots on it.
trifle	OLD-FASHIONED something that is not very important: a mere trifle	I myself find them a trifle too saucy for my taste.
alas	an old word used for saying you are sad about something and you wish it had not happened	"Alas, no," Miss Spider answered
decent	good or good enough: Are there any decent restaurants around here?	I am a decent person.
ghastly	shocking in a way that frightens or upsets you: She had a ghastly expression‎ on her face.	It was ghastly.
swine	INFORMAL an extremely unpleasant or cruel man	When pigs were swine
snuff	tobacco in the form of a powder that you breathe in through your nose: SMOKELESS TOBACCO	And hens took snuff
porcupine	a small animal whose back is covered with hairs that have sharp points that it uses to defend itself by making them point up	porcupines Drank fiery wines
tapioca	a food in the form of small white grains, used in cooking for making liquids thick or mixed with milk to make a DESSERT	goats ate tapioca
teeter	to stand or move in a way that is not steady and makes you seem about to fall: Stephanie went downstairs, teetering on her high heels.	he had stood teetering on the brink
brink	the brink the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen:	he had stood teetering on the brink
tug	a short strong pull: With a couple of tugs he pulled in the net.	if you feel three tugs on the string, start hauling me up again!
crouch	to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees and leaning forward slightly: She crouched down and reached out to the little boy.	James crouched close together on top of the peach
menacing	intended to seriously threaten or frighten someone: a menacing look/tone	on all sides, mysterious, menacing, over­whelming
eerie	strange and mysterious, and sometimes frightening: There was an eerie resemblance between them.	a pale three-quarter moon cast an eerie light over the whole scene.
clatter	if a hard object clatters, or if you clatter it, it makes several loud short noises as it hits against another hard object or surface: Her shoes clattered on the stone floor.	The airplane comes clattering and roaring through the sky.
wisp	something that has a long, thin, delicate shape, for example a cloud, smoke, or hair:	a group of strange, tall, wispy-looking things
wraith	a GHOST	tall, wispy, wraithlike, shadowy, white creatures
huddle	to move close together in order to stay warm, feel safe, or talk: We huddled around the fire for warmth.	"Cloud-Men!" they murmured,  huddling closer to­gether for comfort.
chant	to keep shouting or singing a word or phrase many times: Ali was mobbed by adoring crowds chanting his name.	"Down they go!" they chanted as they worked.
imbecile	an insulting word for someone who behaves in a very stupid way: IDIOT	Those imbeciles couldn't hear anything!
wasp	a black and yellow flying insect that can sting you	they had been stung by wasps.
shimmer	to reflect a gentle light that seems to shake slightly: The desert landscape shimmered in the midday heat.	there were still plenty of huge shimmering cloud-mountains on all sides.
horseshoe	a curved piece of iron fastened to the bottom of a horse’s  HOOF	It's a giant horseshoe standing upside down!
swarm	to go somewhere as part of a large crowd: Fans swarmed onto the field to celebrate.	The whole surface of the cloud was lit­erally swarming with them.
scuttle	to make a plan, agreement, attempt, etc. fail or stop	scuttling over to the tunnel entrance
hypnotize	to put someone into a state similar to sleep in which they can still hear and react to suggestions	too hyp­notized by the whole affair to make a move
enthralled	so interested in or excited by something that you give it all your attention	They were so enthralled by the beauty and bril­liance of the rainbow.
thud	a low sound made by something heavy falling or hitting something: A book hit the floor with a thud.	there was a tremendous thud.
detest	to hate someone or something: LOATHE	I detest paint

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It was a hard work but it was worth to do that. See you tomorrow.

[jjong0302]

oh.. what a deligent man~^^

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