Fantastic Mr. Fox Vocabulary Chapter 15- 18
fizzy
A fizzy drink has lots of bubbles of gas in it.
Succulent
Delicious, mouth watering.
I suppose
I guess
Impudent
Rude
Prowled
To go about stealthily
piled
VERB place (things) one on top of another
brick
a block of hard material used in building
trolley
a large container with wheels that you push and use for carrying things in a supermarket or at an airport
pushcart
a small handcart or barrow
whiskers
any of the long, stiff hairs growing on the face of a cat, mouse or other mammal
cellar
basement
to have bad manners
behave badly/rudely
crumbly
breaking easily into small pieces; broken down
jars
container made of glass
dotty
crazy
gloomy
darkness, sadness, rejection
stuffed
filled with something
polite
having good manners
clutching
holding tightly
poaching
illegal hunting
indeed
in truth, in fact, surely, really
by the way
incidentally; "By the way, could you please bring your laptop computer tomorrow."
gentle
kindly; soft; mild; of good family
stomach
large muscular sac that continues the mechanical and chemical digestion of food
peer
look searchingly
adore
love deeply
humming
make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee.
cheer up
make happier
throat
pharynx
heap
pile
decent
proper
tucked under one arm
put away under the arm
doubts
questions, uncertainties
perched
resting in a high place
saucy
rude
poppycock
senseless talk; nonsense
ought to
should
step ladder
should be long enough so that you do not have to stand on the top step
tilting
slanting
damp
slightly wet
a flight of steps
steps
sip
taste; discern; be wise
the choicest morsels
the best parts
burglar
thief
to become accustomed to
to become used to
beat it
to go away
get a move on
to hurry up
display
to show
give the game away
to spoil a surprise or secret by doing or saying something that lets someone guess what the secret is
swipe
to steal
rolling pin
tool used to flatten dough for rolls, pizza, cookies or crusts
terrific
very great or intense