1. Stuart Little B95710001 References 1. Yahoo Dictionary 2. The Advance Dictionary of current English p.1

2. Text Stuart was a great help to his parents, and to his older brother George, because of his small size and because he could do things that a mouse can do and was agreeable about doing them. (p.4) p.2

3. Vocabulary Agreeable adj. Ready to agree [F][(+to)][+to-v] ; Im agreeable to do what you suggest. disagreeable adj. Unpleasant ; ; What a disagreeable weather. p.3

4. Text In a minute or so, there came three quick jerks on the string, and Mr.Little carefully hauled it up. There, at the end, was Stuart, with the ring safely around his neck.(p.5) Haul v. Pull (with effort or force ),, A truck hauled the load away. Haul sb. over the coals ( ) Haul down ones colors p.4

5. Text But the truth was the drain had made him very slimy, and it was necessary for him to take a bath and sprinkle himself with a bit of his mother s violet water before he felt himself again. Everybody in the family thought he had been awfully good about the whole thing. (p.6) p.5

6. Vocabulary Slimy adj. covered with,hard to hold because slippery with slime. ( ) ; ; A slimy mess of squashed fruit. : slimier; slimiest Awfully adv. (chiefly colloq.)very (much) ( ) You are awfully nice to me. Extremely adv. You look extremely beautiful today. p.6

7. Text The Littles liked Ping-pong, but the balls had a way of rolling under chairs, sofas, and radiators, and this meant that the players were forever stooping down and reaching under things. Stuart soon learned to chase balls, and it was a great sight to see him come out from under a hot radiator, pushing a Ping-pong ball with all his might, the perspiration rolling down his cheeks. (p.7) p.7

8. Vocabulary Stoop vi. Bend the body forwards and downwards. [(+down)] He has to stoop down to get through the tunnel. bow, bend He bowed his head in shame. The nurse bend down and kissed the child. p.8

9. Vocabulary Perspiration n. Sweat; sweating. There were beads of perspiration on his upper lip. Sweat There was sweat on his forehead. p.9

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