CHAPTER ONE
Words to know
Words that you need to know before reading and working with chapter I.
| Word | Simple explanation |
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Boar |
an adult male pig |
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Mare |
an adult female horse |
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Foal |
a young horse |
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Comrade |
a friend or member of the same group |
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Laborious |
requiring a lot of hard work |
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Rations |
a fixed amount of food given to someone |
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Tyranny |
cruel or unfair use of power |
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Overthrow |
to remove a ruler or system from power |
Characters to know
Old Major
An elderly pig
Boxer
A large male cart-horse
Clover
A female cart-horse
Muriel
A white goat
Benjamin
A donkey
Mollie
A white mare
Moses
A raven
Pay attention to what the characters say, what they do, and what this tells you about them.