STUDENT: ROOM:

TEACHER: Karla Urquieta GRADE: 6th DATE:

COMPETENCE: Read different types of texts in English.

1.​ There are some characters in the story who speak in a particular way. This is because they are
from Yorkshire and many people there speak like that. Sometimes it could be difficult to
understand what they say. Use this chart to help you while reading.

Yorkshire’s way of Meaning

speaking
1 an’ and
2 art are
3 aye yes
4 browt brought
5 enow here now
6 ‘em them
7 nowt nothing
8 o’ of
9 t’other the other
10 th’ the
11 tha’ you
12 tha’lt you will
13 tha’rt you are
14 tha’s you are
15 thee you
16 thy your
17 thysel yourself
18 ‘un one
19 waitin’ waiting

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2.​ Every time we read something; we may find new words. When you come to one, try to figure out
what it means by looking at the sentence, and then use this list to see the dictionary definition. If
you need more help, investigate online or in books, look for images or other resources.

Vocabulary Meaning
words
1 affectation (n) behaviour or speech that is not sincere
2 appalling (adj) full of shock, horror, or outrage
3 austere (adj) very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary,
especially because of severe limits on money or goods
4 ayah (n) a nanny in India
5 bewilderment (n) confusion
6 bleak (adj) unpleasant and bare
7 boudoir (n) a beautifully decorated room used in the past by a woman for
sleeping, dressing, relaxing, and entertaining
8 buffeting (v) hitting something repeatedly and with great force
9 bungalow (n) a (usually small) house of one level
10 cholera (n) a contagious intestinal disease
11 contempt (n) a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or
something
12 contrary (n) opposite
13 desolation (n) emptiness; loneliness
14 discomfit (v) to embarrass
15 disdaining (v) to look down upon
16 distend (v) (usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to swell and
become large, especially because of pressure from inside
17 doleful (adj) sorrowful
18 drowsy (adj) sleepy
19 fastener (n) a button, zip, or other device for temporarily joining together the
parts of things such as clothes
20 fretful (adj) cross; discontented
21 gnarled (adj) rough and twisted, especially because of old age or no
protection from bad weather
22 Governess (n) (especially in the past) a woman who lives with a family and
teaches their children at home
23 hearth (n) a stone or brick floor to a fireplace
24 heather (n) an evergreen plant with purplish, pink flowers
25 homely (adj) plain or ordinary, but pleasant
26 hypochondriac (n) a person who continuously worries about their health without
having any reason to do so
27 immensely (adv) very largely; very greatly
28 imperious (adj) unpleasantly proud and expecting to be obeyed
29 impudent (adj) bold and rude
30 incantation (n) words said or sung as a spell
31 incredulously (adv) amazingly; unbelievably
32 intensely (adv) very strongly
33 languid (adj) moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an
attractive way
34 lulled (v) to soothe to sleep; to calm
35 menagerie (n) a collection of wild animals that are kept privately or to show to
the public
36 moor (n) open wasteland with grasses growing
37 morbid (adj) relating to or caused by disease
38 naught (n – old use or literary) nothing
39 obsequious (adj) excessively attentive; obedient
40 obstinate (adj) unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way
and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says
41 perplexed (adj) confused or bewildered
42 porridge (n) a hot cereal, like oatmeal
43 recluse (n) a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to
other people
44 reproach (v) to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not
doing what is expected
45 romping (n) rough & happy play
46 rustic (adj) simple and often rough in appearance; typical of the
countryside
47 sallow (adj) having a sickly yellow colour to the skin
48 shrewd (adj) showing good judgement; wise
49 straggled (v) to wander away; stray from the rest
50 subservient (adj) obedient; slavish
51 tantrum (n) a sudden period of uncontrolled anger like a young child's
52 tapestry (n) (a piece of) cloth into which a picture or design has been sewn or
woven, hung on a wall for decoration or used to cover
53 tendril (n) a slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing
in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines around any suitable
support.
54 testily (adv) in a way that shows you are easily annoyed and not patient
55 torrents (n) a violent rushing stream of liquid
56 treacle (n) syrup; molasses
57 tremulous (adj) shaking slightly
58 turret (n) a small tower on a building
59 tyrannical (adj) cruel
60 unceremoniously (adv) rudely; impolitely
61 unscrupulous (adj) behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get
what you want
62 unsuccessful (adj) not achieving the hoped for result; not successful
63 veranda (n) a raised, covered, sometimes partly closed area, often made of
wood, on the front or side of a building
64 vicarage (n) the home of a minister or priest
65 volubly (adv) in a way that involves a lot of words, spoken confidently and
forcefully

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