Charlottes Web Vocabulary By E B White The
Charlotte’s Web Vocabulary By E. B. White
The smallest or weakest of a litter
Runt
To pass out of sight
Vanish
A long, narrow, open receptacle used to hold water or food for animals
Trough
A number of young brought forth by an animal
Litter
The part of an animal’s head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws
Snout
A polite expression of greeting
Salutations
The genetic characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring
Inheritance
A secluded or hidden place
Lair
A person with a great desire for something
Glutton
To devise as a plan
scheme
Not clearly stated or expressed
Vague (Pronounced V”Egg”)
To dislike someone or something greatly
loathe
1 of the small openings in the back part of a spider through which the sticky fluid that dries into silk is released
Spinnerets
A fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying
Hysterics
Firmly fixed or set
Rigid
Chapters 10 -22
Bright with joy or hope
Radiant
To go down
Descend
A characteristic or habit that is odd to an individual
Idiosyncrasy
A film or layer of foul matter that form on the surface of a liquid
Scum
The nature of a miracle, marvelous
Miraculous
Chapters 13 -15
A whipping
Thrash
The middle section or part of anything
Midsection
Various shrubs or trees
Alders
Changeable
Versatile
To move, climb, or go upward
Ascend
Chapters 16 -18
Authentic or real
Genuine
Not proud or arrogant, modest
Humble
A hole in a board where a knot came out
Knothole
The sour liquid that remains after the butterfat has been removed from whole milk or cream by churning
Buttermilk
Far above the ground
Aloft
Chapters 19 -22
Very large, huge
Gigantic
Difficulty digesting something, especially food
Indigestion
To stuff yourself with food
Gorge
Something that is impressive or extraordinary
Phenomenon
To be victorious or to win
Triumph
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