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LINDSAY p.19 - There was no label this time with the words DRINK ME - A lot of size changing in this story. EMMA 20.) sorrowful tone - "She added in a sorrowful tone." - A sad voice in which she spoke in. LINDSAY p.21 - Bill - A lizard with a ladder. p.22 - It can't make me larger, it must make me smaller - logical thinking for a change. EMMA 23.) thistle - "Then Alice dodged behind a great thistle" - A thistle means a big bush 24.) Quite faint - "Quite faint in the distance." - Seeing and hearing unclearly. JAY (page 25) Chrysalis-When a caterpillar turns into a butterfly (page 25) Hookah- Something like a cigar or cigarette (page 26) Caterpillar- An insect that craws like a worm MARA Page 31- footman in livery - livery was a kind of uniform for servants in Carroll's day Page 31 - croquet - a game played by knocking awooden ball through wire sticks Page 33 - figures - by this Carroll meant math FRANCESCA P. 34: Cheshire Cat (a cat that grins widely) P. 35: Hatter (a person that makes hats) P. 35: Croquet (a game in which you hit a ball with a mallet through an arc) WILL p37. civil - polite, Alice didn't think it was very polite of the March Hare to ofer her some wine. p37. Come, we shall have some fun now!, - Alice liked to solve riddles with Lewis Carrol. p37. Why is a raven like a writing desk? - It is a famous riddle with no answer to it. p39. If you knew time as well as I do, - one of the many ridiculous remarks that a character in this book makes! BECKY Page 40 - TREACLE - a very sweet sticky substance also known as molasses. Page 41-DRAW-to haul, bring to or to drag. Page 42-CURIOUS- strange, odd or unusual. GORDY page 44 line 7. "Next came the guests mostly kings and queens." Are they card kings and queens? Like the Queen of Hearts? Page 44 last line. `Nonsense!' said Alice, very loudly and decidedly,` - Saying nonsense to a Queen!!!!!!!!!! page 45 - `What HAVE you been doing here?' - Notice when the Queen says something loud, it is in bold letters. It often happens in my chapter, "The Queen's Croquet Ground". Page 45. `I see!'- The Queen doesn't let anybody finish what they have to say. Page 45 line 17\18 - she put them into a large flower-pot that stood near. . Soldiers fit in flower pots???? Page 46 line 6 puzzled expression - How do flamingos have expressions on their faces? Page 46 line 27. Cheshire Cat - The Cheshire Cat is nice. JOSH page(49) Tut'tut -A way of showing dislike or anger. page(51)Croquet -A game played with mallets and balls where you try to hit the ball through the arch and to touch the end stick. page(51)Mock turtle - A animal half cow halt turtle. DANIEL p. 51 - "It's the thing mock turtle soup is made out of": turtle soup was considered a delicacy but since turtle soup was so expensive (and later outlawed) people ate mock-turtle soup made out of veal (a young calf) p. 52 - Gryphon: a half lion half bird from Greek myth p. 53 - "and washing": at boarding schools they would make you pay you pay extra to have your clothes washed by them VICTORIA 55-Griphon-mythical bird like creature 55-Lobster Quadrille-a lobster square dance 55-capering-jumping/dancing around EVAN page 58 Gryphon- An animal which is half eagle and half lion. page 58 Mock turtle-An animal which is half turtle and half donkey. page 58 soles- A kind of fish that lives in the ocean. page 59 sluggard-A lazy person. page 59 quadrille- A French square dance. EMILY Page 61 - Knave - a jack in cards and a naughty scoundrel. Page 61 - That's the judge because of his great wig. - In England all judges wear white wigs. Page 61 - frontispiece - In old books there was a picture next to the title page called a frontispiece. Page 62 - The queen of hearts ... - an old Mother Goose ryhme. Page 62 - shillings and pence - English money. Page 63 - memorandum - a fancy word for note. KEITH Page #64 Deny - "I deny it " said the March Hare - When he says this he means it's not true. Page #64 Anxiously - "The Hatter went on looking anxiously" - He was nervous about what was about to happen. Page #64 Poor - "you're a very poor speaker " - It means he is a bad speaker Page #65 Suppressed - "Here one of the guinea-pigs cheered and was immediately suppresssed." - suppressed in the dictionary means to force down or to control but in Alice in Wonderland it means to get tied up in a bag and sat on. I think this is an example of the author being funny. Page #66 Cross-examine - "Your Majesty must cross-examine THIS witness." - It means the queen must question the witness Page #66 Treacle - It's a thick syrup that the English use to make tarts and other things. It is sort of like molasses. WENDE ARUN |