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Discover the vocabulary and themes from the novel while delving into its eerie setting and intriguing characters. Learn about abolitionists and delve into the desolate setting where mysteries unfold.
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January 6, 2011 • Idiom – “Long row to hoe “ – lots of work to do; a hard task - “When I said I was going to organize all the pictures into an album, my sister said that was a long row to hoe.” • Analogies – grove : forest :: pond : _____ ditch : ravine :: crevice : _____ Vocab for “House of Dies Drear” – Begin reading book together
House of Dies Drear Vocab • Spewed – to vomit or cast out through the mouth; to gush forth • Chicory – a plant related to lettuce, usually having blue flowers • Eaves – part of the roof that forms the lower edge and projects beyond the walls • Gables – the triangular section of a wall between the two slopes of a roof • Veranda – a roofed porch along the outside of a building • Lurch – to roll or sway suddenly from side to side or forward. • Abolitionist – one who wants to get • rid of slavery • Desolate – having few or no inhabitants, deserted
Spewed – to vomit or cast out through the mouth; to gush forth
Lurch – to roll or sway suddenly forward or to one side; to stagger
Gables – the triangular section of a wall between the two slopes of a roof
Eaves – part of the roof that forms the lower edge and projects beyond the walls
calamity • disaster
pathetic • Sorrowful; inviting pity
percolating • Seeping; filtering; brewing
plunder • To rob and destroy
specter • A ghost or spirit
lapse • To slip; to fall or expire
y Chicory – a plant related to lettuce, usually having blue flowers
agitated • Uneasy, upset
calamity • disaster