irregular verbs/idioms
The past tense and participle form of the irregular verb "to bring".
What is "brought, brought"?
"There were less days below freezing last winter."
There were fewer days below freezing last winter.
Fatou in The Embassy of Cambodia saves a girl's life who had swallowed this object.
What is a marble.
The name of the current monarch of the UK.
Who is Charles III?
“The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.” —Lord of the Flies, William Golding
What is a metaphor.
An idiom meaning to be completely controlled by someone: "to be under..."
What is "under someone's tumb?"
"She layed the baby in her crib five minutes ago, so it should still be laying there."
She laid the baby in her crib five minutes ago, so it should still be laying there.
The subtitle of the novel Frankenstein.
What is 'The modern Prometheus'?
The countries that make up Great Britain.
What are England, Scotland and Wales?
“I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er vales and hills” William Wordsworth, 1807, “Daffodils.”
What is a simile?
The past tense, participle, and gerund of the irregular verb "to lie".
What is lay, lain, lying?
Alan is working in Canada since two months now and he really likes it.
Alan has been working in Canada for two months now and he really likes it.
The person who kills Macbeth.
Who is Macduff.
The country that is called Cymru.
What is Wales?
The term used for a narrator who knows all the characters' thoughts and feelings.
What is an omniscient narrator?
An idiom meaning being able to think quickly and make sensible decisions. e.g.: "you have to ... when driving a car."
What is 'have your wits about you'?
Can you give me an advise about a good accommodation in Paris?
Can you give me some advice about good accommodation in Paris?
Where Captain Robert Walton first meets Victor Frankenstein.
What is Arctic Ice / The North / Siberia
The south-most capital in the world.
What is Wellington?
A symbol, concept, or image that recurs throughout the novel and helps develop the theme of the narrative.
What is a motif?
An idiom used for saying that it is better to solve
a problem now, rather than leave it until
later when it may be more difficult to deal
with.
What is "a stitch in time saves nine"?
As soon as they will have won the election, the government will rise the taxes, what is a shame.
As soon as they have won the election, the government will raise the taxes, which is a shame.
“Macbeth shall never vanquished be, ..."
- The name of the forest that "marches" against Macbeth.
Birnam Wood
The traditional New Year's Song in Scotland (and elsewhere).
What is Auld Lang Sine? ("old long since")
"Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard." OR
"It's a slow burg-I spent a couple of weeks there one day."
What is hyperbole?