foodstuff
food
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msheathersfihs.weebly.com msheathersfihs.weebly.comCh. 812
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figures
numbers
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trotter
foot
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thick
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tremendous
huge amount
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leagued
joined with
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slipped out
been forgotten
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fetched
go and get
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meddle
get involved with
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square with
agree with; align with
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died down
lessened
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executions
killings
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msheathersfihs.weebly.com msheathersfihs.weebly.comCh. 791
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countenance
his mind
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vanity
having a lot of pride in how you look
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snout
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traces
evidence
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pretext
reason
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hoisting
raising
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taken aback
very surprised
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forbidden
not allowed
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abolished
ended
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toiled
worked hard
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roamed
walked; moved
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gilded
decorated with golden color
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huddled
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“I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves. The solution, as I see it, is to work harder. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the mornings.”
Is Boxer's solution good? Why or why not?
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swishing
moving back and forth
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retribution
revenge
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treachery
evilness
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leagued
joined
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miserable
unhappy
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slain
killed
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urinated
peed
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secreted
stolen
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slaughtered
killed
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throats
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confess
to say you are guilty
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countenances
consciences
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trembling
shaking
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tumult
action and noise
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slunk
to walk away with a guilty look
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mad
crazy
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seized
grabbed
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cowered
acted afraid
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shivers
When your body shakes
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lurking
hiding
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categorically
directly, specficially
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traitor
someone who works AGAINST their own country (to hurt it)
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And do you not remember, too, that it was just at that moment, when panic was spreading and all seemed lost, that Comrade Napoleon sprang forward with a cry of ‘Death to Humanity!’ and sank his teeth in Jones’s leg? Surely you remember THAT, comrades?” exclaimed Squealer, frisking from side to side
Do YOU remember this part? Did it really happen?
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doom
death
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lure
trick someone into doing something
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puzzled
confused
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pellets
bullets
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rallied
got them to work together
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stupefied
confused
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in league with
working/planning with
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menacing
threatening
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pervading
spreading to every part
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distinctly
uniquely
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in league with
working to support
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mislaid
put in the wrong place
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Whenever anything went wrong it became usual to attribute it to Snowball
Why was Snowball blamed?
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gnawed
chewed (ate)
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trampled
walked over
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mischief
trouble
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creeping
walking slowly and silently
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disturbed
upset
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It was noticed that whenever he seemed on the point of coming to an agreement with Frederick, Snowball was declared to be in hiding at Foxwood, while, when he inclined toward Pilkington, Snowball was said to be at Pinchfield.
Why do you think this is? What is Napoleon trying to do here?
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anxious to
wanted to
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beech spinney
a group of trees
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duly
as expected
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coccidiosis
a disease
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capitulated
gave in
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decreed
made a rule
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ruthlessly
without mercy or empathy
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rafters
wooden beams that hold up the roof
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thwart
stop; go against
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pullets
hens
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clutches
eggs in the nest that will hatch into chickens
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surrender
give up
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emerge
come out
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fierce
mean
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deceived
tricked
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brim
top
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Hitherto
Before this
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contrary
opposite
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infanticide
killing babies
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cannibalism
eating people (animals) of your own species
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famine
when there is no food (starvation)
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Emboldened
Given courage
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mangels
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chaff
the outside shell of grain
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edible
ok to eat
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drastically
extremely
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fell short
there was not enough
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snowdrifts
pile of snow
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quarry
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Out of spite
Wanting to hurt someone to get revenge
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rejoice
celebrate
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envious
jealous
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frost
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sleet
frozen rain
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bitter
hard; very cold
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msheathersfihs.weebly.com msheathersfihs.weebly.comCh. 697
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alteration
change
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indignation
outrage; disbelief
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to justice
to trial (in this case, execution)
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traitor
someone who does something to hurt the group of people (usually country) he is part of
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ignominious
shamefully; disgraceful
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malignity
malevolence; out of hate
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halted
stopped
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twitched
make a small involuntary movement
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rigid
tense
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snuffing
sniffing
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paced
walked
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mournfully
sadly
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scattered
distributed
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levelled
flattened
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dashed
ran
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With one accord
Together; in unison
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ruins
destroyed; fallen down
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despair
pain; hopelessness
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plucked
pulled out by the roots
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flagstaff
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squawking
making lots of noise
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gale
wind gust
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raging
strong
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cryptic
hard to understand the true meaning
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utter
say
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imposing
impressive
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marvelling
in awe
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perpendicularity
perfectly perpendicular (straight lines that never cross)
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plod
walk
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compensated
made up for
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none too plentiful
the food storage was not full
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complaint
protest against something
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repose
rest
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straw
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sheets
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fetched
went to get
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inscribed
written
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took their meals
ate
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disturbed
upset
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sty
where pigs live on a farm
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dignity
worthy of respect
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more suited
more appropriate
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took up their residence
started living
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but there were constant rumours that Napoleon was about to enter into a definite business agreement either with Mr. Pilkington of Foxwood or with Mr. Frederick of Pinchfield – but never, it was noticed, with both simultaneously
Why won't he do a deal with both at the same time? What does this show?
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simultaneously
at the same time
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championship
support for
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ceased
stopped
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symptom
side effect
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affairs
business; work
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bankrupt
not have enough money
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article of faith
as part of their belief
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prospering
doing well
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reconciled
made them ok with
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roused
raised
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delivering
giving
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dread
fear
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commissions
the money paid to someone who does business for you
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broker
someone to go between them and the human world
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sharp
smart
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solicitor
business man
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side whiskers
sideburns
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sly
tricky; dishonest
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record
written evidence
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shrewdly
wisely
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circulated
passing around (like gossip)
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traceable
connected to
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set the animals’ minds at rest
assured the animals
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made a round
went to visit the animals around the farm
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intermediary
person who does business between two companies or groups
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trotter
pig foot
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growling
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silenced
made quiet
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timidly
without confidence
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abolished
stopped
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resolutions
laws
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expelled
kicked out
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triumphant
victorious
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dealings
interactions; business deals
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uneasiness
a feeling of anxiety or discomfort
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conscious
aware of
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sacrifice
giving up something for a greater cause
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override
be more important than
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urgently
needed now
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engage in trade
do business
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policy
rule
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procured
gotten
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artificial
opposite of natural
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manures
fertilizers
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nails
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paraffin oil
oil for lamps
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shortages
lack of something
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unforeseen
unpredicted
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hedges
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pasture
grassland
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arable
land planted with food
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weeding
pulling up unwanted plants
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efficient
not wasting much
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