58 Questions
These Seven Commandments would now be ______ on the wall; they would form an unalterable law. by which all the animals on Animal Farm must live for ever after.
inscribed
In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare ______ and a stall.
rations
At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already ______ on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam.
ensconced
The oak tree grew on the grassy ______ to the north of the field.
knoll
There was a good ______ of limestone on the farm, and plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses, so that all the materials for building were at hand.
quarry
They met with many difficulties--for instance, later in the year, when they harvested the corn, they had to tread it out in the ancient style and blow away the ______ with their breath, since the farm possessed no threshing machine--but the pigs wit
chaff
In the ecstasy of that thought they ______ round and round, they hurled themselves into the air in great leaps of excitement.
gambol
______-n.
windfall
The grass of the orchard was littered with ______
windfalls
It was rumoured that a corner of the large pasture was to be fenced off and turned into a grazing-ground for ______ animals
superannuated
None of you has ever seen a dead ______
donkey
Boxer’s first ______ is “I will work harder.”
maxim
The animals could not ______ tools the way humans do because it is difficult to hold a tool with a hoof.
utilize
The young pigs were ______, and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm, it was possible to guess at their parentage.
piebald
All the evils of this life of ours ______ from the tyranny of human beings.
spring
The animals’ ______ to harvest the field was absolute, and they did it faster than Jones ever did.
resolution
And so within five minutes of their invasion the troops were in ______ retreat.
ignominious
The skull of old Major, now clean of flesh, had been ______.
disinter
Which word means 'to carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface'?
inscribe
What does the word 'ration' mean?
a fixed portion that is allotted
What does the word 'ensconce' mean?
to entrench or fix firmly
What does the word 'knoll' mean?
a small natural hill
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
mine
What does the word 'chaff' mean?
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves
What does the word 'gambol' mean?
play boisterously
What does the word 'windfall' mean?
a sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
mine
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
mine
What does the word 'superannuated' mean?
Too old to work
What is the meaning of the word 'cryptic'?
Having a secret or hidden meaning
What is a 'maxim'?
A widely accepted saying
What does it mean to 'utilize' something?
To put something into service
What does the word 'piebald' mean?
Having sections or patches colored differently
What does it mean for something to 'spring' from something else?
To originate or come forth from something
What does the word 'resolution' mean?
Determination
What does it mean for something to be 'ignominious'?
Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
What does it mean to 'disinter' something?
To dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
What does it mean to 'collaborate' with someone?
To work together on a common enterprise or project
What does the word 'inscribe' mean?
to carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
What does the word 'ration' mean?
to distribute evenly
What does the word 'ensconce' mean?
to fix firmly
What does the word 'knoll' mean?
a small natural hill
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
a mine
What does the word 'chaff' mean?
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
What does the word 'gambol' mean?
to play boisterously
What does the word 'windfall' mean?
an unexpected gain or benefit
What does the word 'superannuated' mean?
very old
What does the word 'cryptic' mean?
difficult to understand
What does the word 'spring' mean in the context of the text?
To originate or come forth
What does the word 'superannuated' mean?
Too old to be useful; retired
What does the word 'cryptic' mean?
Having a secret or hidden meaning
What does the word 'maxim' mean?
A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
What does it mean to 'utilize' something?
To put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose
What does the word 'piebald' mean?
Having sections or patches colored differently
What does it mean for something to be 'ignominious'?
Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
What does the word 'resolution' mean?
Determination
What does it mean to 'disinter' something?
To dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
What does it mean to 'collaborate' with someone?
To work together on a common enterprise or project
Study Notes
Vocabulary
- Inscribe: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; Seven Commandments inscribed on the wall
- Ration: a fixed portion allotted, especially in times of scarcity; animals on Animal Farm receive bare rations and a stall
- Ensconce: entrench, fix firmly, or absorb in; Major ensconced on his bed of straw
- Knoll: a small natural hill; oak tree grows on the grassy knoll to the north of the field
- Quarry: a mine; limestone quarry on the farm
- Chaff: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves; separated from seeds during harvesting
- Gambol: play boisterously; animals gamboled round and round in excitement
- Windfall: a sudden happening that brings good fortune; early apples ripening and windfalls in the orchard
- Superannuated: too old to be useful; retired; corner of the large pasture fenced off for superannuated animals
- Cryptic: having a secret or hidden meaning; Boxer's answer about the dead donkey was cryptic
Actions and Events
- Animals harvest the corn, but have to tread it out in the ancient style and blow away the chaff with their breath
- Pigs had to work harder to build due to lack of materials and tools
- Animals utilized the limestone quarry to build
- Boxer's first maxim is "I will work harder"
- Animals had to work together to harvest the field, and they did it faster than Jones ever did
Characteristics and Traits
- Piebald: having sections or patches colored differently; young pigs were piebald
- Indefatigable: showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; Boxer is an indefatigable worker
- Laborious: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; animals' lives are miserable, laborious, and short
Objects and Places
- Tureen: a large deep serving dish with a cover; used for serving soups and stews
- Slag: the refuse or waste formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals; found in the wheelbarrow
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