blithely
happy; carefree
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msheathersfihs.weebly.com msheathersfihs.weebly.comCh. 58
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strolled
walked
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gazing
looking
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pretext
reason/excuse
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her appetite was excellent
always hungry
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overslept
slept late
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troublesome
problem-causing
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None of the animals ever mentioned Mollie again
What happened to Mollie?
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msheathersfihs.weebly.com msheathersfihs.weebly.comCh. 42
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And so within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat by the same way as they had come, with a flock of geese hissing after them and pecking at their calves all the way.
Who won?
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anniversary
annual celebration of an important date
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msheathersfihs.weebly.com msheathersfihs.weebly.comCh. 4134
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And yet the song was irrepressible
Why do all the animals in England keep singing this song?
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At heart, each of them was secretly wondering whether he could not somehow turn Jones’s misfortune to his own advantage
Why didn't the farmers want to help Mr. Jones at first?
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to fire
shoot
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cartridges
bullets
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ambush
surprise attack
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posthumously
after death
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conferred
given
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decoration
medal
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unanimously
with consensus
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emphasising
stressing
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grave
place where he was buried
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hawthorn bush
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solemn
serious
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impromptu
unplanned
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exploits
actions
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recounting
retelling
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reassembled
reorganized
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made off
left
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stunned
passed out (not dead)
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taken to flight
run away
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alarm
worry
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harmed
hurt
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wounds
injuries
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sentimentality
emotions
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intention
plan
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sorrowfully
sadly
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stir
move
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ay face down in the mud
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pawing
hitting with his hoof
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flock of geese
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ignominious
shameful; embarrasing
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invasion
forced takeover
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a bolt
quick escape
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claws
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sank
dug deep
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shoulders
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roof
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vengeance
revenge
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trampled
run over
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bitten
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gored,
stabbed
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Panic
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skull
head
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stable-lad
boy who works in a stable (barn)
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blow
hit
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iron-shod hoofs
hooves with horseshoes
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hind legs
back legs
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rearing
raising
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spectacle
performance
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dung
poop
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hurled
thrown
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fifteen stone
heavy weight (210 pounds!)
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halting
stopping
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scored
caused
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pellets
bullets
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dashed
ran
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the charge
attack
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rear
behind
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emerged
appeared
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lying in ambush
waiting to attack
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intended
planned
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in flight
running away
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disorder
chaos; no organization
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triumph
victory
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retreat
to move back from an enemy
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squeal
high-pitched (pained) sound
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hobnailed boots
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butted
use one's head to push
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prodded
poked
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launched
started
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calves of their legs
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pecked
use a beak to hit something
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muted
pooped
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campaigns
military missions
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recapture
retake
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half a dozen
dozen = 12 half dozen = 6
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alighted
sat; perched
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whirling
swirling
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flight
group
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threshed
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corn
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doom
death; destruction; terrible fate
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prophecy
prediction
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trembled
shake because of fear
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church bells
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smithies
blacksmith; place where iron/metal is made into tools
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din
noise
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elms
trees
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whistled
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irrepressible
could not be stopped
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flogging
beating
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rubbish
trash
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contemptible
shameful
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ridiculous
insane; crazy
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rage
anger
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astonishing
very surprising
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clover
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pail
bucket (usually for milk)
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devoured
ate quickly
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hedges
rows of bushes
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savage
wild
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tractable
easy to control
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Bulls
Male cows
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rebelliousness
protest; revolution
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distorted
misleading; lying
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vague
unclear
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Rumours
Gossip; stories that are not true
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red-hot horseshoes
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had their females in common
sharing sexual partners
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cannibalism
eating members of the same species (e.g. humans eating humans or pigs eating pigs)
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flourished
grew quickly
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wickedness
evilness
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rapidly
quickly
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fortnight
two weeks
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scorn
make fun of
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anxious
nervious
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thoroughly frightened
very scared
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defence
protection
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bargains
deals
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perpetually
always
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shrewd
wise
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easy-going
relaxed
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worn out
overused
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neglected
not taken care of
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bad terms
not friendly
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adjoined
were on either side of
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misfortune
bad luck
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sympathised
felt bad
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good-for-nothing
useless; stupid
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turned out
run off; kicked out
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monstrous
huge
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taproom
bar
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mingle
mix
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pigeons
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msheathersfihs.weebly.com msheathersfihs.weebly.comCh. 356
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When it was put to them in this light, they had no more to say
Why don't the animals argue with Squealer?
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Squealer was sent to make the necessary explanations to the others.
Why did they choose Squealer?
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and there kept them in such seclusion that the rest of the farm soon forgot their existence
What happened to the puppies? Where did they go? Why?
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but never exercised his faculty
What does this mean?
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She was telling them that all animals were now comrades and that any sparrow who chose could come and perch on her paw
What is the cat trying to do here?
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whatever suggestion either of them made, the other could be counted on to oppose it
What kind of relationship do Napoleon and Snowball have?
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It was always the pigs who put forward the resolutions.
What does it mean to "put forward a resolution?"
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When asked whether he was not happier now that Jones was gone, he would say only “Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey,” and the others had to be content with this cryptic answer.
What does Benjamin mean?
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Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food, produced by themselves and for themselves, not doled out to them by a grudging master.
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a pig walking behind and calling out “Gee up, comrade!” or “Whoa back, comrade!”
Who does this language/action remind you of?
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With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership.
Why do the pigs become leaders?
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reserved
set aside
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put to them in this light
told to them from this perspective
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welfare
well-being; survival
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sole
only
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privilege
when someone has something others cannot
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murmured
whispered; grumbled
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windfalls
fallen fruit
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littered
covered
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ripening
becoming ready to eat
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seclusion
separation
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loft
second floor of a barn
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weaned
old enough not to need their mother's milk
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sturdy
strong
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whelped
had puppies
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inscribed
writen
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humbler
stupider
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mischief
trouble
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regarded
thought about
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propulsion
movement
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objected
disagreed
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grasped
understood
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essential
most important
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maxim
motto; saying; commandment
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twig
small tree branch
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spelt
spelled (British spelling)
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might
strength; determination
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forelock
hair at the top of a horse's head
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dust
dirt; ground
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trace
draw
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exercised his faculty
used his ability
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rubbish heap
trash
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some degree
at some level
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literate
could read and write
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paw
cat's foot
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perch
sit
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sparrows
birds
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broke down
failed
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tame
train
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indefatigable
persistent; never giving up
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busied
made himself busy
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arts
creative subjects
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carpentering
making things from wood
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blacksmithing
making tools from iron by heating the metal and bending it
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recreation
free time
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retiring age
age when an animal can stop working
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