A Single Shard- Chapter 1 and 2

HTMinh (Singapore)
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  1. protrude
    extend out or project in space
    Not carrot-tops or chicken bones, which protruded in odd lumps.
  2. perusal
    the act of examining or reading carefully
    Tree-ear had been trotting along the road on his early-morning perusal of the village rubbish heaps.
  3. glean
    gather, as of natural products
    It would be many months before the rice was harvested and the poor allowed to glean the fallen grain from the bare fields.
  4. oblivious
    lacking conscious awareness of
    Oblivious, the man continued on his way.
  5. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
    Tree-ear complied, and the man stuffed them into the container as a temporary patch.
  6. urchin
    a poor and often mischievous city child
    Good deserves good, urchin.
  7. garner
    assemble or get together
    Foraging in the woods and rubbish heaps, gathering fallen gathering grain-heads in the autumn- these were honorable ways to garner a meal, requiring time and work.
  8. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
    No flesh remained on the arid bones, but the two friends cracked them open and worried away every scrap of marrow from inside.
  9. marrow
    network of connective tissue filling the cavities of bones
    No flesh remained on the arid bones, but the two friends cracked them open and worried away every scrap of marrow from inside.
  10. droning
    an unchanging intonation
    He tilted his head, listening, and grinned when the droning syllables of a song chant reached his ears.
  11. symmetry
    balance among the parts of something
    In only a few moments, the clay rose and fell, grew taller, then rounded down, until it curved into perfect symmetry.
  12. oafish
    ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
    As Tree-ear stared, rice began to trickle out of a hole in the box.The trickle continued and became a stream. Oblivious, the man continued on his way.
  13. emboldened
    made bold or courageous
    Emboldened by the silence, Tree-ear approached from his hiding place and approached the house.
  14. impudence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
    "What are you saying, impudent boy?"
  15. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
    The potter waved one hand to cut off the boy's words and spoke with derision.
  16. kiln
    a furnace for firing, burning, or drying porcelain or bricks
    Like most of the potters' villages, Ch'ulp'o had a communal kiln.
  17. rutted
    full of ruts
    The path was rutted and bumpy.
  18. precariously
    in a manner affording no ease or reassurance
    Whenever the wheels hit a deep rut, the cart tipped precariously and some of the logs spilled out.
  19. disarray
    untidiness, especially of clothing and appearance
    Each bump led to further disarray of the tidy pile.
  20. momentum
    the product of a body's mass and its velocity
    The momentum pulled Tree-Ear off balance, and he tripped over the cart and tumbled head-first to the ground.
  21. methodically
    in a methodical manner
    From then on, he worked slowly and methodically, stacking the wood in neat rows in the cart.
  22. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
    Wincing, he eased the bandage away.
Created on Wed Jul 24 08:06:36 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Jul 25 04:32:09 EDT 2013)

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