The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Chapter 1 – 4 Vocabulary

Chapter 1 Lucy Looks into a Wardrobe

London 1/1 • “…they were sent away from London during the war…” • London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.

housekeeper 1/1 • “He had no wife and he lived in a very large house with a housekeeper called Mrs. Macready and three servants.” • a person, typically a woman, employed to manage a household.

splended 1/2 • “This is going to be perfectly splendid.” • magnificent; very impressive.

row 1/3 • “There’s sure to be a row if we’re heard talking here.” • An argument or quarrel

passages 1/3 • “It’s about ten minutes’ walk from here down to that dining room, and any amount of stairs and passages in between.” • A long, narrow space that connects one place to another in which people or things can move through.

explore 1/3 • “I say, let’s go and explore tomorrow.” • To look at something in a careful way to learn more about it, to study or analyze something.

wardrobe 1/5 • “…they looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe…” • A room, closet, or chest where clothes are kept

inquisitive 1/7 • “Lucy felt a little frightened, but she felt very inquisitive and excited as well. • Tending to ask questions, having a desire to know or learn more.

muffler 1/8 • “He had a red woollen muffler round his neck…” • A piece of cloth worn around your neck to keep it warm.

parcels 1/9 • “…in the other arm he carried several brown-paper parcels.” • a wrapped bundle, package

Chapter 2 What Lucy Found There

Eve 2/11 • “…but should I be right in thinking that you are a Daughter of Eve?” • In Christianity beliefs, the first woman and wife of Adam.

Adam 2/12 • “But I have never seen a Son of Adam or a Daughter of Eve before.” • In Christianity beliefs, the first man and husband of Eve.

tongs 2/15 • “…and took a flaming piece of wood out of the fire with a neat little pair of tongs, and lit a lamp.” • a tool used for lifting or holding objects that is made of two long pieces connected at one end or in the middle

distress 2/19 • “Mr. Tumnus! Mr. Tumnus! said Lucy in great distress.” • unhappiness or pain

Chapter 3 Edmond and the Wardrobe

batty 3/26 • “’Batty! said Edmond, tapping his head. ‘Quite batty.’” • foolish or silly

hoax 3/27 • “A jolly good hoax. Lu,’ he as as he came out again. ‘you have really taken us in. I must admit. We half-believed you.”’ • to trick or deceive

heather 3/28 • “…fishing, climbing trees, and lying in the heather.” • a low-growing plant of northern areas that has small leaves and tiny white or purplish-pink flowers

imaginary 3/29 • “…he wanted to go on teasing her about her imaginary country.” • not real, existing in your mind or imagination

sledge 3/32 • “…at last there swept into sight a sledge drawn by two reindeer.” • a strong heavy sled

scarlet 3/32 • “Their harness was of scarlet leather and covered with bells.” • a bright red color

dwarf 3/32 • “…sat a fat dwarf who would have been about three feet high if he had been standing.” • a person of unusually small stature

Chapter 4 Turkish Delight

dominions 4/36 • “And how, pray, did you come to enter my dominions?” • the land that a ruler or government controls

hissing 3/37 • “But the moment it touched the snow there was a hissing sound and there stood a jeweled cup full of something that steamed.” • a sound like a long “s”

enchanted 4/39 • “…though Edmund did not know, that this was enchanted Turkish Delight and that anyone who had tasted it would want more and more of it…” • to put a magic spell on

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe