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Reading Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hale | Hearty, strong |
| Blithe | Happy |
| Quoth | Said |
| Fee | Wealth, possession |
| Factotum | A person employed to do all kinds of work |
| Indispensable | Absolutely necessary |
| Perpetually | Continually |
| Centiped | An insect with a great number of legs |
| Economize | To save |
| Dispatch | Diligence, haste |
| Penstock | A wooden tube for conducting water |
| Chores | The light household work of the household eiather indoors or putdoors |
| Qualities | Traits of character |
| Meddling | Interfering without right |
| Forthwith | At once |
| Amiss | Wrong, faulty |
| Woeful | Sad, ssorrowful |
| Tingling | Smarting |
| Refrain | To keep from |
| Immense | Very Great |
| Majesty | Statliness, elevation of manner |
| Dignity | Grace, loftiest of manner |
| Title | Name |
| Solitary | Living by oneself |
| Crags | Steep, rughed rocks |
| Base | Foot, bottom |
| Plumes | Feathers |
| Talons | Claws |
| Eyrie | The nest a bird builds in a lofty place |
| Ledge | A ridge or projection |
| Rook | A bird resembling a crow but smaller |
| Reared | Brought up |
| Eaglets | Young eagles |
| Century | The space of a hundred years |
| Gigantic | Very large |
| Dimensions | Size |
| Sublime | Grand, noble |
| Disperse | Scattered |
| Unveiling | Useless |
| Clamorous | Loud, noisy |
| Indecision | Want of fixed purpose |
| Momentary | For a single moment |
| Circuit | Movement round in a circle |
| Exhausted | Wholly tired out |
| Nesting | Young birds in the nest |