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  1. the other way around
    with the order reversed
    Thinking about that for a moment, he realized that it could be the other way around: that it was he who
    had become accustomed totheir schedule.
  2. prod
    push against gently
    The boy prodded them, one by one,
    with his crook, calling each by name.
  3. sacristy
    a room in a church where religious objects are stored
    The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the
    sacristy had once stood.
  4. awaken
    cause to become conscious
    He had had the same dream that night as a week ago, and
    once again he had awakened before it ended.
  5. accustom
    familiarize psychologically or physically
    Thinking about that for a moment, he realized that it could be the other way around: that it was he who
    had become accustomed totheir schedule.
  6. crook
    a long staff with one end being hook shaped
    He arose and, taking up his crook, began to awaken the sheep that still slept.
  7. sycamore
    any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
    The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the
    sacristy had once stood.
  8. mutter
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
    "They are so used to me that they know my schedule," he muttered.
  9. schedule
    a list of times at which things are planned to occur
    "They are so used to me that they know my schedule," he muttered.
  10. countryside
    rural regions
    It was as if some mysterious energy bound his
    life to that of the sheep, with whom he had spent the past two years, leading them through the countryside
    in search of food and water.
  11. sheep
    woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
    He saw to it that all the sheep entered through the ruined gate, and
    then laid some planks across it to prevent the flock from wandering away during the night.
  12. pillow
    a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
    He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had just finished reading as a pillow.
  13. plank
    a wooden board used for building or making a structure
    He saw to it that all the sheep entered through the ruined gate, and
    then laid some planks across it to prevent the flock from wandering away during the night.
  14. stray
    wander from a direct course or at random
    There were no
    wolves in the region, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy had had to spend the
    entire next day searching for it.
  15. wolf
    any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
    There were no
    wolves in the region, but once an animal had strayed during the night, and the boy had had to spend the
    entire next day searching for it.
  16. loneliness
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    So there were times when he read them parts of his books that had made an impression on
    him, or when he would tell them of the loneliness or the happiness of a shepherd in the fields.
  17. look up
    seek information from
    It was still dark when he awoke, and, looking up, he could see the stars through the half-destroyed roof.
  18. awake
    not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
    It was still dark when he awoke, and, looking up, he could see the stars through the half-destroyed roof.
  19. on the spot
    at the place in question; there
    The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the
    sacristy had once stood.
Created on Thu Jul 28 06:50:18 EDT 2011

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