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Common Core alignment to "Reading: Literature and Subject-related Content" is to 3 key phrases: "Particular Topic", "Context" and "Reading Literature". CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades:
Particular Topic: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 4.6. 5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6
Context: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4a, 3.4a, 4.4a, 5.4a, 6.4a, 7.4a, 8.4a, 9-10.4a, 11-12.4a
Reading: Literature: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RL.2.4, RL.3.4, RL.4.4. RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4
Reading: Informational Text: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RI.2.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4. RI.5.4, RI.6.4, RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4, RI.11-12.4
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See a vocabulary word list for The Mayor of Casterbridge with definitions and contextual sentences!
clad - dressed, covered.
The mountain-top was clad in snow.
hoar - white with age. The old dog's thick hair was hoar in color. That old legend is really hoary.
swarthy - dark.
His complexion is more swarthy than his brother's.
fustian - fabric of linen and cotton.
I don't have anything made of fustian - who does, these days?
rush - straw.
She had enough rush to make one small mat.
crutch - cross-piece.
The crutch of the hay-knife made it stronger and easier to use.
wimble - a tool to twist ropes together.
It was easier to tie the cornstalks together with a wimble than by hand.
bonds - ties.
The alumni have many bonds to their school. The dentist is going to do some bonding to my teeth.
aperture - opening.
The aperture of the bag was so small I couldn't get my shoes in.
desultory - without purpose.
He flipped through the dictionary in a desultory manner.
shamble - shuffle.
The old man's gait was more of a shamble than a march.
dogged - stubborn.
The child was dogged in his refusal to wash his face.
cynical - doubting the opinion of others.
Her cynical point of view made he unpopular with her classmates.
reciprocity - give and take.
"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" is an example of reciprocity. My friend made me a beautiful birthday cake and I would like to reciprocate when her birthday comes.
intercourse - conversation.
The intercourse at the table was all in Spanish and I couldn't take part.
irksome - annoying.
The buzzing of the flies is really irksome. It really irks me when someone gets my name wrong
taciturnity - sullen silence.
The taciturnity at their dinner table was embarrassing to me. Even after the principal scolded, the boy remained taciturn
mobility - motion.
With the advent of the automobile the mobility of the population increased. The actress had a very mobile face, showing anger, happiness, fear with equal conviction
apathetic - indifferent.
Even the approach of Christmas left the child apathetic. When it comes to bowling, I'm afraid I feel nothing but apathy.
nimbus - halo.
The clouds made a nimbus around the top of the pine tree.
dingy - dull.
His shoes were old and dingy. The new teacher was shocked by the dinginess of the schoolroom.
extraneous - external, not connected.
His comments were extraneous to the rest of the conversation
trite - very ordinary.
Her description of happiness was really trite.
sundry - various.
She has sundry creams and powders for her complexion. The old Woolworth stores carried many sundries.
phlegmatically - indifferent, unemotional.
The old man regarded the dog phlegmatically.
broadsheet - a large sheet of paper.
My grandmother remembers when stores put out their advertisements on a broadsheet.
hurdle - a crude enclosure for sheep.
He moved the hurdle from the meadow to a spot under the trees, put a thatched roof on it and it became his house
superciliousness - acting superior.
I couldn't bear his air of superciliousness. The more embarrassed she got, the more supercilious she became.
frivolous - fun-loving.
The girls kept on giggling and acting in a frivolous manner. The newcomer enjoyed the frivolity of the party.
contingent - group.
A large contingent of children was in the march.
journeymen - semi-skilled laborers.
Even after several years of learning, they were still journeymen.
congenial - agreeable.
I found his company very congenial.
thimble-riggers - people who run a game which is a scam.
Thimble-riggers are still plentiful today, but they don't use thimbles any more.
knick-knacks - collectible.
Ladies buy special shelves for their knick-knacks
down - open space on top of a hill.
The sheep grazed on the down.
ocherous - brownish yellow.
The ocherous leaves piled up in the wind. Maybe this ocher tie will look nice with my brown suit.
furmity - wheat boiled in milk.
Furmity might be a grandmother of cream of wheat. (The ingredients are given later in the chapter.)
deterrent - preventing.
The motorcycle cop was a deterrent to the speeding traffic. Don't let me deter you from your homework.
cursory - casual.
In just a cursory glance he could tell we were losing the game
mincing -making very small.
She had big feet, but a mincing gait. The mother minced the baby's food.
concoction - mixture.
The stew we had for dinner was a strange concoction of vegetables, fish and meat. The doctor asked the pharmacist to concoct a new prescription for his patient.
maelstrom - violent storm.
The boat sank in a maelstrom off the coast of Africa.
prattle - chatter.
I wish the women wouldn't prattle so much.
ruminating - meditating.
The outlaw sat ruminating on his chances of escaping the country. When the cow ruminates she is chewing her cud.
contemplative - thoughtful.
There was a contemplative silence after the minister spoke. My father wouldn't contemplate buying a new car.
penuriousness - poverty.
The family was in the greatest penuriousness I have seen yet. It seems the foundation has become quite penurious with its grants.
fuddled - confused.
"Fuddled" is a pretty-old fashioned word.
intrepid - fearless.
He was an intrepid hunter, but his friend faced the legion with much trepidation.
toper - drinker, especially liquor.
The toper eventually lands up on skid row.
buxom - plump.
It is no longer stylish to be buxom.
staylace - the lace for a corset.
Since the invention of the zipper the producers of the staylace have gone out of business.
voluminous - very many, large.
That teacher gives voluminous amounts of homework. The dirty look he gave me spoke volumes.
affirmation - agreement.
He nodded in affirmation of my request. I affirm that I will be there at 10 o'clock.
tantalizing - tempting.
The smell of the pie was so tantalizing I had to eat a piece. He became a thief because he was so tantalized by the hope of wealth.
lurid - ghastly, horrible.
His Halloween costume was truly lurid.
blandly - without emotion.
Though he was very angry, he replied blandly. Her point of view is too bland to be interesting.
stolid - dull.
His stolid response made me wonder if he knew he was in danger.
abjure - renounce.
Society is willing to abjure a traitor.
comely - attractive.
It was not a beautiful baby, but very comely.
vagaries - foolish notions.
The latest of her vagaries is that she must always dress in pink.
maid - little girl.
Maid has a different meaning today.
countenanced - watched, permitted.
He was displeased with the performance he countenanced. Your behavior is unacceptable, I will not countenance it
indefensible - inexcusable.
Your manners are absolutely indefensible.
Thank you, Paul Kalkstein, a teacher at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA for being the teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com for a vocabulary word list, definitions and sentences for The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy |
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