The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Chapters 9–12

by C.S. Lewis
While exploring an unfamiliar house, four siblings discover a portal to the mystical kingdom of Narnia, a perpetually frozen land under the control of a powerful witch.

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  1. turret
    a small tower extending above a building
    He walked on and on, past corner after corner of the House, and past turret after turret to find the door.
  2. venture
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
    Edmund now ventured a little nearer, still keeping in the shadow of the arch as much as he could.
  3. gloat
    gaze at or think about something with self-satisfaction
    And he stood there gloating over the stone lion, and presently he did something very silly and childish.
  4. threshold
    the entrance for passing through a room or building
    He went to it; there was a flight of stone steps going up to an open door. Edmund went up them. Across the threshold lay a great wolf.
  5. tread
    stomp heavily or roughly
    And Edmund went in, taking great care not to tread on the Wolf's paws.
  6. abide
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    "I can't abide the thought of that Witch fiddling with it," said Mrs Beaver, "and breaking it or stealing it, as likely as not."
  7. bramble
    any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
    He knew he could scramble to the top of the bank among bushes and brambles without being seen; and he wanted above all things to see which way the Witch's sledge went.
  8. sheath
    a protective covering, as for a knife or sword
    The hilt of the sword was of gold and it had a sheath and a sword belt and everything it needed, and it was just the right size and weight for Peter to use.
  9. quiver
    case for holding arrows
    "These are for you," and he handed her a bow and a quiver full of arrows and a little ivory horn.
  10. repulsive
    offensive to the mind or senses
    He grinned in a repulsive manner as he set them down on the floor beside Edmund and said: "Turkish Delight for the little Prince. Ha! Ha! Ha!"
  11. gaiety
    a festive merry feeling
    But when the whole party saw the sledge stopping and who was in it, all the gaiety went out of their faces.
  12. vermin
    any of various small animals or insects that are pests
    "Speak, vermin!" she said again.
  13. gluttony
    eating to excess
    What is the meaning of all this gluttony, this waste, this self-indulgence? Where did you get all these things?
  14. thicket
    a dense growth of bushes
    They walked on in silence drinking it all in, passing through patches of warm sunlight into cool, green thickets and out again into wide mossy glades where tall elms raised the leafy roof far overhead, and then into dense masses of flowering currant and among hawthorn bushes where the sweet smell was almost overpowering.
  15. pavilion
    a large and often sumptuous tent
    The next thing they saw was a pavilion pitched on one side of the open place.
Created on Thu Sep 03 11:39:19 EDT 2015 (updated Fri Jun 13 16:32:24 EDT 2025)

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