3rd Grade Word List in Literature

gossip

n. a sponsor at baptism
n. someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives

proceeds

n. money obtained from an event or activity

parson

n. a person authorized to conduct religious worship

feast

n. a ceremonial dinner party for many people

tile

n thin rectangular slab of baked clay, used in overlapping rows for covering roofs

porch

n. a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

knave

n. a dishonest man
n. jack in cards

soothsayer

n. person supposed to be able to foresee future

pinch

v. press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between a finger and a thumb

croak

v. utter a hoarse sound, like a raven

thither

ad. to or toward that place; away from the speaker

prophecy

n. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
n. knowledge of the future

rascal

n. one who is playfully mischievous
n. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

treachery

n. betrayal of a trust

unanimously

ad. without opposition

contented

a. satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

thence

ad. from that place or from there

apiece

ad. to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)

fleecy

a. soft and like a sheep's wool, or looking like this