Chapters 1-6 Flashcards
not clear
vague
troubling, horrible
dire
dressed
clad
Their solution to stop Lassie from escaping is for Joe to go with Sam to the Duke’s kennels and do what?
command Lassie to stay
Why does Lassie not keep her appointment with Joe as she always has before?
Sam sold her to the Duke of Rudling
comfortable and expensive
luxurious
A wealthy landowner who lives nearby and wants to buy Lassie
the Duke of Rudling
the leaves of a plant; leafage
foliage
high-pitched
shrill
The father of the Carraclough family and Lassie’s owner:
Sam
with great focus
intently
to become less severe; to slacken
relent
The main character other than Lassie
Joe
The fooolish kennelman
Hynes
beaten or knocked down
bludgeoned
gray; depressing
bleak
firmly fixed in someone’s mind
ingrained
flowed fast in large amounts
cascaded
to grow and survive heartily
thrive
How does Joe try to persuade his parents to let Lassie stay?
saying Lassie is homesick, glad to see them, and looks a bit poorly and thin
The Duke is reputed to be the worst- ___ man in all of Yorkshire.
tempered
The largest county in england where Joe and his family live:
Yorkshire
facial hair above the upper lip
moustache
It is ironic that the village miners are followed by their collies because collies represent wealth, but the miners are _______.
poor
usual
accustomed
