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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.
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.
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.
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.
The oak tree grew on the grassy ______ to the north of the field.
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.
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.
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
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
In the ecstasy of that thought they ______ round and round, they hurled themselves into the air in great leaps of excitement.
In the ecstasy of that thought they ______ round and round, they hurled themselves into the air in great leaps of excitement.
______-n.
______-n.
The grass of the orchard was littered with ______
The grass of the orchard was littered with ______
It was rumoured that a corner of the large pasture was to be fenced off and turned into a grazing-ground for ______ animals
It was rumoured that a corner of the large pasture was to be fenced off and turned into a grazing-ground for ______ animals
None of you has ever seen a dead ______
None of you has ever seen a dead ______
Boxer’s first ______ is “I will work harder.”
Boxer’s first ______ is “I will work harder.”
The animals could not ______ tools the way humans do because it is difficult to hold a tool with a hoof.
The animals could not ______ tools the way humans do because it is difficult to hold a tool with a hoof.
The young pigs were ______, and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm, it was possible to guess at their parentage.
The young pigs were ______, and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm, it was possible to guess at their parentage.
All the evils of this life of ours ______ from the tyranny of human beings.
All the evils of this life of ours ______ from the tyranny of human beings.
The animals’ ______ to harvest the field was absolute, and they did it faster than Jones ever did.
The animals’ ______ to harvest the field was absolute, and they did it faster than Jones ever did.
And so within five minutes of their invasion the troops were in ______ retreat.
And so within five minutes of their invasion the troops were in ______ retreat.
The skull of old Major, now clean of flesh, had been ______.
The skull of old Major, now clean of flesh, had been ______.
Which word means 'to carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface'?
Which word means 'to carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface'?
What does the word 'ration' mean?
What does the word 'ration' mean?
What does the word 'ensconce' mean?
What does the word 'ensconce' mean?
What does the word 'knoll' mean?
What does the word 'knoll' mean?
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
What does the word 'chaff' mean?
What does the word 'chaff' mean?
What does the word 'gambol' mean?
What does the word 'gambol' mean?
What does the word 'windfall' mean?
What does the word 'windfall' mean?
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
What does the word 'superannuated' mean?
What does the word 'superannuated' mean?
What is the meaning of the word 'cryptic'?
What is the meaning of the word 'cryptic'?
What is a 'maxim'?
What is a 'maxim'?
What does it mean to 'utilize' something?
What does it mean to 'utilize' something?
What does the word 'piebald' mean?
What does the word 'piebald' mean?
What does it mean for something to 'spring' from something else?
What does it mean for something to 'spring' from something else?
What does the word 'resolution' mean?
What does the word 'resolution' mean?
What does it mean for something to be 'ignominious'?
What does it mean for something to be 'ignominious'?
What does it mean to 'disinter' something?
What does it mean to 'disinter' something?
What does it mean to 'collaborate' with someone?
What does it mean to 'collaborate' with someone?
What does the word 'inscribe' mean?
What does the word 'inscribe' mean?
What does the word 'ration' mean?
What does the word 'ration' mean?
What does the word 'ensconce' mean?
What does the word 'ensconce' mean?
What does the word 'knoll' mean?
What does the word 'knoll' mean?
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
What does the word 'quarry' mean?
What does the word 'chaff' mean?
What does the word 'chaff' mean?
What does the word 'gambol' mean?
What does the word 'gambol' mean?
What does the word 'windfall' mean?
What does the word 'windfall' mean?
What does the word 'superannuated' mean?
What does the word 'superannuated' mean?
What does the word 'cryptic' mean?
What does the word 'cryptic' mean?
What does the word 'spring' mean in the context of the text?
What does the word 'spring' mean in the context of the text?
What does the word 'superannuated' mean?
What does the word 'superannuated' mean?
What does the word 'cryptic' mean?
What does the word 'cryptic' mean?
What does the word 'maxim' mean?
What does the word 'maxim' mean?
What does it mean to 'utilize' something?
What does it mean to 'utilize' something?
What does the word 'piebald' mean?
What does the word 'piebald' mean?
What does it mean for something to be 'ignominious'?
What does it mean for something to be 'ignominious'?
What does the word 'resolution' mean?
What does the word 'resolution' mean?
What does it mean to 'disinter' something?
What does it mean to 'disinter' something?
What does it mean to 'collaborate' with someone?
What does it mean to 'collaborate' with someone?
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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