turgid: swollen; distended. "She was almost amused to note in herself such a turgid, old-fashioned feeling as jealousy." page 229.
glibly: Performed with a natural, offhand ease. "Was it Kumbricia herself taking revenge on them for discussing her so glibly?" page 232.
incarceration: To shut in; confine. "They know I am a beast who chooses magical incarceration as a human over the dangerous liberty of my own powerful form." page 238.
belied: To give a false representation to; misrepresent. "They all belied its original intention as the head of a waterworks." page 242.
ladle: A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving liquids. "Four had the ladle in the tureen, stirring; Six had dressed in hostile puce. " page 249.
tureen: A broad, deep, usually covered dish used for serving foods such as soups or stews. "Four had the ladle in the tureen, stirring; Six had dressed in hostile puce. " page 249.
puce: A deep red to dark grayish purple. "Four had the ladle in the tureen, stirring; Six had dressed in hostile puce. " page 249.
hellebore: Any of various plants of the genus Helleborus, native to Eurasia, most species of which are poisonous. "She took the tiniest sip possible from her drink, as if suspecting hellebore." page 259.
disreputable: Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance. "There was an address is a disreputable area- not even a residential neighborhood." page 260.
skeins: A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil. "The strands are the same, the skeins are the same; the rock remembers; the water has memory; the air has a past for which it can be held accountable; the flame renews itself like a pfenix." page 269.
rutabaga: A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil. "What's to be done?" said Sarima. "Here, taste this rutabaga, is it gone to the dogs?" page 276.
piqued: To provoke; arouse. "Elphaba, her curiosity as piqued as anyone else's, stood with the Dowager Princess of the Arjikis and her sisters on a parapet above the crudely carved front doorway." page 278.
sullen: Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky. "The only small annoyance (besides that Nanny wasn't a young eligible princeling looking for a bride) was that Liir still conducted his campaign of sullen disappearance." page 279.
lurid: Glowing or shining with the glare of fire through a haze. "When they swiveled the cover off, the lurid gleam of light on pale human flesh had terrified them."
obdurate: Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent. "And I think some of the spirits are very patient, very wearing, very obdurate." page 285.
Were there any vocabulary words that you were confused about in this chapter?
-MONICA SHARMA :]
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
vocabs p.146-223
repugnance: extreme dislike or aversion. "Perhaps every accidental cluster of people has a short period of grace, in between the initial shyness and prejudice on the on ehand and eventual repugnance and betrayal on the other." page 146
magicked: the practice of using charms, spells, or rituals to attempt to produce supernatural effects or control events in nature. "I hate that Grommetik thing," said Nessarose. "However does it work, anyway? Is it clockwork or is it magicked, or some combination of the two?" page 147
lacquered: A glossy, resinous material, such as the exudation of the lacquer tree, used as a surface coating. "Were they silver?-or blue?-or now red?-lacquered with a candy shell brilliance of polish?" page 149
gumption: Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness. someone who has guts or spunk. "He requires a few generals. In the long run. Some people with managing skills. Some people with gumption." page 158
hasp: A metal fastener with a hinged slotted part that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock. "He pointed to a huge oak door, barred with two monstrous timbers in iron hasps." page 165
carcass: Remains from which the substance or character is gone. "The woman watched the carriage pass, and her face showed a yearning to be on it, to be dead, to be anywhere else other than on this carcass of a property." page 169
pratfalling: A fall on the buttocks. "She gave up then, and he fell stupidly against the unplastered brick wall of the stairwell, like a pratfalling twit in a vaudeville hour." page 183
ale: A fermented alcoholic beverage containing malt and hops, similar to but heavier than beer. "She took a little ale in a pipkin, left the rest for him." page 185
novice: A person new to a field or activity; a beginner. "What in the world do you know about wickedness? You're a bit player in this network of renegades, aren't you? You're a novice." page 197
culpability: Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious. "If you suppress the idea of personhood then you suppress the notion of individual culpability." page 199
capacious: Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy. "In display windows, papier-mache figures evoked the good Fairy Queen Lurline in her winged chariot, and her assistant, the minor fairy Preenella, who stewed gift-wrapped delights from her capacious magic basket." page 207
genteel: Refined in manner; well-bred and polite. "Inside the glass doors, house management was busy lining up stanchions and stringing velvet ropes to promote a genteel entry into the hall." page 217
voided: Having the central area cut out or left vacant, leaving an outline or narrow border. "Voided, washed down, and at least loosely done up again, he tried to coax Malky with a bowl of milk." page 219
miasma: A poisonous atmosphere or influence "She dragged the forlorn thing down toward the winter salon, where the old retired biddies lived out their lives in a haze of amnesia and the discreetly placed clumps of marginium plants, whose sweet miasma helped mask the odors of the old and incontinent." page 221
sepal: One of the separate, usually green parts forming the calyx of a flower. "She could only keep Elphaba's hands tightly clutched within her own, as a sepal sockets the furls of young petal." page 222
How do you feel about the relationship between Elphaba and Fiyero? What do you predict will happen to the two of them in the future?
-Monica Sharma :]
magicked: the practice of using charms, spells, or rituals to attempt to produce supernatural effects or control events in nature. "I hate that Grommetik thing," said Nessarose. "However does it work, anyway? Is it clockwork or is it magicked, or some combination of the two?" page 147
lacquered: A glossy, resinous material, such as the exudation of the lacquer tree, used as a surface coating. "Were they silver?-or blue?-or now red?-lacquered with a candy shell brilliance of polish?" page 149
gumption: Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness. someone who has guts or spunk. "He requires a few generals. In the long run. Some people with managing skills. Some people with gumption." page 158
hasp: A metal fastener with a hinged slotted part that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock. "He pointed to a huge oak door, barred with two monstrous timbers in iron hasps." page 165
carcass: Remains from which the substance or character is gone. "The woman watched the carriage pass, and her face showed a yearning to be on it, to be dead, to be anywhere else other than on this carcass of a property." page 169
pratfalling: A fall on the buttocks. "She gave up then, and he fell stupidly against the unplastered brick wall of the stairwell, like a pratfalling twit in a vaudeville hour." page 183
ale: A fermented alcoholic beverage containing malt and hops, similar to but heavier than beer. "She took a little ale in a pipkin, left the rest for him." page 185
novice: A person new to a field or activity; a beginner. "What in the world do you know about wickedness? You're a bit player in this network of renegades, aren't you? You're a novice." page 197
culpability: Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious. "If you suppress the idea of personhood then you suppress the notion of individual culpability." page 199
capacious: Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy. "In display windows, papier-mache figures evoked the good Fairy Queen Lurline in her winged chariot, and her assistant, the minor fairy Preenella, who stewed gift-wrapped delights from her capacious magic basket." page 207
genteel: Refined in manner; well-bred and polite. "Inside the glass doors, house management was busy lining up stanchions and stringing velvet ropes to promote a genteel entry into the hall." page 217
voided: Having the central area cut out or left vacant, leaving an outline or narrow border. "Voided, washed down, and at least loosely done up again, he tried to coax Malky with a bowl of milk." page 219
miasma: A poisonous atmosphere or influence "She dragged the forlorn thing down toward the winter salon, where the old retired biddies lived out their lives in a haze of amnesia and the discreetly placed clumps of marginium plants, whose sweet miasma helped mask the odors of the old and incontinent." page 221
sepal: One of the separate, usually green parts forming the calyx of a flower. "She could only keep Elphaba's hands tightly clutched within her own, as a sepal sockets the furls of young petal." page 222
How do you feel about the relationship between Elphaba and Fiyero? What do you predict will happen to the two of them in the future?
-Monica Sharma :]
Monday, March 22, 2010
Summary #1
OMG GUYS! I know I have not posted for two weekends :'( Bad me. I was super duper uber busy, so I am going to do my first summary... RIGHT NOW! OK HERE WE GO!
PROLOGUE; Basically, you are looking at the beginning of The Wizard of Oz through the witches point of view. She mentions that Dorothy is wearing her sister's shoes, which shows foreshadowing. The Lion and Tin Man and Scarecrow are gossiping about Elphaba behind her back also. That stinks. :'(
THE ROOT OF EVIL (pages 6-10)
Here you are introduced to Frex and his wife Melena. On this day, Melena is supposed to give birth to their child. Instead of sticking around to help with the birth, Frex, a Unionist minister, wants to against the Clock of the Time Dragon, which Frex thinks distracts Munchkinlanders from their Unionist roots.
THE CLOCK OF THE TIME DRAGON (pages 11-14)
In this part of the book, Frex recieves a letter from his cousin, who is also a minister. This letter describes The Clock of the Time Dragon appearance. Apparently, the clock is some kind of oracle. The final part of the letter warns that the clock is coming to Frex's town.
THE BIRTH OF THE WITCH (pages 15-21)
In this section of the book, the clock has predicted that Frex , although a pious man, is keeping jewels secretly. There is an angry mob attacking him. During this attack, Melena is giving birth. They are shocked that the baby is green, and even more shocked that the baby bites a fisherwives finger off. !!!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Information about the Clock of the Time Dragon
in the book(p 11-12,4th paragraph:the letter) it says :"the Clock of the Time Dragon is mounted on a wagon and stands as high as a giraffe. Its nothing more than a tottering, free-standing theatre, punched on all four sides with alcoves and proscenium arches.On the flat roof is a clockwork dragon, an invention of green painted leather,silvery claws......................they dance and dwadle and dally with each other" it explains that the clock accompanied by the dwarf IS NOT a dragon,it's like a wooden hut and its broad roof is crowned by the dragon.
It shows the past,the present,as well as things to come(the future)...it represents the faith of the time clock dragon religion and the vices of the community(pleasure,faith,sex and adultery).
Elphaba is born inside the time dragon and receives the revelation that the wizard is her father from the dragon. Many of the characters in the dragon's shows are later hunted down and killed or at least harassed,including Elphaba's parents and turtle heart.
Hope those informations help you to understand it.
It shows the past,the present,as well as things to come(the future)...it represents the faith of the time clock dragon religion and the vices of the community(pleasure,faith,sex and adultery).
Elphaba is born inside the time dragon and receives the revelation that the wizard is her father from the dragon. Many of the characters in the dragon's shows are later hunted down and killed or at least harassed,including Elphaba's parents and turtle heart.
Hope those informations help you to understand it.
Jose Laura Cande
Gregory Maguire:author
Gregory Maguire(born June 9,1954 in Albany,New York) is an American author. He is the author of the novels Wicked;The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and many other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are retelling of classic's children's stories: for example, in Wicked he transformed the wicked witch of the west from L. Frank Baum's the wonderful wizard of Oz into the sympathetic protagonist Elphaba. Wicked was into a hit broadway musical of the same name, and is currently working on a fourth book.
Maguire received his B.A. from the State University of New-York at Albany and his Ph.D. in english and american literature from Tufts University. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979- 1985. In 1987 Maguire co-founded Children's Literature New England. He still serves as co-director of CLNE, although that organization has announced its intention to close after its 2006 institute. he is also a board member of the National Children's Book and literacy Alliance a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature and libraries.
Maguire is married to painter Andy Newman. They have adopted three children; two from Cambodia and one from Guatemala.
Jose Laura Cande
wordswordswords!
burnished: to make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish. "out of the shadows of the reception room came a small tiktok thing, about three feet high, made of burnished bronze, with an identifying plate screwed onto its front." - page 73
callousness: Emotionally hardened; unfeeling. "By callousness, of course, Pfannee meant greenness." - page 74
pantomime: A play, dance, or other theatrical performance characterized by such wordless storytelling. "It was the kind of super-feminine things boys in a pantomime wore when they pretended to be girls." - page 78
brutes: A brutal, crude, or insensitive person. "Well, whatever did those old brutes think about evil, then?" - page 80
cerise: A deep to vivid purplish red. "Galinda brought out her cerise satin gown with the matching shawl and slippers and an heirloom Gilikinese fan, painted with a pattern of ferns and pfenix." - page 82
juxtaposing: To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. "Irony, some say, is the art of juxtaposing incongruous parts." - page 90
incongruous: Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate. "Irony, some say, is the art of juxtaposing incongruous parts."
terricolous: Living on or in the ground. "The animals were terricolous and thus of a lower order than Lurline and her retinue." - page 114
retinue: The retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person. "The animals were terricolous and thus of a lower order than Lurline and her retinue." - page 114
cumbersome: Troublesome or onerous. "She didn't look both ways as she lunged across Railway Square and was nearly mowed down by an old Ox on a cumbersome tricycle." - page 127
eminence: A position of great distinction or superiority. "Elphaba is the Thropp Third Descending. She'll be the Eminence one day." - page 131
apparitions: A ghostly figure or a sudden or unusual sight. "Spells, changings, apparitions? It's all entertainment," said Elphaba. "It's theatre."
effervescence: To escape from a liquid as bubbles; bubble up. "They could all see a small puff of dust, like an effervescence of talcum powder, jostle itself in a swimming plume in the air above the neck of the bottle." - page 140
preamble: A preliminary statement, like an the introduction to a formal document that serves to explain its purpose. "Then the class watched as Doctor Nikdik finished his inaudible preamble and beckoned a student to open the same door at the side of the stage that Fiyero had stmbled through the previous week." - page 144
So guys, what do you predict will happen between Galinda, Ephaba and Boq? Will they become friends? And do you think Galinda will ever accept Elphaba as a person?
-MONICA SHARMA :]
callousness: Emotionally hardened; unfeeling. "By callousness, of course, Pfannee meant greenness." - page 74
pantomime: A play, dance, or other theatrical performance characterized by such wordless storytelling. "It was the kind of super-feminine things boys in a pantomime wore when they pretended to be girls." - page 78
brutes: A brutal, crude, or insensitive person. "Well, whatever did those old brutes think about evil, then?" - page 80
cerise: A deep to vivid purplish red. "Galinda brought out her cerise satin gown with the matching shawl and slippers and an heirloom Gilikinese fan, painted with a pattern of ferns and pfenix." - page 82
juxtaposing: To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. "Irony, some say, is the art of juxtaposing incongruous parts." - page 90
incongruous: Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate. "Irony, some say, is the art of juxtaposing incongruous parts."
terricolous: Living on or in the ground. "The animals were terricolous and thus of a lower order than Lurline and her retinue." - page 114
retinue: The retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person. "The animals were terricolous and thus of a lower order than Lurline and her retinue." - page 114
cumbersome: Troublesome or onerous. "She didn't look both ways as she lunged across Railway Square and was nearly mowed down by an old Ox on a cumbersome tricycle." - page 127
eminence: A position of great distinction or superiority. "Elphaba is the Thropp Third Descending. She'll be the Eminence one day." - page 131
apparitions: A ghostly figure or a sudden or unusual sight. "Spells, changings, apparitions? It's all entertainment," said Elphaba. "It's theatre."
effervescence: To escape from a liquid as bubbles; bubble up. "They could all see a small puff of dust, like an effervescence of talcum powder, jostle itself in a swimming plume in the air above the neck of the bottle." - page 140
preamble: A preliminary statement, like an the introduction to a formal document that serves to explain its purpose. "Then the class watched as Doctor Nikdik finished his inaudible preamble and beckoned a student to open the same door at the side of the stage that Fiyero had stmbled through the previous week." - page 144
So guys, what do you predict will happen between Galinda, Ephaba and Boq? Will they become friends? And do you think Galinda will ever accept Elphaba as a person?
-MONICA SHARMA :]
QUESTIONER!
So for the first 70 pages I can up with a few questions that came into my mind while reading. Answer the questions with how you interpret them and ask any questions if you had them :)
1) Why do you think Melena keeps having affairs?
2) Is it fair that they don't treat Elphaba correctly because she is green?
3) Would you treat her like how her parents do and the rest of the town?
4) Based on what you read so far, how do you think this connects to the wizard of oz?
5) Do you agree with the town and parents when they say Elphaba is evil? And do you think that Galinda is in fact the evil one?
1) Why do you think Melena keeps having affairs?
2) Is it fair that they don't treat Elphaba correctly because she is green?
3) Would you treat her like how her parents do and the rest of the town?
4) Based on what you read so far, how do you think this connects to the wizard of oz?
5) Do you agree with the town and parents when they say Elphaba is evil? And do you think that Galinda is in fact the evil one?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
More Vocabs!
seer: a person who prophesies future events; prophet. "She felt chilled. She scooped Elphaba up and hugged her tightly. Elphaba sagged as if boneless in her arms, neither fussing nor returning the hug, just falling limp from the novelty of being touched. "Are you a seer?" said Melena. "Turtle Heart to blow glass," he said. He seemed to mean that as an answer." - page 35
syntax: the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words.
unabashed: ashamed or embarrassed. "She was sloping downward into his crippled syntax, in unabashed sympathy. "Can you really to see that in there?" - page 37
reticence: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely. it basically means silence. "She was usually bold with her kisses and he found her reticence alarming until he realized there was a stranger in the shadows." - page 38
trinket: a small ornament, or a piece of jewelry usually of little value. "He found in his pouch a trinket he'd whittled for her, a little sparrow with a cunning break and upraised wings." - page 38
episcopal: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church. "He had imagined he happiness Melena would have as a society dame, presiding over feast day dinners and charity balls and episcopal teas." - page 39
ruminate: to meditate or muse; ponder. "Frex had a notion that she wasn't sorry to see him go off from time to time, so that she could be glad to see him come back. As he ruminated, his beard tickled Elphaba's neck, and she snapped the wings off her wooden sparrow." - page 39
nimbus: a cloud, aura, atmosphere, etc., surrounding a person or thing. "His reddish hair had been washed and was drying into an airy nimbus." - page 40
tiktokism: a type of religion in the world of Oz. I tried researching more but I couldn't find anything :[ "And now respectable unionists are going in droves over to the pleasure faith," said Frex, snorting "or even tiktokism, which hardly even qualifies as a religion." - page 41
codswallop: it's a British slang for nonsense, or rubbish. "Shut up that superstitious codswallop!" shouted Frex." - page 44
barrenness: mentally unproductive; dull; stupid. desolate: abandon. "Wend Hardings is desolate, I agree, but it's a tame barrenness for all that. You're alarming me with your wolf and your tiger talk." - page 45
glib: readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. "Don't be glib. You know she needs to get used to people other than us. She's not going to have an easy time of it anyhow, unless she sheds her greeny skin as she grows up." - page 46
warble: to sing or whistle with trills. "Look, I give her chores to do, I warble nursery rhymes at her. Melena, why doesn't she respond like other children?" - page 46
dalliance: a trifling away of time; dawdling. "Their afternoons of dalliance began to lose the heat of urgency, and developed in warmth." - page 52
contrivance: a plan or scheme; expedient. "The effect of that blasted tiktok contrivance, the Clock of the Time Dragon, had been wearing off at last-thank to the Unnamed God-and the graceless poor had been turning out to hear Frex harangue them." - page 53
insignia: a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honor. "I found a store marked with the secret insignia of the alchemist's trade." - page 59
baleful: wretched; miserable. "But when he continued along down the carriage, Galinda found that she liked even less the baleful look that the goat was giving her." - page 66
cloisonne: enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground. "The Headmistress of Crage Hall, a fish-faced upper class Gillikinese woman wearing a lot of cloisonne bangles, was greeting new arrivals in the atrium." - page 67
terminus: the station or the town at the end of a railway or bus route. "Seeing her freight at the size and bustle of the terminus at Shiz, Dillamond took pity and offered to engage a carriage to take her to Crage Hall." - page 67
impertinent: trivial, silly, or absurd. "You strike me as impertinent, Miss Galinda," she said mildly.
"I have not yet struck you, Madame Morrible," Galinda delivered the daring line with her sweetest smile." - page 70
Are there any other vocabulary words that are not on this list that you are confused about? Feel free to post the word and I'll look it up for you! ;D
-MONICA SHARMA :]
syntax: the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words.
unabashed: ashamed or embarrassed. "She was sloping downward into his crippled syntax, in unabashed sympathy. "Can you really to see that in there?" - page 37
reticence: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely. it basically means silence. "She was usually bold with her kisses and he found her reticence alarming until he realized there was a stranger in the shadows." - page 38
trinket: a small ornament, or a piece of jewelry usually of little value. "He found in his pouch a trinket he'd whittled for her, a little sparrow with a cunning break and upraised wings." - page 38
episcopal: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal church. "He had imagined he happiness Melena would have as a society dame, presiding over feast day dinners and charity balls and episcopal teas." - page 39
ruminate: to meditate or muse; ponder. "Frex had a notion that she wasn't sorry to see him go off from time to time, so that she could be glad to see him come back. As he ruminated, his beard tickled Elphaba's neck, and she snapped the wings off her wooden sparrow." - page 39
nimbus: a cloud, aura, atmosphere, etc., surrounding a person or thing. "His reddish hair had been washed and was drying into an airy nimbus." - page 40
tiktokism: a type of religion in the world of Oz. I tried researching more but I couldn't find anything :[ "And now respectable unionists are going in droves over to the pleasure faith," said Frex, snorting "or even tiktokism, which hardly even qualifies as a religion." - page 41
codswallop: it's a British slang for nonsense, or rubbish. "Shut up that superstitious codswallop!" shouted Frex." - page 44
barrenness: mentally unproductive; dull; stupid. desolate: abandon. "Wend Hardings is desolate, I agree, but it's a tame barrenness for all that. You're alarming me with your wolf and your tiger talk." - page 45
glib: readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. "Don't be glib. You know she needs to get used to people other than us. She's not going to have an easy time of it anyhow, unless she sheds her greeny skin as she grows up." - page 46
warble: to sing or whistle with trills. "Look, I give her chores to do, I warble nursery rhymes at her. Melena, why doesn't she respond like other children?" - page 46
dalliance: a trifling away of time; dawdling. "Their afternoons of dalliance began to lose the heat of urgency, and developed in warmth." - page 52
contrivance: a plan or scheme; expedient. "The effect of that blasted tiktok contrivance, the Clock of the Time Dragon, had been wearing off at last-thank to the Unnamed God-and the graceless poor had been turning out to hear Frex harangue them." - page 53
insignia: a badge or distinguishing mark of office or honor. "I found a store marked with the secret insignia of the alchemist's trade." - page 59
baleful: wretched; miserable. "But when he continued along down the carriage, Galinda found that she liked even less the baleful look that the goat was giving her." - page 66
cloisonne: enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground. "The Headmistress of Crage Hall, a fish-faced upper class Gillikinese woman wearing a lot of cloisonne bangles, was greeting new arrivals in the atrium." - page 67
terminus: the station or the town at the end of a railway or bus route. "Seeing her freight at the size and bustle of the terminus at Shiz, Dillamond took pity and offered to engage a carriage to take her to Crage Hall." - page 67
impertinent: trivial, silly, or absurd. "You strike me as impertinent, Miss Galinda," she said mildly.
"I have not yet struck you, Madame Morrible," Galinda delivered the daring line with her sweetest smile." - page 70
Are there any other vocabulary words that are not on this list that you are confused about? Feel free to post the word and I'll look it up for you! ;D
-MONICA SHARMA :]
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Chapter 2&3 Vocabulary
tremulous: (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness. it's similar to vibratory, shaking, or quivering."The sky was brown with flying sand and grit. The wind rushed high over the hills with the sound of a tremulous wail, as if pushing through some fissure of rock, on a ridge beyond any Frex could see." - page 14
mirth: amusement or laughter. "The rest of the crowd, however, was not watching. They were howling with mirth at some other entertainment put on by the Clock Dragon." - page 17
palsied: any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body. basically, it's a paralysis. "One was a fishwife, the other a palsied crone; they took turns feeling her forehead, peering between her legs, and stealing glances at the few beautiful trinkets and treasures Melena had managed to bring here from Colwen Grounds." - page 18
crone: a withered, witchlike old woman. "One was a fishwife, the other a palsied crone; they took turns feeling her forehead, peering between her legs, and stealing glances at the few beautiful trinkets and treasures Melena had managed to bring here from Colwen Grounds." - page 18
pipkin: a small, earthen pot. "They left a pipkin of water nearby, and under cover of the next squall they went squelching away, to find their sons and husbands and brothers, and berate and beat them if they were available, or bury them if not." - page 21
SIMILE! : a simile is comparing two or more things using the words "like" or "as." there is a simile contained in the following sentence comparing the color green to moss. from this simile, i can really picture Elphaba's type of greenish skin color. "It's green," he finally said. "Nanny, it's green as moss." - page 23. Another simile was found on page 24 when it read"green as sin."
mica: any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae. "The girl's eyes tracked her back and forth. They were brown and rich, the color of overturned earth, flecked with mica."
sanctioned: something that serves to support an action, condition, etc. also, it means authoritative permission or approval, as for an action. "She was lying through her teeth, but unlike Frex she believed that some lies were sanctioned by heaven." - page 25
unfettered: to free from restraint; liberate. "She would bite a hole through the basket if she was left unfettered." - page 26
buoyant: not easily depressed; cheerful or invigorating. "Often she sat listless and lonely, while Frex was off preaching, and she had found some comfort in giving passersby a simple meal and a buoyant conversation." - page 29
valise: a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag. "The next morning Nanny packed her valise." - page 30
Guys, I have a question- Who is this Time Clock Dragon? Is he actually a dragon? I'm so confused about who this character is. :[
-MONICA SHARMA :]
mirth: amusement or laughter. "The rest of the crowd, however, was not watching. They were howling with mirth at some other entertainment put on by the Clock Dragon." - page 17
palsied: any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body. basically, it's a paralysis. "One was a fishwife, the other a palsied crone; they took turns feeling her forehead, peering between her legs, and stealing glances at the few beautiful trinkets and treasures Melena had managed to bring here from Colwen Grounds." - page 18
crone: a withered, witchlike old woman. "One was a fishwife, the other a palsied crone; they took turns feeling her forehead, peering between her legs, and stealing glances at the few beautiful trinkets and treasures Melena had managed to bring here from Colwen Grounds." - page 18
pipkin: a small, earthen pot. "They left a pipkin of water nearby, and under cover of the next squall they went squelching away, to find their sons and husbands and brothers, and berate and beat them if they were available, or bury them if not." - page 21
SIMILE! : a simile is comparing two or more things using the words "like" or "as." there is a simile contained in the following sentence comparing the color green to moss. from this simile, i can really picture Elphaba's type of greenish skin color. "It's green," he finally said. "Nanny, it's green as moss." - page 23. Another simile was found on page 24 when it read"green as sin."
mica: any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae. "The girl's eyes tracked her back and forth. They were brown and rich, the color of overturned earth, flecked with mica."
sanctioned: something that serves to support an action, condition, etc. also, it means authoritative permission or approval, as for an action. "She was lying through her teeth, but unlike Frex she believed that some lies were sanctioned by heaven." - page 25
unfettered: to free from restraint; liberate. "She would bite a hole through the basket if she was left unfettered." - page 26
buoyant: not easily depressed; cheerful or invigorating. "Often she sat listless and lonely, while Frex was off preaching, and she had found some comfort in giving passersby a simple meal and a buoyant conversation." - page 29
valise: a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag. "The next morning Nanny packed her valise." - page 30
Guys, I have a question- Who is this Time Clock Dragon? Is he actually a dragon? I'm so confused about who this character is. :[
-MONICA SHARMA :]
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
vehemence: intensity or forcefulness of expression; ferocity: the property of being wild or turbulent. "The feeling in her voice rose as the wind rose. She had a throaty vehemence, like someone arguing through the threat of impending tears." - page 3.
insinuating: calculated to please or gain favor; in an insinuating manner. "The Witch could not venture out in such a vicious, insinuating wetness." - page 4
perverse: turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt. "Today? That would be like you, perverse and inconvenient," said her husband, teasing her, standing at the doorway and look outward, over the lake, the fields, the forested slopes beyond." - page 6
extemporize: to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise. "Melena heard Frex inside, beginning to extemporize, warming up, calling forth the rolling phrases of his argument, convincing himself again of his righteousness. How did that proverb go, the one that Nanny singsonged to her, years ago, in the nursery?" - page 8
woe: grievous distress, affliction, or trouble. "But she remembered this as a joke, fondly. Woe is the natural end of life, yet we go on having babies." - page 8
idolatry: excessive or blind adoration, reverence, devotion, etc. "What do you think I'm up against today? How can I convince my flock to turn away from the razzle-dazzle spectacle of idolatry? I will probably come back tonight having lost to a smarter attraction. You might achieve a child today. I look forward to failure." - page 10
blasphemously: uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane. "Be holy, and I'll be thinking of you- my backbone, my breastplate. And also try not to be killed."
The will of the Unnamed God," said Frex.
"My will too," she said blasphemously." - page 10
-MONICA SHARMA :]
insinuating: calculated to please or gain favor; in an insinuating manner. "The Witch could not venture out in such a vicious, insinuating wetness." - page 4
perverse: turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt. "Today? That would be like you, perverse and inconvenient," said her husband, teasing her, standing at the doorway and look outward, over the lake, the fields, the forested slopes beyond." - page 6
extemporize: to sing, or play on an instrument, composing the music as one proceeds; improvise. "Melena heard Frex inside, beginning to extemporize, warming up, calling forth the rolling phrases of his argument, convincing himself again of his righteousness. How did that proverb go, the one that Nanny singsonged to her, years ago, in the nursery?" - page 8
woe: grievous distress, affliction, or trouble. "But she remembered this as a joke, fondly. Woe is the natural end of life, yet we go on having babies." - page 8
idolatry: excessive or blind adoration, reverence, devotion, etc. "What do you think I'm up against today? How can I convince my flock to turn away from the razzle-dazzle spectacle of idolatry? I will probably come back tonight having lost to a smarter attraction. You might achieve a child today. I look forward to failure." - page 10
blasphemously: uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane. "Be holy, and I'll be thinking of you- my backbone, my breastplate. And also try not to be killed."
The will of the Unnamed God," said Frex.
"My will too," she said blasphemously." - page 10
-MONICA SHARMA :]
Saturday, March 6, 2010
HI EVERYONE!
OMG! Guys, I JUST wrote this WHOLE ENTIRE POST and then for some reason it wouldn't let me post it! UGGHHH! Now I need to rewrite this whole thing! THIS BETTER POST
ANYWAYS!
HI EVERYONE! I'm super excited to read Wicked! So here is our schedule and jobs!
RESEARCHER- Laura
SUMMARIZER- Gabby
QUESTIONER- Robin
LITERARY LUMINARY- Zoe
WORD WIZARD- Monica
SCHEDULLLEE TIMMMEEE!!!
By..... We should have read......
March 12 P. 1-71
March 19 P. 72-146
March 26 P. 147-223
April 2 P. 224-286
April 9 P. 287-362
WE SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE WHOLE ENTIRE BOOK BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH! :)
***ALSO! We will post every weekend! ***
YAY! Can't wait! I will try really really hard to stick to the schedule! (I have issue with that lol)
ok BYE!
-Gabby :)
P.S If anyone really hates the pink backround, we can always change it :)
ANYWAYS!
HI EVERYONE! I'm super excited to read Wicked! So here is our schedule and jobs!
RESEARCHER- Laura
SUMMARIZER- Gabby
QUESTIONER- Robin
LITERARY LUMINARY- Zoe
WORD WIZARD- Monica
SCHEDULLLEE TIMMMEEE!!!
By..... We should have read......
March 12 P. 1-71
March 19 P. 72-146
March 26 P. 147-223
April 2 P. 224-286
April 9 P. 287-362
WE SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE WHOLE ENTIRE BOOK BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14TH! :)
***ALSO! We will post every weekend! ***
YAY! Can't wait! I will try really really hard to stick to the schedule! (I have issue with that lol)
ok BYE!
-Gabby :)
P.S If anyone really hates the pink backround, we can always change it :)
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