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aimlessly /ˈeɪmlɪslɪ/ With no particular destination adverb "He drove around the streets aimlessly for a time" He walked aimlessly, not caring where he ended up.
a typically lawyer appointed to act for another in
attorneys /ˈəˈtəːni/ noun
business or legal matters. "Objection!shouted Mitty's attorney" She's an attorney who advises companies about mergers and takeovers.
battered /ˈbætər/ hit someone violent and repeatedly. verb War.....battered at the door. She set up a sanctuary for battered wives
It was bedlam at the football
disorder/noisy/chidlish behaviour. noun A woman´s scream rose above the bedlam....
stadium after the match was
bedlam /ˈbed.ləm/ suspended.
"Walter Mitty raised his hand briefly and the bickering
bickering /bɪkərɪŋ/ To engage in petulant or peevish argument. Verb. Will you two stop bickering!
attorneys were stilled."

"Mitty looked at him and at the craven figure of

/kreɪvən/ Someone who is very cowardly. Adjective. Are we indeed whimpering and
craven Benbow."
craven children, or slaves?

crew /kru:/ a group of people who work together noun "The crew,bending to their various tasks in the huge..." He is a member of our camera crew.
old-fashioned an unfriendly dog, especially one that is a
cur noun “You miserable cur!” . . . you miserable coward....
/kɜː/ mix of several breeds
"They went out through the revolving doors that made
/dɪraɪsɪv/ Expressing contempt or ridicule. Adjective. a faintly derisive whistling sound when you pushed
derisive them." What he said in that speech is totally derisive
"He faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud
/dɪsdeɪnfʊl/ Showing contempt or lack of respect. Adjective. and disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated,
disdainful inscrutable to the last." The older musicians disdain the new, rock-influenced music.
/dɪstrɔːt/ very trouble in mind with worry. Adjective. "He looked distraught and haggard." The missing child's distraught
distraught parents...
"He took one last drag on his cigarette and snapped it
drag /dræg/ Breath of smoke that is absorbed once smoking. Noun.
away." She dragged the canoe down to the water.
"Walter Mitty walked to the door
A trench that is dug and roofed over as a shelter for "War thundered and whined around the dugout and
/dʌgaʊt/ Noun. of the dugout humming “Auprès
dugout troops. battered at the door."
de Ma Blonde.”
"...the roaring of the SN202 through the worst storm in
/feɪdɪŋ/ Gradually grow faint and disappear. Verb. twenty years of Navy flying fading in the remote,
fading intimate airways of his mind." My memory of childhood fades as time goes by.
" "We only live once, Sergeant,” said Mitty, with his
faint Not enthusiastic. Adjective. "
"Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips,...
/feɪnt/ faint, fleeting smile. “Or do we?”. "
John's car have a faulty oil filter,
" He pulled a foulty piston out of the machine and
Adverb so he took it to a gaeage to
faulty inserted the pen in its place"
/ˈfɔːltɪ/ Having faults or defects have it replace.

firing squad /ˈfaɪə.rɪŋ ˌskwɒd/ soldiers who are ordered to shoot and kill a prisoner. noun faced the firing squad.

fleeting /ˈfliː.tɪŋ/ short or quick. adjective fleeting smile.. This is just a fleeting visit.
a pen whose nib(= the point at the end that you write
fountain pen/'fauntin,pen/ with) is supplied with ink from a container inside it.
noun give a fountain pen'! he snaped.
The dip pen has certain advantages over a fountain pen
glistening /ˈɡlɪs·ən/ something that glistens ,it shines,often because it is wet. noun "row of glistening dails His eyes glistened with tears.
grin /ɡrɪn/ to smile a big smile verb they wan t grin at me then. That child's got such a cheeky grin.
grossly /ˈɡrəʊs.li/ extremely. adverb "she seemed grossly unfamiliar Many of the former soldiers found this to be grosslyinadequate
Someone who looks haggard has lines on their face and
black marks around their eyes , especially because they Adjective [2] He looked distraught and haggard
haggard ˈhæɡə(r)d/ are ill, worried or tired. [1] He'd been drinking the night before and was looking a bit haggard.
Walter Mitty walked to the door of the dugout humming
to sing without opening your mouth. verb
"Auprés Ma Blonde".
humming /hʌm/ I've forgotten how that song goes - could you hum it for me?
hurtling /ˈhɜː.təl/ to move very fast. verb ...hurtling eight -engined Navy hydroplane,.... The truck came hurtling towards us.
inscrutable /ɪnˈskruː.tə.bəl/difficult or impossible to comprehend adjective inscrutable to the last. He believes that a certain portion of life must remaininscrutable.
one of two pararell areas on a road which are divided by That woman changed lanes
lane /leɪn/ noun Wrong lane!
painted lines to keep traffic. without signalling

Lieutenant /lefˈten.ənt/ (the title of) an officer of middle rank in the armed forces noun “Switch on n8 auxiliary!” repeated Lieutenant Berg
to move in a way that is not regular or normal, especially
making sudden movements backwards or forwards or verb lurch head
lurch /lɜːtʃ/ from side to side: The train lurched forward

if the weather is misty, there is mist in the air that

adjective the misty courtroom.
makesdifficult to see into the distance.
misty /ˈmɪs.ti/ the morning will star off misty
to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to
mutter verb yeh,muttered Mitty. stop muttering and speak up!
/ˈmʌt.ər/ hear
He gives him overshoes to
overshoes /əʊvəʃuːz/ a rubber shoe that keep your feet dry. noun Remember to get those overshoes.
avoid electricity.

pounding /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/ a heavy attack or defeat noun the pounding of the cylinders the city recived heavy pounding

verb he pour another brandy...

poured /pɔːr/ to make a substance flow from a container to another I poured the milk into the jug.
power lights
He wore his full-dress uniform, with the heavily braded
rakishly careless Adverb
/ˈreɪkɪʃlɪ/ white cap pulled down rakishly

rending /rendɪŋ/ to tear or break something violenty. verb

He saw him rev up a motorbike
Rev up /rev ʌp/ if you rev up a system, it becomes more active. phr verb Rev her up to 8,500!
and ride away.

roaring /ˈrɔrɪŋ/ making or uttering a loud deep, or harsh prolonged sound noun "..the roaring of the SN202 through the worst storm..." The roar of traffic

scornfully showing a scorn adverb said, Mitty scornfully.

sleet /sliːt/ wet, partly melted falling snow. noun rain with sleet in it. It is sleeting /shower of sleet.
a piece of cloth tied around your neck to support an injure
sling /slɪŋ/ noun I'll wear my right arm in a sling. she had her arm in a sling.
arm or hand.

slip /slɪp/ to slide without intending to. verb They slipped a white gown on him
/slʌʃ/
Children were sliding around in
partly melted snow noun He kicked at the slush on the sidewalk.
the snow and slush
slush
to cause somethng that is thin to break suddenly and
snap verb "pick it up brother" snapped a cop as the light change
/snæp/ quicky with a cracking sound You'll snap that ruler if you bend it too far
splinters /ˈsplɪn.tər/ small thin sharp piece of wood, metal,glass. noun splinter flew through the room. I`ve gota splinter in my finger.

spoil for /spɔɪl fɔː/ to cause trouble for someone at a moment when they are phrasal verb
"The District Attorney suddenly thrust a heavy
thrust /θrʌst/ verb She thrust the papers at me.
to push suddenly and strongly: automatic at the quiet figure on the witness stand."

thundered /ˈθʌn.dərəd/ to move, making a lot of noise: verb War thundered and whined around the dugout and battered
Theatsky
thethundered
door. above us
she tossed off a reply to the
phrasal verb He pour another brandy and tossed it off letter befor she left for the
toss sth off /tɒs/ to do something quickly, especially in acareless way or with little effort meeting.

turret /ˈtʌr.ət/ noun

a small, circular tower that is part of a castleor a large building nº3 turret the undefeated.

Undefeated /ˌʌn.dɪˈfiː.tɪd/ in sport, having won every game. adjetive Walter Mitty the undefeated, inscrutable to the last. As an amateur, he went undefeated with a record of 100.
vaulted /ˈvɒl.tɪd/ related to or having a vault adjetive the attendant vaulted into the car..
she was weary after a long day
wearily tired. adjetive He said wearily
/ˈwɪə·ri/ of work.
she's always whinig about
whined to complain in an annoying way verb ....and whined around.
/waɪn/ something.
there isn t enough wind o fly a
wind/wound/waʊnd/ real movementof atmospheric air. noun Them wound around the axles
kite
to shout something or make a loud noise,usually when She seemed grossly unfamiliar, like a strange woman
yelled /jeld/ verb The child yelled out in pain.
you are angry, in pain, or excited who had yelled at him in a crowd.
[1] someone who looks haggard has lines on their face and black marks around their eyes , especially
because they are ill , worried or tired.

[2] adjective