Ella Enchanted: Chapters 7–13

by Gail Carson Levine
In this reimagining of the Cinderella story, Ella tries to escape a curse that prevents her from disobeying orders.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–6, Chapters 7–13, Chapters 14–20, Chapters 21–24, Chapter 25–Epilogue
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  1. bewitch
    cast a spell over someone or something
    “Have they found a new way to bewitch us?”
  2. reclaim
    reassert one's right or title to
    If someone else had ordered me to take it back, I would have had to. But I couldn’t will myself to reclaim it.
  3. plait
    weave into a braided hairdo
    Her dark hair was plaited into many braids that were gathered and woven into a knot high on her head.
  4. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
    The curtains were streamers, undulating from the breeze made by the door closing behind me.
  5. swathe
    wrap in or as if in strips of cloth
    The five beds were swathed in a gauzy fabric.
  6. gauzy
    so thin as to transmit light
    The five beds were swathed in a gauzy fabric.
  7. succumb
    be fatally overwhelmed
    If I didn’t succumb to starvation, I would be here for a long time, with hateful mistresses and with Hattie ordering me about.
  8. sustenance
    a source of food or nourishment
    In two swallows I ate the soft white roll, more air than sustenance. But more sustenance than I’d had in days.
  9. epithet
    a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
    However, Areida was laughing, which made it seem the worst of epithets.
  10. odious
    extremely repulsive or unpleasant
    They were an odious group, Hattie and the two she called her special friends, Blossom and Delicia.
  11. sprig
    a small branch or stem, usually with leaves or flowers
    Most of the herbs were the ordinary sort, but as I turned to leave, I spotted a sprig of bogweed.
  12. imperative
    a grammatical mood that expresses a command or exhortation
    “Where were you? I’ve been reviewing the imperative.”
  13. befall
    become of; happen to
    My mother worries, but I tell her they will not let harm befall me.
  14. vouchsafe
    grant in a condescending manner
    Frantically, I riffled the pages of my book, hoping to be vouchsafed a map.
  15. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
    I loved his howl, which I could both hear and feel: long and plaintive, woebegone and heartsore, filled with yearning for what used to be and for what would never come again.
Created on Thu May 31 15:13:36 EDT 2018 (updated Tue Jul 29 15:31:04 EDT 2025)

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