Chapter 1

Question 1

stirring

Answer 1

Causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing.

Question 2

ensconce

Answer 2

Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe place.

Question 3

benevolent

Answer 3

Well meaning and kindly.

Question 4

tushes

Answer 4

A long pointed tooth, in particular a canine tooth of a male horse.

Question 5

cud

Answer 5

Partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing.

Question 6

stout

Answer 6

(of a person) rather fat or of heavy build.

Question 7

motherly

Answer 7

Of, resembling, or characteristic of a mother, especially in being caring, protective, and kind.

Question 8

cynical

Answer 8

Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

Question 9

paddock

Answer 9

A small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised.

Question 10

grazing

Answer 10

Grassland suitable for pasturage.

Question 11

brood

Answer 11

A family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth.

Question 12

mincing

Answer 12

Affectedly dainty in manner or gait; effeminate (typically used of a man).

Question 13

daintily

Answer 13

in an attractive, careful way, especially used about something small or having small movements:

Question 14

bare

Answer 14

(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.

Question 15

sturdy

Answer 15

(of a person or their body) strongly and solidly built.

Question 16

confinements

Answer 16

The action of confining or state of being confined.

Question 17

uproar

Answer 17

A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance.

Question 18

tyrannize

Answer 18

Rule or treat (someone) despotically or cruelly.

Question 19

infancy

Answer 19

The state or period of babyhood or early childhood.

Question 20

Hearken

Answer 20

Listen

Question 21

preliminary

Answer 21

Preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important.

Question 22

succession

Answer 22

A number of people or things of a similar kind following one after the other.

Question 23

perches

Answer 23

An object on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or horizontal bar.