"The Young King" - Phrase Meanings

Find these words and phrases in the tale "The Young King" and notice the way in which they are used. In each case choose the correct variant to show which one you think is the best equivalent.

"the tired guard"

• the weary guard

• the curious guard

• the working guard

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"his eyelids trembled"

• his eyelids opened

• his eyelids vibrated

• his eyelids closed

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"haggard women"

• wild women

• worn women

• spare women

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"crept away from the altar"

• left the altar unnoticed

• crawled away from the altar

• stole the altar

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"through the murmurs of people"

• through the grumble of people

• through the whisper of people

• through the mutter of people

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"evil things"

• wicked things

• unfortunate things

• wrong things

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"Death galloped away"

• Death fled away

• Death walked away

• Death ran away

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"The adders hissed at him"

• The adders sibilated

• The adders whistled

• The adders shrilled

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"had a fascination for him"

• charmed him

• delighted him

• bewitched him

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"mocked at him"

• laughed at him

• were very surprised

• thought he was stupid