Beacon:[bee-kuhn]
(Chapter 1)(Noun): a signal or guidance device like a
lighthouse
Book: On the edge of the river I could faintly make out the only two black things in all the prospect that seemed to be standing upright; one of these was the beaconby which the sailors steered.
My Sentence: As the boat approached the fog, the beacon shined, showing the way to the dock.
Origin:before 950; Middle English beken, Old English bēacen sign, signal; cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan,Old High German bouhhan
Bleak:[bleek]
(Chapter 1)(Adjective):exposed and barren; desolate; gloomy
Book: At such a time I found out for certain, that this bleakplace overgrown with nettles was the churchyard.
My Sentence: The graveyard feels bleak and mysterious on thisHalloween night.
Origin:1300–50; Middle English blekepale, blend of variants bleche ( Old English blǣc ) and blake ( Old English blāc ); both cognate with Old Norse bleikr, German bleich; akin to bleach
Derived: [dih-rahyv]
(Chapter1)(Verb): taken from, received, or obtained from a
source
Book: My first fancies regarding what they were
like, were unreasonably derived
from their tombstones.
My Sentence: I derived her hostility through her facial expressions.
Origin:1350–1400; Middle English diriven, deriven to flow, draw from,spring < Anglo-French, Old French deriver < Latin dērīvāre to lead off, equivalent to dē- de-+ rīv ( us
) a stream + -āre infinitive suffix
Elude: [ih-lood]
(Chapter 1)(Verb): evade or escape from by cunning or strength
Book: He looked in my young eyes as if he were eluding the hands of the deadpeople.
My Sentence: With his cunning wits, he eluded the prison and never looked back.
Explicit:[ik-splis-it]
(Chapter 1)(Adjective): fully expressed; leaving nothing implied
Book: My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.
My Sentence: She expressed her explicit opinion on the matter.
Inscription: [in-skrip-shuhn]
(Chapter 1)(Noun): wording, dates, etc., carved or engraved on a coin, stone, or book
Book: From the character and turn of the inscription, “Also Georgiana Wife of the Above,”I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly
My Sentence: The inscription read “Beloved Daughter” on the gravestone.
Lair: [lair]
(Chapter 1)(Noun): den of a wild animal
Book: … and that the distant savage lair from which the wind was rushing…
My Sentence: The squirrel stowed away his nuts in his lair.
Leaden: [led-n]
(Chapter 1)(Adjective): made of lead; gray or heavy like lead
Book: … and that the low leaden line beyond was the river…
My Sentence: The workers picked up a pipe of a leaden quality.
Pollards: [pol-erd]
(Chapter 1)(Noun): trees cut back so the lower branches are removed and the upper branches form a ball
Book: I pointed to where our village lay, on the flat in-shore among the aldertrees and pollards, a mile or more from the church.
My Sentence: The amazing picture looked through pollards leaving a view of the valley.
Ravenous: [rav-uh-nuhs]
(Chapter 1)(Adjective): extremely hungry
Book:I was seated on a high tombstone, trembling, while he ate the bread ravenously.
My Sentence: The wild animals looked around ravenously for a scrap of food.
(Chapter 1)(Noun): a signal or guidance device like a
lighthouse
Book: On the edge of the river I could faintly make out the only two black things in all the prospect that seemed to be standing upright; one of these was the beaconby which the sailors steered.
My Sentence: As the boat approached the fog, the beacon shined, showing the way to the dock.
Origin:before 950; Middle English beken, Old English bēacen sign, signal; cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan,Old High German bouhhan
Bleak:[bleek]
(Chapter 1)(Adjective):exposed and barren; desolate; gloomy
Book: At such a time I found out for certain, that this bleakplace overgrown with nettles was the churchyard.
My Sentence: The graveyard feels bleak and mysterious on thisHalloween night.
Origin:1300–50; Middle English blekepale, blend of variants bleche ( Old English blǣc ) and blake ( Old English blāc ); both cognate with Old Norse bleikr, German bleich; akin to bleach
Derived: [dih-rahyv]
(Chapter1)(Verb): taken from, received, or obtained from a
source
Book: My first fancies regarding what they were
like, were unreasonably derived
from their tombstones.
My Sentence: I derived her hostility through her facial expressions.
Origin:1350–1400; Middle English diriven, deriven to flow, draw from,spring < Anglo-French, Old French deriver < Latin dērīvāre to lead off, equivalent to dē- de-+ rīv ( us
) a stream + -āre infinitive suffix
Elude: [ih-lood]
(Chapter 1)(Verb): evade or escape from by cunning or strength
Book: He looked in my young eyes as if he were eluding the hands of the deadpeople.
My Sentence: With his cunning wits, he eluded the prison and never looked back.
Explicit:[ik-splis-it]
(Chapter 1)(Adjective): fully expressed; leaving nothing implied
Book: My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.
My Sentence: She expressed her explicit opinion on the matter.
Inscription: [in-skrip-shuhn]
(Chapter 1)(Noun): wording, dates, etc., carved or engraved on a coin, stone, or book
Book: From the character and turn of the inscription, “Also Georgiana Wife of the Above,”I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly
My Sentence: The inscription read “Beloved Daughter” on the gravestone.
Lair: [lair]
(Chapter 1)(Noun): den of a wild animal
Book: … and that the distant savage lair from which the wind was rushing…
My Sentence: The squirrel stowed away his nuts in his lair.
Leaden: [led-n]
(Chapter 1)(Adjective): made of lead; gray or heavy like lead
Book: … and that the low leaden line beyond was the river…
My Sentence: The workers picked up a pipe of a leaden quality.
Pollards: [pol-erd]
(Chapter 1)(Noun): trees cut back so the lower branches are removed and the upper branches form a ball
Book: I pointed to where our village lay, on the flat in-shore among the aldertrees and pollards, a mile or more from the church.
My Sentence: The amazing picture looked through pollards leaving a view of the valley.
Ravenous: [rav-uh-nuhs]
(Chapter 1)(Adjective): extremely hungry
Book:I was seated on a high tombstone, trembling, while he ate the bread ravenously.
My Sentence: The wild animals looked around ravenously for a scrap of food.