Prince Caspian: Chapters 5–7

by C.S. Lewis
A year after their last visit, the Pevensie children return to find that centuries have passed in Narnia. While there, they help a young prince fight for his rightful place on the throne.

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  1. alchemy
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
    He learned sword-fighting and riding, swimming and diving, how to shoot with the bow and play on the recorder and the theorbo, how to hunt the stag and cut him up when he was dead, besides Cosmography, Rhetoric, Heraldry, Versification, and of course History, with a little Law, Physic, Alchemy and Astronomy.
  2. practical
    guided by experience and observation rather than theory
    Of Magic he learned only the theory, for Doctor Cornelius said the practical part was not a proper study for princes.
  3. bustle
    a rapid active commotion
    After some years there came a time when the Queen seemed to be ill and there was a great deal of bustle and pother about her in the castle and doctors came and the courtiers whispered.
  4. victuals
    a source of food or nourishment
    We must go into the next room and fill it with victuals from your Highness's supper table.
  5. contrive
    come up with after a mental effort
    "I am a very minor magician but I can at least contrive a charmed sleep."
  6. usurper
    one who wrongfully seizes and holds the place of another
    Everyone except your Majesty knows that Miraz is a usurper.
  7. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
    "That," said Doctor Cornelius, "is the greatest and most sacred treasure of Narnia.
  8. endure
    face and withstand with courage
    Many terrors I endured, many spells did I utter, to find it, when I was still young.
  9. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
    Then came the fresh air in the garden, a fervent handclasp with the Doctor, a run across the lawn, a welcoming whinny from Destrier, and so King Caspian the Tenth left the castle of his fathers.
  10. feeble
    lacking strength or vigor
    "Gentlemen," said Caspian in a feeble voice, "whatever you do to me, I hope you will be kind to my poor horse."
  11. renegade
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
    And it's all mixed up with that Tutor: a renegade Dwarf.
  12. council
    a meeting of people for consultation
    Trufflehunter and the Dwarfs thought this a very good idea and gave Pattertwig messages to all sorts of people with queer names telling them all to come to a feast and council on Dancing Lawn at midnight three nights ahead.
  13. suspicious
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
    There was a long talk here and the Dwarf seemed more suspicious than the Squirrel or the Bulgy Bears had been, but in the end the whole party were invited to come down.
  14. comparison
    relation based on similarities and differences
    The workmanship of the arms was far finer than any Caspian had ever seen, and he gladly accepted the Dwarf-made sword instead of his own, which looked, in comparison, as feeble as a toy and as clumsy as a stick.
  15. descendant
    a person considered as coming from some ancestor or race
    It gave Caspian a shock to realise that the horrible creatures out of the old stories, as well as the nice ones, had some descendants in Narnia still.
  16. barbarian
    a member of an uncivilized people
    "I'll believe in anyone or anything," said Nikabrik, "that'll batter these cursed Telmarine barbarians to pieces or drive them out of Narnia.
  17. attempt
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do something
    But, in the main, they had thought only of living to themselves in woods and caves and building up an attempt at Old Narnia in hiding.
  18. clad
    having an outer covering especially of thin metal
    "Why else does your Majesty go clad in mail and girt with sword?"
  19. wage
    carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
    He spoke in such a voice that neither Caspian nor the others hesitated for a moment: it now seemed to them quite possible that they might win a war and quite certain that they must wage one.
  20. disposal
    the power to use something or someone
    "There are twelve of us, Sire," he said with a dashing and graceful bow, "and I place all the resources of my people unreservedly at your Majesty's disposal."
  21. defile
    spot, stain, or pollute
    Since the Humans came into the land, felling forests and defiling streams, the Dryads and Naiads have sunk into a deep sleep.
  22. cloven
    (used of hooves) split, divided
    When Caspian awoke next morning he could hardly believe that it had not all been a dream; but the grass was covered with little cloven hoof-marks.
  23. contingent
    a temporary military unit
    All whom he had met were there: Bulgy Bears and Red Dwarfs and Black Dwarfs, Moles and Badgers, Hares and Hedgehogs, and others whom he had not yet seen—five Satyrs as red as foxes, the whole contingent of Talking Mice, armed to the teeth and following a shrill trumpet, some Owls, the Old Raven of Ravenscaur.
  24. accustomed
    in the habit of or adapted to
    They were all creatures of the wild, accustomed to being hunted, and they all became still as statues.
  25. savior
    a person who rescues you from harm or danger
    "This is my greatest friend and the saviour of my life," said Caspian.
  26. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
    Signior Mouse, I desire your better acquaintance. I am honoured by meeting so valiant a beast.
  27. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
    At a pinch all of us (except this worthy Giant) could retreat into the Mound itself, and there we should be beyond the reach of every danger except famine.
  28. sortie
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
    Caspian and other captains of course made many sorties into the open country.
  29. indifference
    the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things
    "Oh, as for me," said the Red Dwarf, who had been listening with complete indifference, "your Majesty knows I think the Horn—and that bit of broken stone over there—and your great King Peter—and your Lion Aslan—are all eggs in moonshine.
  30. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    "That sometimes has an effect in operations of White Magic."
Created on Wed Sep 09 15:54:26 EDT 2015 (updated Mon Oct 01 16:45:03 EDT 2018)

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