Black Beauty 32-38 Flashcards

1
Q

sad, depressed, low in spirits

A

dejected

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2
Q

a street or road open at both ends, a main road

A

thoroughfare

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3
Q

the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback

A

cavalry

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4
Q

a stout high fence of stakes especially for defense

A

palisades

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5
Q

hard to bear or put up with

A

trying

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6
Q

to or in a foreign country

A

abroad

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7
Q

to dress a horse in ornamental clothing

A

comparison

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8
Q

brave

A

gallant

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9
Q

verbal argument

A

quarrel

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10
Q

to remain in an area for no good reason, lag behind

A

loitering

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11
Q

knowledge of right and wrong and a feeling one should do what is right

A

conscience

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12
Q

made tired by overwork; exhausted

A

jaded

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13
Q

to do a favor for

A

oblige

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14
Q

something that claims to be true or real but which is actually phony

A

sham

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15
Q

an abandoned child with unknown parents

A

foundling

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16
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to cause to be angry or annoyed

A

offended

17
Q
  1. seeming to cut or sting
  2. having or showing mental sharpness
A

keen

18
Q

to crowd together

A

throng

19
Q
  1. to call or send for in order to meet
  2. to order to appear before a court of law
A

summon

20
Q

dressed in worn clothes

A

shabby

21
Q

insulting action or speech

A

mockery

22
Q

upper or ruling class

A

gentry

23
Q

person who is like Black Beauty’s old groom, he knows him so well

A

Jerry Barker

24
Q

The Mother is courageous and always that way to Jerry

A

Polly

25
Q

kid who is very helpful

A

Dolly

26
Q

Is very sad that his owner died

A

Captain

27
Q

Wants Jerry to spend his Sunday doing work

A

Mrs. Briggs

28
Q

Farmer who notices things

A

Dinah Brown

29
Q

Is a person who is very kind and does right

A

Mr. Wright