The Wind in the Willows, chapters 3-4

the languorous siesta of a hot midday

• noisy

• disturing

• long; dull

• weary;weak

• softly spoken

"the verdant banks of dream-rivers"

• rusty

• copper

• green

• muddy

• eroding

"'Really Rat,' said the Mole quite pettishly."

• in a bad-tempered way

• cruelly

• laughingly

• mockingly

• quickly

"the astonished and . . . incredulous Mole"

• irresponsible

• unbelieving

• mischievous

• overjoyed

• disobedient

"Rat attacked a snow-bank . . . with ardour."

• weariness

• great frustration

• enthusiasm

• warm delight

• lazily

"he had been busy laying out a repast."

• lawn

• blanket

• campsite

• firewood

• meal

"The Mole assented heartily."

• disagreed

• ate vigorously

• agreed

• complained

• slept contently

"the whole mass of the Wild Wood, dense, menacing, compact"

• simple in design

• threatening

• disjointed

• expansive

• extremely dark

"more to oblige the Rat than for any other reason"

• to be kindly accommodating

• to confuse by teasing

• to comfort because of sorrow

• to signal a warning

• to confront for a wrong

"I had to cuff his head once or twice"

• to strike with an open hand

• to pet with gentle affection

• to translate

• to fill in missing information

• to doctor after an injury