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Summaries and Commentaries

Chapters 6–7

milden    to make or become mild

sledge    a sled or sleigh for carrying loads over ice, snow, etc.

deigned    condescended to do something thought to be slightly beneath one’s dignity

aver    to declare to be true; state positively; affirm

consecrated    caused to be revered or honored

felicitous    used or expressed in a way suitable to the occasion; aptly chosen; appropriate; apt

extry    extra

foist    to get (a thing) accepted, sold, etc. by fraud, deception, etc.; palm off

grudged    felt a strong, continued sense of hostility or ill will against someone over a real or fancied grievance

afore    before

inexorable    that cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting

antipathy    strong or deep-rooted dislike; aversion

smote    defeated, punished, destroyed, or killed

compunction    a sharp feeling of uneasiness brought on by a sense of guilt; remorse

ingratiatingly    so as to make acceptable; especially, so as to bring (oneself) into another’s favor or good graces by conscious effort

shan’t meddle    won’t interfere

rejoined    joined together again; reunited

evocation    an evoking, or calling forth


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