Chapters 1-6 Flashcards

1
Q

not clear

A

vague

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2
Q

troubling, horrible

A

dire

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3
Q

dressed

A

clad

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4
Q

Their solution to stop Lassie from escaping is for Joe to go with Sam to the Duke’s kennels and do what?

A

command Lassie to stay

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5
Q

Why does Lassie not keep her appointment with Joe as she always has before?

A

Sam sold her to the Duke of Rudling

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6
Q

comfortable and expensive

A

luxurious

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7
Q

A wealthy landowner who lives nearby and wants to buy Lassie

A

the Duke of Rudling

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8
Q

the leaves of a plant; leafage

A

foliage

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9
Q

high-pitched

A

shrill

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10
Q

The father of the Carraclough family and Lassie’s owner:

A

Sam

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11
Q

with great focus

A

intently

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12
Q

to become less severe; to slacken

A

relent

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13
Q

The main character other than Lassie

A

Joe

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14
Q

The fooolish kennelman

A

Hynes

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15
Q

beaten or knocked down

A

bludgeoned

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16
Q

gray; depressing

A

bleak

17
Q

firmly fixed in someone’s mind

A

ingrained

18
Q

flowed fast in large amounts

A

cascaded

19
Q

to grow and survive heartily

A

thrive

20
Q

How does Joe try to persuade his parents to let Lassie stay?

A

saying Lassie is homesick, glad to see them, and looks a bit poorly and thin

21
Q

The Duke is reputed to be the worst- ___ man in all of Yorkshire.

A

tempered

22
Q

The largest county in england where Joe and his family live:

A

Yorkshire

23
Q

facial hair above the upper lip

A

moustache

24
Q

It is ironic that the village miners are followed by their collies because collies represent wealth, but the miners are _______.

A

poor

25
Q

usual

A

accustomed