Kindergarten Word List in Literature

conscience

n. feeling that you know and should do what is right and should avoid doing what is wrong

peaceably

ad. without violence or war, or in a peaceful way

stitch

v. fasten by sewing; do needlework

betimes

ad. before the usual or expected time; early

thriving

a. growing, developing, or being successful

dwarf

n. a person who is much smaller than the usual size

ply

v. work with (a tool, especially one requiring steady, rhythmic movements)

rap

v. strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows

bustle

v. do things in a hurried and busy way

wight

n. a ghost, or a dead person who has come back to life

pantaloons

n. (pl) men's tight trousers that fasten at the foot or below the knee, worn in the past

into the bargain

ad. in addition to other facts previously mentioned

cobbler

n. a person who repairs shoes

twinkling

a. shining intermittently with a sparkling light

caper

v. run and jump about in an energetic, happy way