1705034650
1705034651
as his manner was, as was his usual practice.
1705034652
1705034653
mast, any kind of nut, used collectively, especially as food for pigs.
1705034654
1705034655
Bo-bo， 宝宝．
1705034656
1705034657
lubberly, clumsy and awkward.
1705034658
1705034659
youngsters, young boys; lads.
1705034660
1705034661
kindling, catching on fire; igniting.
1705034662
1705034663
conflagration, fire, especially a large destructive fire.
1705034664
1705034665
mansion, house; abode; dwelling place. To avoid repeating the word cottage , Lamb resorts to other words like mansion , tenement , makeshift of a building . It is also humorous to turn a cottage into a mansion .
1705034666
1705034667
reduced to ashes, burned completely down to the ground till nothing was left of the house but the ashes.
1705034668
1705034669
sorry, shabby; wretched; very mean sort of.
1705034670
1705034671
antediluvian, of the period before the Deluge or Great Flood; hence, old, out-of-date, antiquated.
1705034672
1705034673
makeshift of a building, temporary building; any sort of house.
1705034674
1705034675
fine litter, excellent group; a number of good pigs brought forth at a birth.
1705034676
1705034677
new-farrowed, new-born. To farrow （to bring forth young） is used only of sows.
1705034678
1705034679
perished, were killed; died.
1705034680
1705034681
esteemed a luxury, looked upon as something very special and desirable; valued or prized as especially delicious and tasteful.
1705034682
1705034683
from the remotest periods that we read of, from the most ancient time; from the very beginning of history.
1705034684
1705034685
utmost consternation, extreme paralyzing sense of calamity; absolute dismay; greatest fear of punishment.
1705034686
1705034687
wringing his hands, writhing and twisting his hands, not knowing what to do.
1705034688
1705034689
smoking remnants, what was left of the pig but which was still giving forth smoke, still burning.
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1705034691
one of those untimely sufferers, one of those pigs which have met death before their time, before they ought to die.
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1705034693
assailed his nostrils, was carried to his nose. He smelt the odor of burnt pig and the smell was something strange to him.
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1705034695
accident, unexpected trouble; unintentional act.
1705034696
1705034697
negligence, carelessness due to bad habit; lack or want of proper care.
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1705034699
firebrand, properly, a piece of burning wood, but here, a boy who through carelessness sets fire to objects.
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