Story #2

on

 Eveline

By: James Joyce

 

In this story we find some interesting words and we want to share with you these and their meaning.


1. Cretonne (noun): A strong cotton or line cloth used especially for curtains and upholstery.

Pronunciation: /Cre-tonne/

Example: https://voca.ro/114S7zkUAFGk


Sentence where we find the word:

"Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty creatonne."

Example sentences with this word:

  • This curtain is not made of cretonne.
  • My mom wore a red dress made of cretonne.
  • My grandmother's tablecloth is made of cretonne.
  • The best curtains are cretonne.

2. Cripple (noun): An extremely offensive word for a person whose legs or arms don't work in the usual way .

Pronunciation: /Kri-pl/

Example: https://voca.ro/14J0qd4BragD


Sentence where we find the word:

"The Devines, the Waters, the Dunns, little Keogh the cripple, she and her brothers and sisters."

Example sentences with this word:

  • My classmate is a cripple since he was born.
  • After the accident my brother is a cripple.
  • What are you doing kissing the cripple?
  • He is a poor cripple abandoned by society.

3. Lodging (noun): A temporary place to stay.

Pronunciation: /Laa-juhng/

Example: https://voca.ro/1aE9EXWFeOOY


Sentence where we find the word:

"He was lodging in a house on the main road where she used to visit."

Example sentences with this word:

  • He gave me lodging in his house.
  • In my neighborhood there is a lodging house.
  • The lodging was nice.
  • Lodging is cheap in this area.

4. Mused (verb): To think about something carefully and for a long time.

Pronunciation: /Myoozd/

Example: https://voca.ro/1l5cyt5DyuJK


Sentence where we find the word:

"As she mused the pitiful vision of her mother's life laid its spell on the very quick of her being..."

Example sentences with this word:

  • I mused on what career to study.
  • My mom mused after ther seminar.
  • He mused on what was the best.
  • I mused on what I said yesterday.

5. Sake (noun): Means the purpose for doing something.

Pronunciation: /Seik/

Example: https://voca.ro/16fFtggvfHOj


Sentence where we find the word:

"He had begun to threaten her and say what he would do to her only for her dead mother's sake."

Example sentences with this word:

  • I'm trying to keep life normal for the sake of my two boys.
  • I knew I had to stay calm for Maria's sake.
  • Please do it, for David's sake.
  • I hope for both our sakes that you're right!

6. Threaten (verb): To tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they don't do what you want.

Pronunciation: /Threh-tn/

Example: https://voca.ro/1dQRG9p37iwp


Sentence where we find the word:

"Because she was a girl but latterly he had begun to threaten her and say what he would do to her only for her dead mother's sake."

Example sentences with this word:

  • He was going to threaten his neighbor.
  • It is dangerous to threaten strangers.
  • He likes to threaten.
  • If he doesn't stop I'll have to threaten him.

7. Squabble (noun): A disagreement, often about an unimportant matter.

(verb) An argument over something that is not important.

Pronunciation: /Skwaa-bl/

Example: https://voca.ro/1azR5nG4G67j


Sentence where we find the word:

"The invariable squabble for money on Saturday nights had begun to weary her unspeakably."

Example sentences with this word:

  • Yesterday, we had a squeabble with my sister.
  • After she realized that he was lying to her, they had a squabble.
  • Maria and Johan are having a squabble about who is going to hold the cat's lead.
  • There is any easy wat to end their family squabble.

8. Squander (verb): To waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage.

Pronunciation: /Skwaan-dr/

Example: https://voca.ro/188Wch6iooGG


Sentence where we find the word:

"He said she used to squander the money, that she had no head..."

Example sentences with this word:

  • He always squander money.
  • You must not squander your money.
  • Don't squander your opportunities when you are young.
  • She was squander her inheritance.

We hope these words are new and interesting for each of you, with nothing more to add, thanks for reading!

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