Vocabulary
Smallest of the litter
What is the "runt"?
What promise does Charlotte make to Wilbur?
Charlotte promises to save Wilbur from death.
to attract through other means
What is "appealing"?
to look at steadily
What is "gaze"?
noisy, confused activity
What is "commotion"?
Unfairness
What is "injustice"?
Explain Wilbur's statement, "...what a gamble friendship is!"
When you first befriend someone, you don't really know them well and the friendship may or may not work out. You need to be willing to get to know the other person instead of dismissing them because you have differences.
one who habitually overeats
What is "glutton"?
disappeared
What is "vanished"?
den
What is a "lair"?
Strongly disliked
What is "loathed?"
What important event, announced by Charlotte, happens in the barn cellar?
Charlotte makes the announcement that the goslings have hatched.
to bear, tolerate
What is "endure"?
constant; neverending
What is "unremitting"?
lifted; pulled up by a device
What is "hoisted"?
To deliver; give out
What is "distribute"?
What reasons does Father give for insisting that Fern sell Wilbur?
Wilbur is beginning to eat more food. Mr. Arable is not willing to provide food for him any longer because the cost of the food would be more than the price he could get selling him later. Mr. Arable has already sold Wilbur's siblings.
disappointed, discouraged
What is "dejected"?
walked in shallow water
What is "waded"?
only; simply
What is "merely"?
exaggerated, uncontrolled emotions
What is "hysterics"?
What does the word "arable" mean? Why is it a good name for a farm family?
"arable" means land suitable for farming. It is a good name because the Arables are farmers.
humbly
What is "meekly"?
state of being held against your will
What is "captivity"?
moved carelessly
What is "blundered"?