Plot
When not nursing Nelly, where does Cathy sneak off to?
Wuthering Heights to see Linton
Reaper
Short for the grim reaper, harbinger of death
“You must come, to cure me,' he answered. 'You ought to come, because you have hurt me: you know you have extremely! I was not as ill when you entered as I am at present - was I?”
Chapter 23
How long has it been since Cathy has written to Linton?
2-3 months
Michaelmas
A Christmas festival celebrated on September 29
"But wait, and you shall hear if he conned his A B C to please me; and if it were worthwhile being civil to the brute."
Chapter 24
What does Heathcliff threaten Cathy with?
He threatens to show her dad the letters she wrote to Linton.
Pettishly
Bad-tempered and petulant
“You may be right, Ellen,” she answered; “but I shall never feel at ease till I know– and I must tell Linton it is not my fault that I don’t write; and convince him that I shall not change.”
Chapter 22
How did Heathcliff react when Catherine interrupted him reprimanding Linton?
Heathcliff laughed and said he was glad Cathy took that view on the matter
Bugbear
A cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing
"Your mothrt hated your father, now then"
Chapter 23
What is Cathy and Lintons argument about in Chapter 23?
Linton tells Cathy that her mother (Catherine) hated her father (Edgar) and was really in love with his father (Heathcliff).
Dis-relish
a feeling of dislike or distaste
"She now put no restraint into her tears; her breath was stifled by sobs.”
Chapter 22