By: Timmy Adams
*Word: Hubbub
Definition: : noise, uproar: confusion, turmoil (Hubbub)
Quote from the book: “Then there was a hubbub!" (Bronte 56)
Video or literary example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Word: Pinafores
Quote from the book: “I had just fastened our pinafores together” (Bronte 55)
Definition: a sleeveless usually low-necked garment fastened in the back and worn as an apron or dress (Pinafores)
Video or literary example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Word: Miscreants
Quote from the book: “I ordered the miscreants to let me out” (Bronte 46)
Definition: one who behaves criminally or viciously (Miscreants)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
Word: Cudgel
Quote from the book: “and boastfully flourishing a heavy-headed cudgel” (Bronte 60)
Definition:: a short heavy club (Cudgel)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
*Word: Clergyman
Quote from the book: “no clergyman will undertake the duties of pastor” (Bronte 61)
Definition: : a member of the clergy (Clergyman)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
(gwbUtube)
Word: Visage
Quote from the book: “seven times didst thou gapingly contort thy visage” (Bronte 64)
Definition:the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal (Visage)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
*Word: Tumult
Quote from the book: “And what was it that had suggested the tremendous tumult” (Bronte 65)
Definition: disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion (Tumult)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
Word: Appellation
Quote from the book: “affirming I had never heard the appellation” (Bronte 74)
Definition: the act of calling by a name (Appellation)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
*Word: Orison
Quote from the book: “for Hareton Earnshaw was performing his orison sotto voce” (Bronte 79)
Definition: prayer (Orison)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Egress
Quote from the book: ''egress was allowed" (Bronte 80)
Definition: the action or right of going or coming out (Egress)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Impalpable
Quote from the book: “cold as impalpable ice” (Bronte 83)
Definition: incapable of being felt by touch : intangible (Impalpable)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Weathercocks
Quote from the book: “What vain weathercocks we are!” (Bronte 87)
Definition: a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction (Weathercocks)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Dunnock
Quote from the book: “Hareton has been cast out like an unfledged dunnock!” (Bronte 93)
Definition: hedge sparrow (Dunnock)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
Word: Interloper
Quote from the book: "you beggarly interloper" (Bronte 106)
Definition: an illegal or unlicensed trader (Interloper)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
*Word: Wheedle
Quote from the book: “wheedle my father out of all he has” (Bronte 106)
Definition: to influence or entice by soft words or flattery (Wheedle)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Domineer
Quote from the book: “be remarked if any one attempted to impose upon, or domineer over” (Bronte 108)
Definition: to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control (Domineer)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
*Word: Reprobate
Quote from the book: “regard Hindley as a reprobate” (Bronte 111)
Definition: to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil (Reprobate)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Bonny
Quote from the book: “she had the bonniest eye,” (Bronte 112)
Definition: : attractive, fair; also : fine, excellent (Bonny)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Peevish
Quote from the book: “and when she grew peevish” (Bronte 121)
Definition: marked by ill temper (Peevish)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Flogging
Quote from the book: “reminded him to order Heathcliff a flogging” (Bronte 122)
Definition: to beat with or as if with a rod or whip (Flogging)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Bog
Quote from the book: “You'll have to seek for her shoes in the bog to-morrow” (Bronte 126)
Definition: wet spongy ground; especially : a poorly drained usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of water (Bog)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Excursion
Quote from the book: “took off the grey cloak of the dairy-maid which we had borrowed for our excursion” (Bronte 135)
Definition: a usually brief pleasure trip (Excursion)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Expostulating
Quote from the book: “shaking her head and expostulating with her” (Bronte 135)
Definition: express strong disapproval or disagreement (Expostulating)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
Word: Frock
Quote from the book: “there shone forth beneath a grand plaid silk frock” (Bronte 139)
Definition: a woman's dress (Frock)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Discomfiture
Quote from the book: "enjoying his discomfiture" (Bronte 141)
Definition: to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment (Discomfiture)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Works Cited
ABCFashionStore. “Pretty Quinceanera Dresses, Prom Dress Spring 2011 by Q Davinci Bridal” YouTube. 21 January 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
Andrew Plett. “Baby Jesus Prayer - Ricky Bobby [Clean Edited] Talladega Nights [Good Quality].” YouTube. 19 December 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Appellation." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
Ben Miller. “How to steal 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones, and 9 iPods In 31 Seconds.” YouTube. 2 September 2009 . Web. 8 March 2013.
"Bog." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Bonny." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Clergyman." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Cudgel." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Discomfiture." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
Dmitry Rudyi. “Cudgel play by Dimk basic form.” YouTube. 26 October 2007. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Domineer." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
Don Oneill. “Jimmy's new weather cock.” YouTube. 27 July 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Dunnock." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
DyceKyD. “Family Guy-Canada Sucks” YouTube. 19 December 2008. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Egress." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
emimusic. “MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This.” YouTube. 24 February 2009. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Excursion." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Expostulating." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Frock." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Flogging." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
GopherAthletics. “Gopher Fans Storm the Court After Upset of No. 1 Indiana.” YouTube. 26 February 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
grungels. “Elf the Movie: The Angry Elf.” YouTube. 9 July 2006. Web. 8 March 2013.
gwbUtube. “Princess Bride - The Wedding ” YouTube. 4 March 2007. Web. 8 March 2013.
Howcast. “How to Go Camping in Your Backyard.” YouTube. 7 April 2010. Web. 8 March 2013.
Howcast. “How to Sneak Out At Night.” YouTube. 13 April 2010. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Hubbub." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
HTMLSpark. “Vote For Pedro.” YouTube. 20 May 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Impalpable." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Interloper." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
jcarusocox. “The Most Whipped Man In The World.” YouTube. 3 May 2008. Web. 8 March 2013.
Jerry Bailey. “Black Friday Crowd Rushing into Urban Outfitters.” YouTube. 25 November 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
MakeupArtWhitehouse. “Makeup Artist Whitehouse Station NJ La Belle Visage.” YouTube. 17 January 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Miscreants." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Orison." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Peevish." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Pinafores." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
Rail91. “Since when did we start naming things?” YouTube. 19 August 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Reprobate." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
sashalekich. “Monty Python's Holy Grail - Burn The Witch.” YouTube. 4 August 2009. Web. 8 March 2013.
Sean Penfold. “Tractor stuck in bog.” YouTube. 8 January 2012. Web. 8 March 2013.
simbirdcom. “Birds of Britain UK ~ Dunnock singing in Spring ♪♫ May 2009 ♪♫.” YouTube. 6 June 2009. Web. 8 March 2013.
SPQRstudios. “Roman Flogging.” YouTube. 12 March 2008. Web. 8 March 2013.
sushiandclouds. “Style log no. 3 Pinafore dress, florals, and clogs.” YouTube. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Tumult." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
VISO Trailers. “Crazy Stupid Love - Do You Find Me Attractive?” YouTube. 19 July 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
thehoopscene. “Blake Griffin RIDICULOUS slam dunk on Mozgov (Nov. 20, 2010)” YouTube. 21 November 2010. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Visage." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Weathercocks." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Wheedle." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
yellowfolder. “Boardwalk Empire - This Man is an Interloper.” YouTube. 10 November 2012. Web. 8 March 2013.
There is a very high level of vocabulary which is used in Wuthering Heights. The book is written in old English also, which can causes much confusion in the words of the book. To make reading the book easier I've gone over some of the more difficult and not commonly used books. For each word there is the definition, the quote from the book and a video giving an example of the word.
Definition: : noise, uproar: confusion, turmoil (Hubbub)
Quote from the book: “Then there was a hubbub!" (Bronte 56)
Video or literary example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Word: Pinafores
Quote from the book: “I had just fastened our pinafores together” (Bronte 55)
Definition: a sleeveless usually low-necked garment fastened in the back and worn as an apron or dress (Pinafores)
Video or literary example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Word: Miscreants
Quote from the book: “I ordered the miscreants to let me out” (Bronte 46)
Definition: one who behaves criminally or viciously (Miscreants)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
Word: Cudgel
Quote from the book: “and boastfully flourishing a heavy-headed cudgel” (Bronte 60)
Definition:: a short heavy club (Cudgel)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
*Word: Clergyman
Quote from the book: “no clergyman will undertake the duties of pastor” (Bronte 61)
Definition: : a member of the clergy (Clergyman)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
(gwbUtube)
Word: Visage
Quote from the book: “seven times didst thou gapingly contort thy visage” (Bronte 64)
Definition:the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal (Visage)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
*Word: Tumult
Quote from the book: “And what was it that had suggested the tremendous tumult” (Bronte 65)
Definition: disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion (Tumult)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
Word: Appellation
Quote from the book: “affirming I had never heard the appellation” (Bronte 74)
Definition: the act of calling by a name (Appellation)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
*Word: Orison
Quote from the book: “for Hareton Earnshaw was performing his orison sotto voce” (Bronte 79)
Definition: prayer (Orison)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Egress
Quote from the book: ''egress was allowed" (Bronte 80)
Definition: the action or right of going or coming out (Egress)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Impalpable
Quote from the book: “cold as impalpable ice” (Bronte 83)
Definition: incapable of being felt by touch : intangible (Impalpable)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Weathercocks
Quote from the book: “What vain weathercocks we are!” (Bronte 87)
Definition: a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction (Weathercocks)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Dunnock
Quote from the book: “Hareton has been cast out like an unfledged dunnock!” (Bronte 93)
Definition: hedge sparrow (Dunnock)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
Word: Interloper
Quote from the book: "you beggarly interloper" (Bronte 106)
Definition: an illegal or unlicensed trader (Interloper)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
*Word: Wheedle
Quote from the book: “wheedle my father out of all he has” (Bronte 106)
Definition: to influence or entice by soft words or flattery (Wheedle)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Domineer
Quote from the book: “be remarked if any one attempted to impose upon, or domineer over” (Bronte 108)
Definition: to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control (Domineer)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
*Word: Reprobate
Quote from the book: “regard Hindley as a reprobate” (Bronte 111)
Definition: to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil (Reprobate)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Bonny
Quote from the book: “she had the bonniest eye,” (Bronte 112)
Definition: : attractive, fair; also : fine, excellent (Bonny)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Peevish
Quote from the book: “and when she grew peevish” (Bronte 121)
Definition: marked by ill temper (Peevish)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Flogging
Quote from the book: “reminded him to order Heathcliff a flogging” (Bronte 122)
Definition: to beat with or as if with a rod or whip (Flogging)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Bog
Quote from the book: “You'll have to seek for her shoes in the bog to-morrow” (Bronte 126)
Definition: wet spongy ground; especially : a poorly drained usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of water (Bog)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Excursion
Quote from the book: “took off the grey cloak of the dairy-maid which we had borrowed for our excursion” (Bronte 135)
Definition: a usually brief pleasure trip (Excursion)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Expostulating
Quote from the book: “shaking her head and expostulating with her” (Bronte 135)
Definition: express strong disapproval or disagreement (Expostulating)
Video or literary example: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=
Word: Frock
Quote from the book: “there shone forth beneath a grand plaid silk frock” (Bronte 139)
Definition: a woman's dress (Frock)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Word: Discomfiture
Quote from the book: "enjoying his discomfiture" (Bronte 141)
Definition: to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment (Discomfiture)
Video or literary example:http://m.youtube.com/
Works Cited
ABCFashionStore. “Pretty Quinceanera Dresses, Prom Dress Spring 2011 by Q Davinci Bridal” YouTube. 21 January 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
Andrew Plett. “Baby Jesus Prayer - Ricky Bobby [Clean Edited] Talladega Nights [Good Quality].” YouTube. 19 December 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Appellation." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
Ben Miller. “How to steal 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones, and 9 iPods In 31 Seconds.” YouTube. 2 September 2009 . Web. 8 March 2013.
"Bog." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Bonny." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Clergyman." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Cudgel." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Discomfiture." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
Dmitry Rudyi. “Cudgel play by Dimk basic form.” YouTube. 26 October 2007. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Domineer." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
Don Oneill. “Jimmy's new weather cock.” YouTube. 27 July 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Dunnock." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
DyceKyD. “Family Guy-Canada Sucks” YouTube. 19 December 2008. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Egress." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
emimusic. “MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This.” YouTube. 24 February 2009. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Excursion." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Expostulating." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Frock." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Flogging." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
GopherAthletics. “Gopher Fans Storm the Court After Upset of No. 1 Indiana.” YouTube. 26 February 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
grungels. “Elf the Movie: The Angry Elf.” YouTube. 9 July 2006. Web. 8 March 2013.
gwbUtube. “Princess Bride - The Wedding ” YouTube. 4 March 2007. Web. 8 March 2013.
Howcast. “How to Go Camping in Your Backyard.” YouTube. 7 April 2010. Web. 8 March 2013.
Howcast. “How to Sneak Out At Night.” YouTube. 13 April 2010. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Hubbub." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
HTMLSpark. “Vote For Pedro.” YouTube. 20 May 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Impalpable." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Interloper." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
jcarusocox. “The Most Whipped Man In The World.” YouTube. 3 May 2008. Web. 8 March 2013.
Jerry Bailey. “Black Friday Crowd Rushing into Urban Outfitters.” YouTube. 25 November 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
MakeupArtWhitehouse. “Makeup Artist Whitehouse Station NJ La Belle Visage.” YouTube. 17 January 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Miscreants." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Orison." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Peevish." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Pinafores." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
Rail91. “Since when did we start naming things?” YouTube. 19 August 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Reprobate." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
sashalekich. “Monty Python's Holy Grail - Burn The Witch.” YouTube. 4 August 2009. Web. 8 March 2013.
Sean Penfold. “Tractor stuck in bog.” YouTube. 8 January 2012. Web. 8 March 2013.
simbirdcom. “Birds of Britain UK ~ Dunnock singing in Spring ♪♫ May 2009 ♪♫.” YouTube. 6 June 2009. Web. 8 March 2013.
SPQRstudios. “Roman Flogging.” YouTube. 12 March 2008. Web. 8 March 2013.
sushiandclouds. “Style log no. 3 Pinafore dress, florals, and clogs.” YouTube. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Tumult." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
VISO Trailers. “Crazy Stupid Love - Do You Find Me Attractive?” YouTube. 19 July 2011. Web. 8 March 2013.
thehoopscene. “Blake Griffin RIDICULOUS slam dunk on Mozgov (Nov. 20, 2010)” YouTube. 21 November 2010. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Visage." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Weathercocks." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
"Wheedle." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2013. Web. 8 March 2013.
yellowfolder. “Boardwalk Empire - This Man is an Interloper.” YouTube. 10 November 2012. Web. 8 March 2013.
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