Rikki-tikki-tavi Vocabulary

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Rikki-tikki-tavi Vocabulary
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Bungalow

• In India, a house surrounded by a large outer
  porch
• If you visit my bungalow we can have tea on the
  veranda.

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Cantonment

• A military base
• The soldiers were stationed at the cantonment.

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Veranda

• A long open porch
• We set up the porch swing on the veranda.

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Revive

• To become conscious wake up
• The boxer was revived after he was knocked out.

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Cultivated

• Cleared for the growing of garden plants
• The back yard was cultivated to plant the new
  seeds.

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Brahm

• Another name for the Brahma, creator of the
  universe in the Hindu religion
• Brahm marked the cobra to warn people to be
  afraid of them.

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Providence

• Blessing something good given by God
• The boy who survived the accident was called
  a providence by his father.

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Bathroom sluice

• A channel and opening in a wall through which the
  water in a bathtub can be drained outdoors
• We cut a new bathroom sluice to let the water
  drain properly.

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Purchase

• Secure grasp or hold
• The rock climber had a solid purchase on the
  cliff.

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Bantams eggs

• The eggs of a small hen
• We cooked the bantams eggs for breakfast.

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Scuttle

• To run quickly, with hurried movements
• The little girl scuttled away from the stranger.

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Now to review

• Immensely
• Cowered
• Valiant
• Consolation
• Impotent