Grade 6: "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde

Angry that children have invaded his garden, a giant builds a wall to keep them out, but doing so brings never-ending winter.
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  1. delicate
    developed with extreme subtlety
    And there are 12 peach trees that in spring are full of delicate pink and white flowers, and in autumn have rich fruit.
  2. ogre
    (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
    One day the Giant comes back after visiting his friend the Cornish ogre.
  3. dusty
    covered with a layer of fine powdery material
    They try to play on the road, but the road is very dusty and full of hard stones, and they don’t like it.
  4. cloak
    a loose outer garment
    The Snow covers the grass with her great white cloak, and the Frost paints all the trees silver.
  5. roar
    make a loud noise, as of an animal
    All day he roars about the garden and blows the chimneys down.
  6. chimney
    vertical flue carrying smoke through the wall of a building
    All day he roars about the garden and blows the chimneys down.
  7. hail
    precipitation of ice pellets
    ‘This is a lovely place,’ he says, ‘we must ask the Hail to visit.’
  8. rattle
    make a series of short, loud sounds
    Every day for three hours he rattles on the roof of the castle until he breaks most of the slates.
  9. slate
    thin layers of rock used for roofing
    Every day for three hours he rattles on the roof of the castle until he breaks most of the slates.
  10. wicked
    morally bad in principle or practice
    When the other children see that the Giant isn’t wicked, they run back.
Created on Thu Mar 26 11:49:05 EDT 2026 (updated Wed Apr 08 12:16:21 EDT 2026)

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