rapunzel

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  1. rampion
    bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad
    One day the woman was standing by this window and looking down into the garden, when she saw a bed which was planted with the most beautiful rampion, and it looked so fresh and green that she longed for it.
  2. enchantress
    a female sorcerer or magician
    It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world.
  3. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
    At twilight, he clambered down over the wall into the garden of the enchantress, hastily clutched a handful of rampion, and took it to his wife.
  4. ail
    be unwell
    Her husband was alarmed, and asked: 'What ails you, dear wife?'
  5. skein
    coils of worsted yarn
    Bring with you a skein of silk every time that you come, and I will weave a ladder with it, and when that is ready I will descend, and you will take me on your horse.'
  6. clutch
    take hold of; grab
    At twilight, he clambered down over the wall into the garden of the enchantress, hastily clutched a handful of rampion, and took it to his wife.
  7. descend
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    If he was to have any rest, her husband knew he must once more descend into the garden.
  8. venomous
    extremely poisonous or injurious
    The king's son ascended, but instead of finding his dearest Rapunzel, he found the enchantress, who gazed at him with wicked and venomous looks.
  9. tower
    a structure taller than its diameter
    When she was twelve years old, the enchantress shut her into a tower in the middle of a forest.
  10. weave
    pattern or structure of a fabric
    Bring with you a skein of silk every time that you come, and I will weave a ladder with it, and when that is ready I will descend, and you will take me on your horse.'
  11. pierce
    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
    He escaped with his life, but the thorns into which he fell pierced his eyes.
  12. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
    He wandered quite blind about the forest, ate nothing but roots and berries, and did naught but lament and weep over the loss of his dearest wife.
  13. surround
    extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
    It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world.
  14. scratch
    cut, scrape, or wear away the surface of
    'Aha!' she cried mockingly, 'you would fetch your dearest, but the beautiful bird sits no longer singing in the nest; the cat has got it, and will scratch out your eyes as well.
  15. ascend
    travel up
    The king's son ascended, but instead of finding his dearest Rapunzel, he found the enchantress, who gazed at him with wicked and venomous looks.
  16. misery
    a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
    And she was so pitiless that she took poor Rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.
  17. wander
    move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
    He wandered quite blind about the forest, ate nothing but roots and berries, and did naught but lament and weep over the loss of his dearest wife.
  18. deceive
    cause someone to believe an untruth
    I thought I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me!'
  19. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
    And she was so pitiless that she took poor Rapunzel into a desert where she had to live in great grief and misery.
  20. leap
    move forward by bounds
    The king's son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower.
  21. solitude
    a state of social isolation
    It was Rapunzel, who in her solitude passed her time in letting her sweet voice resound.
  22. seize
    take hold of; grab
    In her anger she clutched Rapunzel's beautiful tresses, wrapped them twice round her left hand, seized a pair of scissors with the right, and snip, snap, they were cut off, and the lovely braids lay on the ground.
  23. pine
    a coniferous tree
    She quite pined away, and began to look pale and miserable.
  24. grant
    let have
    At length it appeared that God was about to grant their desire.
  25. fell
    cause to go down by or as if by delivering a blow
    Rapunzel had magnificent long hair, fine as spun gold, and when she heard the voice of the enchantress, she unfastened her braided tresses, wound them round one of the hooks of the window above, and then the hair fell twenty ells down, and the enchantress climbed up by it.
  26. husband
    a male partner in a marriage
    Her husband was alarmed, and asked: 'What ails you, dear wife?'
  27. alarm
    a device signaling the occurrence of some undesirable event
    Her husband was alarmed, and asked: 'What ails you, dear wife?'
  28. gaze
    a long fixed look
    The king's son ascended, but instead of finding his dearest Rapunzel, he found the enchantress, who gazed at him with wicked and venomous looks.
  29. miserable
    very unhappy
    She quite pined away, and began to look pale and miserable.
  30. remark
    make or write a comment on
    The enchantress remarked nothing of this, until once Rapunzel said to her: 'Tell me, Dame Gothel, how it happens that you are so much heavier for me to draw up than the young king's son - he is with me in a moment.'
  31. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
    The king's son was beside himself with pain, and in his despair he leapt down from the tower.
  32. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
    The man in his terror consented to everything.
  33. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
    'Ah,' answered he, 'let mercy take the place of justice, I only made up my mind to do it out of necessity.
  34. surrounded
    confined on all sides
    It was, however, surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to go into it because it belonged to an enchantress, who had great power and was dreaded by all the world.
  35. length
    the linear extent in space from one end to the other
    At length it appeared that God was about to grant their desire.
  36. splendid
    characterized by grandeur
    These people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid garden could be seen, which was full of the most beautiful flowers and herbs.
  37. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
    I thought I had separated you from all the world, and yet you have deceived me!'
  38. terror
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
    The man in his terror consented to everything.
  39. approach
    move towards
    He heard a voice, and it seemed so familiar to him that he went towards it, and when he approached, Rapunzel knew him and fell on his neck and wept.
  40. necessity
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
    'Ah,' answered he, 'let mercy take the place of justice, I only made up my mind to do it out of necessity.
  41. familiar
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
    He heard a voice, and it seemed so familiar to him that he went towards it, and when he approached, Rapunzel knew him and fell on his neck and wept.
  42. vain
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
    Brothers Grimm
    Rapunzel
    There were once a man and a woman who had long, in vain, wished for a child.
  43. evening
    the latter part of the day
    Therefore, in the gloom of evening, he let himself down again; but when he had clambered down the wall he was terribly afraid, for he saw the enchantress standing before him.
  44. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented.
  45. touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
    He rode home, but the singing had so deeply touched his heart, that every day he went out into the forest and listened to it.
  46. receive
    get something; come into possession of
    He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented.
  47. fresh
    recently made, produced, or harvested
    One day the woman was standing by this window and looking down into the garden, when she saw a bed which was planted with the most beautiful rampion, and it looked so fresh and green that she longed for it.
  48. lead
    take somebody somewhere
    He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented.
  49. desire
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
    At length it appeared that God was about to grant their desire.
Created on Sun Sep 04 15:34:23 EDT 2011

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