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chapter 1

• alms : money clothes and food given to poor people
• jutting : If something juts out, it sticks out above or beyond a surface
• grotesque :
  • extremely ugly in a strange way that is often frightening or amusing
  • strange in a way that is unpleasant or offensive
• lavish : If you describe something as lavish, you mean that it is very elaborate and impressive and a lot of money has been spent on it
• griffin: In mythology, a griffin is a winged creature with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle.
• surly: Someone who is surly behaves in a rude bad-tempered way.
• pre-eminently: to a very great degree; especially
• parlour: a room in a private house for sitting in, entertaining visitors, etc
• retreat:
  • to move away from a place or an enemy because you are in danger or because you have been defeated
  • to move away or back
• chatter:
  • to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important
  • to knock together continuously because you are cold or frightened
• distinguish:
  • to be able to see or hear sth
  • to recognize the difference between two people or things
• clatter:
  • noun: a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
  • If something hard clatters, it makes repeated short noises as it hits against another hard thing.
  • verb: make a rattling sound
• culinary: connected with cooking or food
• utensil: Utensils are tools or objects that you use in order to help you to cook or to do other tasks in your home.
• glitter: to shine brightly with little flashes of light, like a diamond
• copper:
  • a chemical element(Cu). Copper is a soft reddish-brown metal used for making electric wires, pipes and coins
  • a police officer
• saucepan: a deep round metal pot with a lid and one long handle or two short handles, used for cooking things over heat
• tin: a chemical element(Sn). Tin is a soft silver-white metal that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them to prevent them from rusting .
• cullender: bowl-shaped strainer
• immense: If you describe something as immense, you mean that it is extremely large or great. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
• interspersed: If one group of things are interspersed with another or interspersed among another, the second things occur between or among the first things.
• jug: a container with a handle and a lip , for holding and pouring liquids
• tankard: a large, usually metal, cup with a handle, that is used for drinking beer from
• dresser: a large piece of wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for displaying and storing cups, plates, etc.