Notes on the text

1. to be about to do smth - мати намір щось зробити

2. I’m down to my last dollar. - У мене майже не залишилося грошей

Active words

1. to wink - to close and open one eye quickly as a sign to someone, for example a sign that what you have just said is a joke or a secret;

2. aquamarine - a green-blue colour;

3. pickled - preserved in vinegar or salt water;

4. diligently - very hard and very carefully;

5. to hug - to put your arms round someone to show your love or friendship;

6. to saunter - to walk in a slow and relaxed way;

7. to grasp - to take and hold something or someone very tightly;

8. dingy - a dingy place or object is rather dark in an unpleasant way and often looks dirty;

9. ragged - torn and dirty;

10. shabby - old and in bad condition;

11. to suspect - to believe that something is true, especially something bad;

12. awkwardly - in a way that shows you are not comfortable, relaxed, or confident;

13. to tug - to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement;

14. to disgrace - to harm the reputation of a person or group by doing something bad or immoral;

15. to snap - to move something quickly, for example a light switch or something else that makes a short sound, or to be moved quickly in this way;

16. to peck at smth - to eat only a small amount of a meal, without much interest;

17. sanctum - an inner room in a holy place such as a temple;

18. embarrassed - ashamed of something, and worried about what other people will think of you;

19. grimly – unpleasantly;

20. to suppress - to stop a physical process from happening or developing;

21. characterization - the way in which a writer creates characters in a book, play, film etc;

22. climax - the most exciting or important moment in a story, event, or situation, usually near the end;

23. fleeting - continuing for only a very short time;

24. denouement - the end of a book, play, or series of events, when everything is explained;

25. drab - not colorful or interesting;

26. to stroke - a hit made with someone's hand, a stick, or another object;

27. to complain - to say that you are not satisfied with something;

28. blank verse - a type of poetry that has a regular pattern of sounds but does not have lines that rhyme;

29. despair - the feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it;

31. to evoke - to bring a particular emotion, idea, or memory into your mind

1. stilted - stilted movements or words are not relaxed and natural

30. circulation - the number of copies of a newspaper or magazine sold each day, week etc

31. to neglect - to fail to pay attention to something;

32. oatmeal - crushed oats (=a type of grain), used in cooking;

33. latchkey - the key for opening the lock of an outer door from the outside;

34. to jest - to speak in a way that is not serious;

35. traitor - someone who tells secrets about ones own country to a country that is ones enemy;

36. to rumble - to try to hold, move, or find something using your hands in a way that is not skilful or graceful;

37. to blurt - to say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited.