Dolores claiborne

yarn-spinner

a weaver of tall-tales, a "spinner" of stories

concomitant

accompanying(broken Ribs and the concomitant lung injuries.)

lurch

an act or instance of swaying abruptly

sly

clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions

flummoxed

confused or perplexed; utterly dumbfounded

ovation

enthusiastic applause

vestibule

entrance

thenceforward

from that time on

foul

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust( foul temper)

impotent

lacking power or ability(unable to have erection.)

hoist

lift(to ve hoisted across like a bag of grain)

lantern

light in a transparent protective case(japanese lanterns)

teetotaler

person who totally abstains from intoxicating beverages (When it came to apologizingVera Donovan was pretty much of a teetotaler.)

constable

police officer

svelte

slender and graceful in outline

riddance

the action of getting rid of a troublesome or unwanted person or thing

dotage

the period of life in which a person is old and weak (Even in her dotage she hated to lose something fierce.)

caboodle

the whole collection or group of something

hail

to come from (whereabouts do you hail from)

foozle

to manage or play awkwardly : bungle(foozled expression)

poleaxed

to strike down or kill(I almost poleaxed hım with that stick of stovewood)

addled

unable to think clearly; confused(addled Brain)

sharp as a tack

very intelligent(Micheal Donovan was Sharp as a tack.)

judiciously

wisely

furrowed

wrinkled( her forehead would ve furrowed)

plink

ı wasnt exactly trying to plink hım that time. (Dolores to detective)

macabre

(adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject

gusher

A huge explosion of oil from a well. (I was gonna go gusher (burst into tears)

Biddy

A simple, kindhearted country girl, Biddy first befriends Pip when they attend school together. After Mrs. Joe is attacked and becomes an invalid, Biddy moves into Pip's home to care for her. Throughout most of the novel, Biddy represents the opposite of Estella; she is plain, kind, moral, and of Pip's own social class.

haul off

Draw back slightly, in preparation for some action

hobble

To limp or move with difficulty(I hobbled as far as the table)

squirming

To move around a lot due to nervousness or discomfort

throb

a deep pulsating type of pain (throb in the joints)

Calluses

a hardened thickened place on the skin

stenographer

a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand