Chapter 3

Essay and Annotations by Katharine

Page 16 comfits
                 An English candy 
Page 17 prosecute
                  To bring the criminal to the court 
 Page 18 impatiently
                  Anxious 
 

Essay and Annotations by Emma

Page 19.  Executed: to be murdered or killed 
Page 19.  Good-naturedly: kindly,  in a nice way 
Page 19.  Engraved: cared into a plate, stone or wood. 

Page 20.  Resource: a last possibility or available means.

Page 23. Coaxing: to influence by caressing or gently urging 
Page 23.  Hoarsely: to speak with a horse voice 
 

 Essay and Annotations by Michael

Pages 24, 21, and 22 
page 24 
buttercup- A buttercup is a group of herbs with yellow or white flowers and alternate leaves
hookah-A hookah is a pipe like a cigarette but is much bigger and has a windy like cord coming 
from a heated pot at the other end of the cord there is a nozzle wich you put in your mouth 
and smoke it. 
page 21 
fancied-To think or to like something 
page 22 
feeble-To be weak
flustered - A state of confusion 
 
 

Essay and Annotations by Kenwan

#1 Hookah=water pipe 
#2 melancholy=depressed in spirits 
#3 ointment=oil
 

Essay and Annotations by Sarah W 
 
Pages 28, 29 and 30

Page 28-contradicted- said the opposite 
Page 28-hookah- a kind of pipe 

Page 29-immense-immeasurable or very big 
Page 29-serpent- a kind of snake 
Page 29-hedges- thick bushes 

Page 30-contempt- meanness or nastiness
Page 30-raw- not cooked or under cooked 
Page 30-venture- risk 
 
 

Essay and Annotations by Bennett 

Pig and Pepper p. 31-33 

Para. 2 p.31.  Croquet- game. 

Para. 5 p.31.  Timidly -embarrassed. 

Para. 6 p.31.  Constant - over and over. 

Para. 8 p.31.  Uncivil - bad manners. 

Para. 6 p.32.  Variations - differences. 

Para. 9 p.32.  Desperately - hopeless. 

Para. 10 p.32. Cauldron - large pot. 

Para. 12 p.32.  Alternately - one after another. 

Para. 12 p.32.  Hearth - fire place. 

Para.  2 p.33.  Agony - pain.

Para. 2 p.33.  Precious - shaking. 

Para. 3 p. 33.  Axis - a line that something rotates around. 

Para. 5 p. 33.  Anxiously - impatient. 

Para. 6 p. 33.  Abide - to deal with them. 
 
 

Essay and Annotations by Oliva 

Page 34- 
Absurd- ridiculous, senseless 
Cheshire Cat- a cat who talks, disappears, and smiles 

Page 35- 
Good-natured- kind, not evil, caring 
Hatter- a person, usually a man, who makes hats 

Page 36- 
Giddy- nervous, dizzy 
 
 

Essay and Annotations by Adam 

page 38 considered: Thought  about carfuly. 

page 38 curiosity:A desire to know or learn. 

page 40 Whiles: while. 

page 40 offended:hurt feelings. 

page 42 muchness: made up word.
 

Essay and Annotations by Jamie

 Page 37

             Civil 
             To be polite but not friendly.

             Hastily 
             To fast.

 Page 39

             Mournfully 
             To feel sorrow.

            Quarrelled
            To argue.

             Bawled
             To cry or sob loudly.

  Page 41 

             Sulkily
             To in a bad mood.

              Indignantly
              Angry.
 
 

Essay and Annotations by Zain

Page 43- The Queens croquet ground.

Jogged- To push or shake

Page 44- The Queens croquet ground.

Knave- A Jack in a pack of cards
Crimson- Purplish-Red in color

Page 45- The Queens croquet ground.

Giddy- To feel dizzy
Furrows- A long narrow trench,
in the ground. 
 
 

Essay and Annotations by Brent 

pg.46 quarreling: to argue
pg.47 eagerly: to want to do something 
pg.48 engaged: to be in 
 
 

Essay and Annotations by Amelia

Mock Turtle's story
page 50, 1st phrase "I dare say" I risk saying this
page 51, word mock turtle (any one) really mock turtle comes from soup that is a fake turtle soup. (of course it is not a real animal)
page 54 last par. "that's enough about lessons." He did not know the answer so it is an excuse.

Essay and Annotations by Muneki

Page 49 camomile
 n. Variant of chamomile

Page 49 ventured
 v. To brave the dangers of:ventured the high seasin a boat.

Page 51 merely
 adv. Only; simply.

Page 51 quarrelling
 n. To engage in a quarrel; argue or dispute angrily:

Page 51 custody
 n. Supervision; care:

Page 52 occasional
 adj. Occurring from time to time:

Page 53 indignantly
 adv. Feeling or expressing indignation:
 
 

Essay and Annotations by Maggie 

page 55 
Mock Turtle- Mock Turtle Soup a soup that is rich, clear and with meat and often with wine. 

page 55
Gryphon- A fabled monster usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of an lion. 

page 56 
whiting- A slender food fish of the genus Menticirrhus of the croaker family found along the Atlantic cost of north America. 
 

Essay and Annotations by Paul
page 58  Soles- A little fish.

page 58 Mock Turtle- A mix of a donkey and a turtle.

page 59  Sluggard-A lazy person.

page 59  Quadrille-A French square dance.

Essay and Annotations by Sylvie.

Page # 63
Paragraph # 5
Line # 5
Spectacles: A pair of lenses in a frame that help a person see better.

Page # 61
Paragraph # 1
Line # 2
Assembled: To put something together.

Page # 65
Paragraph # 1 and 
Line #1 and 6
Suppressed: To put an end to something.

Page # 65
Paragraph # 8
Line # 13
Anxious: Nervous, worried, or fearful about what may happen. 
 

Page # 65
Paragraph # Line # 2
Canvas: A strong, heavy cloth made of cotton, flax, or hemp. It is used to make things tents, sails, coats and boat covers are made of canvas. Oil paints on pieces of canvas.
 
 

Essay and Annotations By Sam 

Page 67 
1. Emphasis:  You place more attention on the word or idea 
         in a sentence. 

2. Diligently:  Working hard, fast, carefully etc. 

3. Jury Box:  The place where  the jurors sit in the 
courtroom.

Page 68 
1. Verdict: It is the jury’s final decision as to whether or not the person(s) is guilty or not. 

2. Evidence:  Proof of something.  An eye witness, footprints 

Page 69
1. Spectacles:  Another word for eyeglasses. 

2. Queerest: Weird, surprising, etc. 
 

Essay and Annotations by Lauren  

Page 70- The top is a poem 

Page 71- Very Bottom Cards turn into leaves. 

Page 72- At the top of the page Alice wakes up from her dream.