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Bunnicula: Chapters 2–3

In this classic novel, Chester the cat is convinced that his family's new pet rabbit is a vampire.

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  1. supernatural
    forces that cannot be explained by the physical world
    He especially likes mystery stories and tales of horror and the supernatural.
  2. vivid
    evoking lifelike images within the mind
    As a result, he has developed a very vivid imagination.
  3. stew
    bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
    It seems that after I went to sleep, Chester, still stewing over the lost milk, settled down with his latest book and attempted to ignore the rumbling in his stomach.
  4. shaft
    a column of light
    A shaft of moonlight fell across the rabbit’s cage and spilled onto the floor below.
  5. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
    The wind and rain had stopped and, as Chester read Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher,” he became increasingly aware of the eerie stillness that had taken their place.
  6. compel
    force somebody to do something
    As Chester tells it, he suddenly felt compelled to look at the rabbit.
  7. sustenance
    a source of food or nourishment
    He lifted his tiny nose and inhaled deeply, as if gathering sustenance from the moonlight.
  8. remote
    located far away spatially
    Through the silence had drifted the strains of a remote and exotic music.
  9. exotic
    strikingly strange or unusual
    Through the silence had drifted the strains of a remote and exotic music.
  10. caravan
    a procession traveling together in single file
    "I thought perhaps a caravan was passing by, so I ran to the window.”
  11. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    Chester looked at me with disdain.
  12. affect
    have an influence upon
    I’ve really got to stop reading these horror stories late at night, he thought, it’s beginning to affect my mind.
  13. unearthly
    suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
    There in the moonlight, as the music filtered through the air, sat the bunny, his eyes intense and staring, an unearthly aura about them.
  14. aura
    distinctive but intangible quality around a person or thing
    There in the moonlight, as the music filtered through the air, sat the bunny, his eyes intense and staring, an unearthly aura about them.
  15. arouse
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
    Our new arrival slept all day, and Chester, whose curiosity had been aroused by the strange behavior of the rabbit that first night, had decided to stay awake every night to observe him.
  16. bleary
    tired to the point of exhaustion
    Finally, on the morning of the fourth day, I caught Chester bleary-eyed over the water dish.
  17. indulgent
    tolerant or lenient
    "Oh, Chester,” I said, with an indulgent smile, "I think your reading has gone to your head.”
  18. romp
    light-hearted recreation activity
    I’d be ready for a good romp around the living room, and Chester would go to sleep.
  19. pendulum
    an apparatus in which an object is mounted to swing freely
    I went into the hallway and...you know that new clock they’ve got? The big one? That goes all the way to the ceiling? Well, see, it has this thing in the middle called a pendulum.
  20. venture
    put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
    "It means...that he paints vegetables?” I ventured.
  21. tender
    hurting
    "I suppose you could call it that. I prefer to think of it as the challenge of the unknown. I put one paw over my nose and reached out with the other one and gave it one good smack. I darn near broke my arm. It’s still tender; see how swollen it is.”
  22. incredulously
    in a disbelieving manner
    "You fell asleep?” I asked incredulously.
  23. stalk
    recur constantly and spontaneously to
    Then I noticed a light coming from under the kitchen door. I went into a crouch, stalking the light, when...click...I heard the refrigerator door close, and the light went out.
  24. practical
    guided by experience and observation rather than theory
    "There’s one way to find out,” said Mrs. Monroe, who always was the practical one.
  25. waft
    blow gently
    "How fascinating,” I said, as the aroma of frying bacon wafted across my nostrils.
Created on Wed Jul 31 10:19:38 EDT 2019 (updated Mon Aug 12 09:55:33 EDT 2019)

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