1. VocabularyVocabulary “A White Heron” 1.heron 2.plodding 3.dilatory 4.consolation 5.zest 6.wistful 7.geranium 8.shoal 9.boughs 10. discreetly 11. inaudibly 12. wayfarer 13. proffered 14. squalor 15. quaint 16. demure 17. ornithologist 18. rushes 19. divining 10. elusive 21. whippoorwills 22. wending 23. pinions 24. vexed 25. solemn

2. 1. heron “A White Heron” n. a wading bird with a long neck, long legs, and grey or white feathers

3. 2. plodding A little girl was driving home her cow, a plodding, dilatory, provoking creature in her behavior, but a valued companion for all that. Adj. slow-moving

4. 3. dilatory A little girl was driving home her cow, a plodding, dilatory, provoking creature in her behavior, but a valued companion for all that. Adj. slow

5. 4. consolation Sometimes in pleasant weather it was a consolation to look upon the cow's pranks as an intelligent attempt to play hide and seek, and as the child had no playmates she lent herself to this amusement with a good deal of zest. n. source of comfort

6. 5. zest Besides, Sylvia had all the time there was, and very little use to make of it. Sometimes in pleasant weather it was a consolation to look upon the cow's pranks as an intelligent attempt to play hide and seek, and as the child had no playmates she lent herself to this amusement with a good deal of zest. n. lively enjoyment and enthusiasm

7. 6. wistful She thought often with wistful compassion of a wretched geranium that belonged to a town neighbor. adj. sad; deep in thought, especially thoughts of something yearned for or lost What Word of the day word does this remind you of?

8. 7. geranium She thought often with wistful compassion of a wretched geranium that belonged to a town neighbor. n. a popular garden plant with large rounded leaves

9. 8. shoal The cow stopped long at the brook to drink, as if the pasture were not half a swamp, and Sylvia stood still and waited, letting her bare feet cool themselves in the shoal water, while the great twilight moths struck softly against her. adj. shallow (used to describe water)

10. 9. boughs There was a stirring in the great boughs overhead. They were full of little birds and beasts that seemed to be wide awake… n. the large main branches of a tree

11. 10. discreetly Sylvia left the cow to whatever sad fate might await her, and stepped discreetly aside into the bushes, but she was just too late. adv. without attracting attention

12. 11. inaudibly The enemy had discovered her, and called out in a very cheerful and persuasive tone, "Halloa, little girl, how far is it to the road?" and trembling Sylvia answered almost inaudibly, "A good ways." adv. in a manner that is impossible to hear

13. 12. wayfarer The young man stood his gun beside the door, and dropped a lumpy game-bag beside it; then he bade Mrs. Tilley good-evening, and repeated his wayfarer's story, and asked if he could have a night's lodging. n. a traveler, especially somebody who makes a journey on foot

14. 13. proffered "Dear sakes, yes," responded the hostess, whose long slumbering hospitality seemed to be easily awakened. "You might fare better if you went out to the main road a mile or so, but you're welcome to what we've got. I'll milk right off, and you make yourself at home. You can sleep on husks or feathers," she proffered graciously. v. offered something for consideration

15. 14. squalor The young man had known the horrors of its most primitive housekeeping, and the dreary squalor of that level of society which does not rebel at the companionship of hens. n. shabbiness and dirtiness resulting from poverty or neglect

16. 15. quaint He listened eagerly to the old woman's quaint talk, he watched Sylvia's pale face and shining gray eyes with ever growing enthusiasm, and insisted that this was the best supper he had eaten for a month, and afterward the new-made friends sat down in the door-way together while the moon came up. adj. attractively old-fashioned

17. 16. demure "So Sylvy knows all about birds, does she?" he exclaimed, as he looked round at the little girl who sat, very demure but increasingly sleepy, in the moonlight. adj. acting in a shy or modest way

18. 17. ornithologist "Oh no, they're stuffed and preserved, dozens and dozens of them," said the ornithologist, "and I have shot or snared every one myself. n. one who studies birds

19. 18. rushes There was an open place where the sunshine always seemed strangely yellow and hot, where tall, nodding rushes grew, and her grandmother had warned her that she might sink in the soft black mud underneath and never be heard of more. n. plants that grow in wet marshy areas with stems that resemble blades of grass

20. 19. divining Mrs. Tilley gave amazed attention to all this, but Sylvia still watched the toad, not divining, as she might have done at some calmer time, that the creature wished to get to its hole under the door-step, and was much hindered by the unusual spectators at that hour of the evening. v. realizing something

21. 20. elusive She grieved because the longed-for white heron was elusive, but she did not lead the guest, she only followed, and there was no such thing as speaking first. adj. difficult to find or catch

22. 21. whippoorwills The short summer night seemed as long as the winter darkness, and at last when the whippoorwills ceased, and she was afraid the morning would after all come too soon, she stole out of the house and followed the pasture path through the woods, hastening toward the open ground beyond, listening with a sense of comfort and companionship to the drowsy twitter of a half- awakened bird, whose perch she had jarred in passing. n. nocturnal songbird

23. 22. wending It was like a great main-mast to the voyaging earth; it must truly have been amazed that morning through all its ponderous frame as it felt this determined spark of human spirit wending its way from higher branch to branch. v. travelling along a course or route

24. 23. pinions Yes, there was the sea with the dawning sun making a golden dazzle over it, and toward that glorious east flew two hawks with slow-moving pinions. n. bird’s wings

25. 25. solemn The child gives a long sigh a minute later when a company of shouting cat-birds comes also to the tree, and vexed by their fluttering and lawlessness the solemn heron goes away. adj. showing sincerity or gravity, humorless

26. 24. vexed The child gives a long sigh a minute later when a company of shouting cat-birds comes also to the tree, and vexed by their fluttering and lawlessness the solemn heron goes away. v. annoyed or agitated

27. Vocabulary “A White Heron” 1.Heron-n. a wading bird with a long neck, long legs, and grey or white feathers 2.Plodding adj. slow-moving 3.Dilatory- adj. slow 4. consolation –n. source of comfort 5.Zest- n. lively enjoyment and enthusiasm 6.Wistful- adj. sad; deep in thought, especially thoughts of something yearned for or lost 7.Geranium –n. a popular garden plant with large rounded leaves 8.Shoal- adj. describes water that is shallow 9.Boughs –n. the large main branches of a tree 10.Discreetly- adv. without attracting attention 11.Inaudibly- adv. In a manner that is impossible to hear 12.Wayfarer –n. a traveler, especially somebody who makes a journey on foot 13. Proffered- v. offered something for consideration 14. Squalor- n. shabbiness and dirtiness resulting from poverty or neglect 15. Quaint- adj. attractively old-fashioned 16. Demure- adj. acting in a shy or modest way 17. Ornithologist -n. one who studies birds 18. Rushes –n. plants that grow in wet marshy areas with stems that resemble blades of grass 19. Divining- v. realizing something 20. Elusive –adj. difficult to find or catch 21. Whippoorwills- n. nocturnal songbird 22. Wending –v. travelling along a course or route 23. Pinions- n. bird’s wings 24. Vexed –v. annoyed or agitated 25. Solemn – adj. showing sincerity or gravity, humorless