chapter 4 in context
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The Call of the Wild
Chapter 4 Vocabulary With Context Clues
Sample
He lay down on the snow and attempted to sleep, but the frost soon drove him shivering to his feet. Miserable and disconsolate, he wandered about among the many tents, only to find that one place was as cold as another.
Sample
a. Angryb. Bitterc. Unhappyd. Lazy
Sample
Disconsolate: (adj) Hopelessly unhappy
Obdurate
Context
The old dog (Sol-leks) did not like it and showed plainly that he was afraid of Buck. Francois was obdurate, but when he turned his back Buck again replaced Sol-leks, who was not at all unwilling to go.
Obdurate
a. Annoyedb. Angryc. Hystericald. Resistant
Obdurate
Stubbornly resistant
Solidarity
Context
The general tone of the team picked up immediately. It recovered it’s old time solidarity.
Solidarity
a. Unityb. Aggressionc. Motivationd. Ambition
Solidarity
(n) A feeling of unity
Celerity
Context
At the Rink Rapids two native huskies, Teek and Koona, were added; and the celerity with which Buck broke them in took away Francois’s breath.
Celerity
a. Swiftnessb. Brutalityc. Sneakinessd. Intelligence
Celerity
(n) Swiftness
Deluged
Context
For three days, Francois and Perrault threw chests up and down the main street of Skagway and were deluged with invitations to drink, while the team was the constant centre of a worshipful crowd of dog-busters and mushers.
Deluged
a. Stampededb. Floodedc. Punchedd. Beaten
Deluged
(v) To flood or inundate
Lugubriously
Context
Dave refused to run quietly behind the sled where the going was easy, but continued to flounder alongside in the soft snow, where the going was most difficult, till exhausted, then he fell, howling lugubriously as the long train of sleds churned by.
Lugubriously
a. Angrilyb. Happilyc. Mournfullyd. Annoyingly
Lugubriously
(adv) Mournfully, but in an exaggerated manner.
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