The Wolf Boy Of Aveyron Flashcards
- middle-aged man
- a long day’s work
- above freezing
- matted hair
- deepen (science’s) understanding of
- human development
- an effort will ensure sth
- an impact will continue
- local legend
- amateur biologist
- undertake an medical examination of
- complex needs
- civilized society
- neat lawn
- bare your teeth
- the nature of humanity
- divine gift
- alternative way
- regular duties
- greatly because
- win someone’s trust
- defining characteristic
- clear progress
- mainstream society
- medical advance
- straighten the folds in sth
- gain a reputation
- medical practice
- the answer to the mystery
- physically abused
- transform the science of
- hearth
- a mass of
- firelight
- safekeeping
- debate
- subhuman
- wildling
- parlor
- widow
- sit on your haunches
- filth
- puberty
- hardship
- isolation
- curiosity
- consensus
- confinement
- a freak show
- gravel path
- French monarchy
- nightshirt
- newly qualified physician
- empathy
- lost cause
- foster mother
- larynx
- pneumonia
- swear word
- outburst
- development disorder
After the boy is taken into safekeeping
wildling: 1. a wild animal
2. a wild plant, especially an apple tree descended from cultivated varieties, or its fruit.
filth: dirt, especially a lot of it
curiosity: someone or something that is interesting because they are unusual or strange
confinement: the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force
lost cause: something that has no chance of succeeding
outburst: something you say suddenly that expresses a strong emotion, especially anger
- flex
- scowl
- cry out
- is caked in (dirt)
- eye
- dart
- gleam
- hold out ~ sth
- urge someone to do something
- snatch (up)
- stare back (at …)
- give up on somebody or something
- emerge from
- usher someone into a place
- usher in something
- crouch down
- shuffle back
- baffle
- evade (capture)
- inquire
- go through
- tear off
- apprehend
- care for (= take care of)
- cater to somebody or something
- take sb in
- prove (= be)
- gawk at
- stroll along
- overthrow
- open up
- dress in
- bare your teeth
- snarl
- compile
- blurt out
- clamp
eye: to look at someone or something carefully, especially because you do not trust them or because you want something
dart: to move quickly or suddenly
give up on: to stop hoping that someone or something will change or improve
usher in something: to cause something new to start, or to be at the start of something new
shuffle: to walk very slowly and noisily, without lifting your feet off the ground
if something baffles you, you cannot understand or explain it at all
evade: to escape from someone who is trying to catch you
cater to: to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want
take sb in: to let someone stay in your house because they have nowhere else to stay
prove: to show a particular result after a period of time. The boy proves totally unresponsive to his instructions.
overthrow: to remove a leader or government from power, especially by force
if someone opens up an area of land, they make it easier to reach and ready for development
blurt out: to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are nervous or excited
clamp: to put or hold something in a position tightly
- warily, wary
- feral
- baffled
- attempted
- renowned
- unresponsive
- haughty, haughtily
- esteemed
- destined for/ to do something
- exceptional
- problematic
- guttural / throaty
- identifiable
- consistently
- intelligible
- haltingly
- meticulous
feral animals used to live with humans but have become wild
haughty: behaving in a proud unfriendly way
if speech, writing, or an idea is intelligible, it can be easily understood
- catch somebody’s eye
- dart a glance/ look at someone or something
- not take your eyes off someone or something
- lead/ live/ have a (quiet) life
- take charge (of)
- take sth off your hands
- arrange for sb to do sth
- at a loss
catch somebody’s eye: to look at someone at the same moment that they are looking at you
arrange for sb to do sth: to make it possible for someone to do something
at a loss: to be confused and uncertain about what to do or say
This child is like nothing he’s ever seen before.
Many experts of the time
With no one coming forward to claim the boy
Take this as proof
He doesn’t make it far
It is hoped that
be able to succeed in … where others have failed
He was left disappointed by his new student.
from that moment on
stand a short distance away
He is only too happy to do something
He splits his time between his regular duties.
Despite his best efforts
By the time of his death
for decades to come
