Roald Dahl Matilda

Chad D. (United States of America)
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  1. headmistress
    a woman headmaster
    And there she was, the huge figure of the Headmistress, stretched full-length on her back across the floor, out for the count.
  2. elate
    fill with high spirits
    She was feeling curiously elated.
  3. tinkle
    make or emit a high sound
    It hovered for a few moments, then suddenly it dropped to the floor with a tinkle and broke in two.
  4. socket
    a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
    She had felt most wonderfully the power surging up behind her eyes, gushing like a warm fluid inside her skull, and her eyes had became scorching hot, hotter than ever before, and things had come bursting out of her eye-sockets and then the piece of chalk had lifted itself up and had begun to write.
  5. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
    It hovered for a few moments, then suddenly it dropped to the floor with a tinkle and broke in two.
  6. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
    She was feeling curiously elated.
  7. matron
    a married woman who is staid and dignified
    Someone go and fetch the matron at once."
  8. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
    Miss Honey ran forward and knelt beside the prostrate giant.
  9. resume
    take up or begin anew
    Wilfred, who had managed to resume his seat in the front row, screamed, "Miss Trunchbull has fallen down!
  10. leap
    move forward by bounds
    Nigel, always ready for action, leapt up and seized the big jug of water.
  11. seize
    take hold of; grab
    Nigel, always ready for action, leapt up and seized the big jug of water.
  12. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
    And there she was, the huge figure of the Headmistress, stretched full-length on her back across the floor, out for the count.
  13. entire
    constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
    This was the most sensational bit of news of all and the entire class jumped up out of their seats to have a really good look.
  14. burst
    come open suddenly and violently
    She had felt most wonderfully the power surging up behind her eyes, gushing like a warm fluid inside her skull, and her eyes had became scorching hot, hotter than ever before, and things had come bursting out of her eye-sockets and then the piece of chalk had lifted itself up and had begun to write.
  15. continue
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition
    As for Matilda, she continued to sit motionless at her desk.
  16. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
    And there she was, the huge figure of the Headmistress, stretched full-length on her back across the floor, out for the count.
  17. length
    the linear extent in space from one end to the other
    And there she was, the huge figure of the Headmistress, stretched full-length on her back across the floor, out for the count.
  18. moment
    an indefinitely short time
    It hovered for a few moments, then suddenly it dropped to the floor with a tinkle and broke in two.
  19. world
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    She felt as though she had touched something that was not quite of this world, the highest point of the heavens, the farthest star.
Created on Mon Apr 25 14:15:41 EDT 2011

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