Vocabulary List
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winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
They very soon came upon a Gryphon, lying fast asleep in the sun.
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small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
A Mad Tea-Party
There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. -
make ugly
Never heard of uglifying!' it exclaimed.
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someone who makes and sells hats
'In THAT direction,' the Cat said, waving its right paw round, 'lives a Hatter: and in THAT direction,' waving the other paw, 'lives a March Hare.
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a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
CHAPTER V. Advice from a Caterpillar
The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice. -
a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin)
It was the White Rabbit returning, splendidly dressed, with a pair of white kid gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other: he came trotting along in a great hurry, muttering to himself as he came, 'Oh! the Duchess, the Duchess!
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the quantity that a barrow will hold
After a minute or two, they began moving about again, and Alice heard the Rabbit say, 'A barrowful will do, to begin with.'
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any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
The Mock Turtle's Story
'You can't think how glad I am to see you again, you dear old thing!' said the Duchess, as she tucked her arm affectionately into Alice's, and they walked off together. -
write by hand
'Are they in the prisoner's handwriting?' asked another of the jurymen.
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greatness of quantity or measure or extent
The Dormouse had closed its eyes by this time, and was going off into a doze; but, on being pinched by the Hatter, it woke up again with a little shriek, and went on: '—that begins with an M, such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, and muchness—you know you say things are "much of a muchness"—did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness?'
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a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
(Alice had been to the seaside once in her life, and had come to the general conclusion, that wherever you go to on the English coast you find a number of bathing machines in the sea, some children digging in the sand with wooden spades, then a row of lodging houses, and behind them a railway station.)
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small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
It was high time to go, for the pool was getting quite crowded with the birds and animals that had fallen into it: there were a Duck and a Dodo, a Lory and an Eaglet, and several other curious creatures.
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an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
She stretched herself up on tiptoe, and peeped over the edge of the mushroom, and her eyes immediately met those of a large caterpillar, that was sitting on the top with its arms folded, quietly smoking a long hookah, and taking not the smallest notice of her or of anything else.
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connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
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candy containing a fruit or nut
Alice had no idea what to do, and in despair she put her hand in her pocket, and pulled out a box of comfits, (luckily the salt water had not got into it), and handed them round as prizes.
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treat with contempt
The Mock Turtle's Story
'You can't think how glad I am to see you again, you dear old thing!' said the Duchess, as she tucked her arm affectionately into Alice's, and they walked off together. -
soup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of green turtle soup
'It's the thing Mock Turtle Soup is made from,' said the Queen.
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extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
It was high time to go, for the pool was getting quite crowded with the birds and animals that had fallen into it: there were a Duck and a Dodo, a Lory and an Eaglet, and several other curious creatures.
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a game in which players hit a ball through a series of hoops
She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people.
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cut the head of
'I heard the Queen say only yesterday you deserved to be beheaded!'