Moldova State University

Faculty of Filology

Individual work:
English.

Student: Moloman Tatiana

Group: EG192TR
Teacher: Carolina Moțpan

Chișinău 2019
 Jerusha Abbott
Jerusha was brought up in the asylum. She was 18 years old. Speaking about
her character,I should mention that she was a hardworking and responsible
girl and for this reason the matron always tried to make her do everybody's
bidding. She had to clean the floor, to make every bed and every armchair
dustless. It was her usual routine at every last Wednesday of the month. She
even had a composition about it named "Blue Wednesday". And now I can't
keep from saying a word about this composition because above all the
characteristics Jerusha had she had quite a vivid imagination. Due to this
very composition, Jerusha finally had a good luck. Her matron told her that a
very rich man, a Trustee, read her composition and took interest in her. I
should add that the matron was rather blank about this fact because he nad
never taken any interest in girls. The man made up his mind to take care
about Jerusha's future studies. But at the same time there were a number of
rules which Jerusha had to obey. 1. She would never know the real name of
that man. For her he was John Smith. 2.She was required to write at least
one letter a month for the reason to inform the man about her progress.

Women's College
There was no allusion on the location and the name of the College but we
guess that it might situated in outscirts of England. It seemed to be a typical
college only for the girs. However, men from Princeton University were
frequently mentioned as dates, so it was certainly on the East Coast. The
college is almost certainly based on the author's alma mater, Vassar College,
judging from college traditions mentioned. The main definite advantage of its
location was the fact that it was surrounded by the remarkable nature. It was
especially beautiful in winter and, being equally talanted and because of it
romantic person, she was practically rolled in the veiw of snow falls.

The TimeTable at the Women's College

In College Jerusha felt like a fire horse all the time. They ate, slept, studied
by bells. The girls had a wide curriculum. Jeruha studied a lot of subjects. She
felt at home in college, at home because of friendly atmosphere. Jerusha
found new friend and took part in outschool activities.

Teachers
The teachers supported their students in studing. It was great sensation to
Jerusha to have wonderful and well-experienced teachers, who much differed
from asylum`s teachers. Some teacher`s opinions were very unusual and
Jerusha was puzzled and stuck to share those opinions. But the method of
the teacher of History applied to her more as she strove to security and
restfulness.

Jerusha's Educational, Personal and Social Growth

As we all know our main character was a very creative soul with a great
amount of originality and she commenced to be an author. Judy was getting
liberal education and to enlarge her vocabulary was a point of honour for
her. She read some additional literature to fill the abyss of ignorance, which
she had because of being brought up in the asylumn. So she was getting
things moving and was growing in terms of education.

The hardest choice of Judy

At the beginning of the novel Jerusha Abbot was very lonely. She did not
have a man whom she could tell everything she felt, she even did not have
friends. But when she met a very kind trustee who gave her a great
opportunity to start a new life, she found that very person. And from that
very moment Jerusha was very happy as she could share her dreams, fears,
feelings and her troubles with Daddy-Long-Legs. After sometime she
understood that Daddy-Long-Legs became a great friend of hers. She needed
to tell him everything about her own life. At last she began falling in love
with him. But when she became Judy, she met a lot of new friends, among
them was Master Jervie. After a while he also became a man whom she could
tell everything she wanted. So Daddy-Long-Legs and Master Jervie became
the closest persons for her. Judy loved both of them, and it was very puzzling
for her to make a choice between them. However when Judy figured out that
Daddy-Long-Legs and Master Jervie were the same man she was astonished
on the one hand, but on the other hand she was very glad. Because she
need not to make a choice.
 Vocabulary notes: Daddy Long-Legs.

1. Brunt - the main part, especially of a force or shock

It was a distressing time; and poor Jerusha Abbott, being the oldest orphan,
had to bear the brunt of it.

2. Frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

Jerusha assembled her charges, straightened their rumpled frocks, wiped their

noses, and started them in an orderly and willing line towards the dining-
room to engage themselves for a blessed half hour with bread and milk and
prune pudding.

3. Pompous - characterized by ceremony and stately display

Mrs. Lippett, behind the scenes, did not always maintain that calm
and pompous dignity with which she faced an audience of Trustees and
lady visitors.

4. Confines - a bounded scope

Jerusha gazed out across a broad stretch of frozen lawn, beyond the tall iron
paling that marked the confines of the asylum, down undulating ridges
sprinkled with country estates, to the spires of the village rising from the
midst of bare trees.

5. Undulate - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

Jerusha gazed out across a broad stretch of frozen lawn, beyond the tall iron
paling that marked the confines of the asylum, down undulating ridges
sprinkled with country estates, to the spires of the village rising from the
midst of bare trees.

6. Spire - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building

Jerusha gazed out across a broad stretch of frozen lawn, beyond the tall iron
paling that marked the confines of the asylum, down undulating ridges
sprinkled with country estates, to the spires of the village rising from the
midst of bare trees.

7. Wistful - showing pensive sadness

Jerusha leaned forward watching with curiosity—and a touch of wistfulness—
the stream of carriages and automobiles that rolled out of the asylum gates.

8. Nonchalantly - in a composed and unconcerned manner

She pictured herself in a fur coat and a velvet hat trimmed with feathers
leaning back in the seat and nonchalantly murmuring 'Home' to the driver.

9. Pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

Mrs. Lippett in the office,

And I think she's mad.
Ah-a-men!
Tommy piously intoned, but his accent was not entirely malicious.

10. Intone - recite musically; recite as a chant or a psalm

Mrs. Lippett in the office,

And I think she's mad.
Ah-a-men!
Tommy piously intoned, but his accent was not entirely malicious.

11. Malicious - having the nature of threatening evil

Mrs. Lippett in the office,

And I think she's mad.
Ah-a-men!
Tommy piously intoned, but his accent was not entirely malicious.

12. Cherubic - having a sweet nature befitting an angel

Had—O horrors!—one of the cherubic little babes in her own room F 'sauced' a

Trustee?

13. Fleeting - lasting for a markedly brief time

Jerusha caught only a fleeting impression of the man—and the impression

consisted entirely of tallness.

14. Affable - diffusing warmth and friendliness

To her surprise the matron was also, if not exactly smiling, at least
appreciably affable; she wore an expression almost as pleasant as the one
she donned for visitors.

15. Don - put on clothes

To her surprise the matron was also, if not exactly smiling, at least appreciably
affable; she wore an expression almost as pleasant as the one
she donned for visitors.
16. Stipulate - make an express demand or provision in an agreement

I am not at liberty to mention his name; he expressly stipulated that he was

to remain unknown.

17. Eccentricity - strange and unconventional behavior

Jerusha's eyes widened slightly; she was not accustomed to being summoned
to the office to discuss the eccentricities of Trustees with the matron.

18. Heretofore - up to this point or up to the present time

Heretofore his philanthropies have been directed solely towards the boys; I

have never been able to interest him in the slightest degree in any of the
girls in the institution, no matter how deserving.

19. Philanthropy - the act of donating money or time to promote human

welfare

Heretofore his philanthropies have been directed solely towards the boys; I

have never been able to interest him in the slightest degree in any of the
girls in the institution, no matter how deserving.

20. Placid - not easily irritated

Mrs. Lippett allowed a moment of silence to fall, then resumed in a

slow, placid manner extremely trying to her hearer's suddenly tightened
nerves.

21. Disposition - the act or means of getting rid of something

Of course the usual disposition of one in your place would be to put you in a

position where you could begin to work, but you have done well in school in
certain branches; it seems that your work in English has even been brilliant.

22. Rhetoric - study of the technique for using language effectively

Miss Pritchard, who is on our visiting committee, is also on the school board;
she has been talking with your rhetoric teacher, and made a speech in your
favour.

23. Immoderate - beyond reasonable limits

But fortunately for you, Mr.—, that is, the gentleman who has just gone—
appears to have an immoderate sense of humour.

24. Impertinent - improperly forward or bold

On the strength of that impertinent paper, he has offered to send you to

college.

25. Erratic - liable to sudden unpredictable change

The gentleman, I may say, is erratic.

26. Imperative - requiring attention or action

If any point should ever arise where an answer would seem to be imperative—
such as in the event of your being expelled, which I trust will not occur—you
may correspond with Mr. Griggs, his secretary.

27. Punctilious - marked by precise accordance with details

These monthly letters are absolutely obligatory on your part; they are the only
payment that Mr. Smith requires, so you must be as punctilious in sending
them as though it were a bill that you were paying.

28. Platitude - a trite or obvious remark

Her head was in a whirl of excitement, and she wished only to escape from Mrs.
Lippett's platitudes and think.

29. Tentative - hesitant or lacking confidence; unsettled in mind or opinion

She rose and took a tentative step backwards.

30. Befall - happen or be the case in the course of events or by chance

I trust that you are properly grateful for this very rare good fortune that
has befallen you?

31. Peroration - the concluding section of a rhetorical address

The door closed behind her, and Mrs. Lippett watched it with dropped jaw,
her peroration in mid-air.

32. Registrar - the administrator responsible for student records

I suppose the registrar didn't think it would be right to ask a properly brought-
up girl to room with a foundling.

33. Wiry - lean but strong

I'm little of course, but terribly quick and wiry and tough.

34. Amiable - diffusing warmth and friendliness

She never makes the slightest effort to be amiable.

35. Exposition - a systematic interpretation or explanation of a topic

IV. English: Studying exposition. My style improves daily in clearness and

brevity.

36. Brevity - the use of concise expressions

IV. English: Studying exposition. My style improves daily in clearness

and brevity.

37. Ingenuity - the power of creative imagination

I wish Mrs. Lippett would use a little more ingenuity about choosing babies'

names.

38. Romp - play boisterously

It belongs to the kind of girl I'm not—a sweet little blue-eyed thing, petted and
spoiled by all the family, who romps her way through life without any cares.

39. Indignant - angered at something unjust or wrong

I forgot to post this yesterday, so I will add an indignant postscript.

40. Postscript - a note appended to a letter after the signature

I forgot to post this yesterday, so I will add an indignant postscript.

 Quotes: Daddy Long-Legs

1. “It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise
to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the
petty hazards of the day with a laugh - I really think that requires spirit.
It's the kind of character that I am going to develop. I am going to
pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skillfully and
fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh -
also if I win.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy Long Legs
2. “I think that the most necessary quality for any person to have is
imagination. It makes people able to put themselves in other people's
places. It makes them kind and sympathetic and understanding.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
3. “The world is full of happiness, and plenty to go round, if you are only
willing to take the kind that comes your way.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
4. “It isn't the great big pleasures that count the most; it's making a great
deal out of the little ones--I've discovered the true secret of happiness,
Daddy, and that is to live in the now. Not to be for ever regretting the
past, or anticipating the future; but to get the most that you can out of
this very instant.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
5. “I believe absolutely in my own free will and my own power to
accomplish - and that is the belief that moves mountains. ”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
6. “Is it snowing where you are? All the world that I see from my tower is
draped in white and the flakes are coming down as big as pop-corns.
It's late afternoon - the sun is just setting (a cold yellow colour) behind
some colder violet hills, and I am up in my window seat using the last
light to write to you.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
7. “Dear Daddy-Long-Legs,
You never answered my question and it was very important.
ARE YOU BALD?”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
8. “Oh, I'm developing a beautiful character! It droops a bit under cold
and frost, but it does grow fast when the sun shines.

That's the way with everybody. I don't agree with the theory that
adversity and sorrow and disappointment develop moral strength. The
 happy people are the ones who are bubbling over with kindliness. ”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
9. “He and I always think the same things are funny, and that is such a
lot; it's dreadful when two people's senses of humor are antagonistic. I
don't believe there's any bridging that gulf!
And he is--Oh, well! He is just himself, and I miss him, and miss him,
and miss him. The whole world seems empty and aching. I hate the
moonlight because it's beautiful and he isn't here to see
it with me. But maybe you've loved somebody, too, and you know? If
you have, I don't need to explain; if you haven't, I can't explain.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
10. “It's much more entertaining to live books than to write them.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
11. “Be careful not to keep your eyes glued to detail. Stand far enough
away to get a perspective of the whole.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
12. “It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise
to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the
petty hazards of the day with a laugh—I really think that
requires spirit!”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
13. “I ate breakfast in the kitchen by candle-light, and then drove the five
miles to the station through the most glorious October colouring. The
sun came up on the way, and the swamp maples and dogwood glowed
crimson and orange and the stone walls and cornfields sparkled with
hoar frost; the air was keen and clear and full of promise.
I knew something was going to happen. ”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
14. “... in spite of being happier than I ever dreamed I could be, I'm also
soberer. The fear that something may happen to you rests like a
shadow on my heart. Always before I could be frivolous and carefree
and unconcerned, because I had nothing precious to lose. But now -- I
shall have a Great Big Worry all the rest of my life. Whenever you are
away from me I shall be thinking of all the automobiles that can run
over you, or the signboards that can fall on your head or the dreadful,
squirmy germs that you may be swallowing.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
15. “Please be thinking about me. I'm quite lonely and I want to be thought
about”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
16. “She was by nature a sunny soul”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
17. “What do you think is my favourite book? Just now, I mean; I change
every three days. "Wuthering Heights." Emily Bronte was quite young
when she wrote it, and had never been outside of Haworth churchyard.
She had never known any men in her life; how could she imagine a
 man like Heathcliff?

I couldn't do it, and I'm quite young and never outside the John Grier
Asylum - I've had every chance in the world. Sometimes a dreadful fear
comes over me that I'm not a genius. Will you be awfully disappointed,
Daddy, if I don't turn out to be a great author?”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
18. “I look forward all day to evening, and then I put an "engaged" on the
door and get into my nice red bath robe and furry slippers and pile all
the cushions behind me on the couch, and light the brass student lamp
at my elbow, and read and read and read. One book isn't enough. I
have four going at once. Just now, they're Tennyson's poems and
"Vanity Fair" and Kipling's "Plain Tales" and - don't laugh - "Little
Women." I find that I am the only girl in college who wasn't brought up
on "Little Women." I haven't told anybody though (that would stamp
me as queer). I just quietly went and bought it with $1.12 of my last
month's allowance; and the next time somebody mentions pickled
limes, I'll know what she is talking about!”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
19. “I have a terrible wanderthirst; the very sight of a map makes me want
to put on my hat and take an umbrella and start. I
shall see before I die the palms and temples of the South.”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
20. “Getting an education is an awfully wearing process!”
― Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs
 Vocabulary notes: Charlotte’s Web.
1. Acquaint - cause to come to know personally

There, Wilbur becomes acquainted with the

barnyard animals, including a large grey spider
named Charlotte and a rat named Templeton.

2. Anxious - causing or fraught with or showing nervousness

There is an anxious
moment at the Fair when Uncle, a pig much larger
than Wilbur, is found with a blue ribbon on his pen.

3. Award - give, especially as an honor

But Wilbur gets a special award.

4. Barnyard - a yard adjoining a barn

There, Wilbur becomes acquainted with the

barnyard animals, including a large grey spider
named Charlotte and a rat named Templeton.

5. Butcher - a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market

Wilbur's happy existence is shattered when the

sheep tells him that the farmer, Mr. Zuckerman, is
feeding him well in preparation for being butchered.

6. Dismay - the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

Eight-year-old Fern is dismayed that her father

plans to kill the runt.

7. Dismayed - struck with fear, dread, or consternation

Eight-year-old Fern is dismayed that her father

plans to kill the runt.

8. Distinguish - mark as different

 Wilbur believes that if he can
distinguish himself at the Fair, Zuckerman will
certainly let him live.

9. Ensure - make certain of

That night, Wilbur and Charlotte agree Wilbur's

safety is ensured.

10. Existence - the state or fact of being

Wilbur's happy existence is shattered when the

sheep tells him that the farmer, Mr. Zuckerman, is
feeding him well in preparation for being butchered.

11. Fetch - go or come after and bring or take back

Wilbur persuades
Templeton to fetch Charlotte's egg sac so Wilbur
can take it back to the barnyard.

12. Fussy - exacting especially about details

Fern misses the ceremony; she

chooses instead to ride the Ferris wheel with her
friend Henry Fussy.

13. Gladly - in a willing manner

Charlotte says she wove the

webs for Wilbur because she likes him; Wilbur sayhe would gladly give his
life for Charlotte.

14. Happy - marked by good fortune

Wilbur's happy existence is shattered when the

sheep tells him that the farmer, Mr. Zuckerman, is
feeding him well in preparation for being butchered.

15. Heartbroken - full of sorrow

Wilbur is heartbroken.

16. Insistence - the act of insisting on something

 At her
parents' insistence, Fern takes Wilbur to live at her
uncle's farm when Wilbur is no longer a baby.

17. Litter - rubbish carelessly dropped or left about

A litter of pigs is born on the Arables' farm.

18. Miracle - a marvelous event brought about by a divine being

Visitors flock to the Zuckermans' farm to witness the

miracle.

19. Nearly - slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

Then
Charlotte tells Wilbur her life is nearly spent; she
will not return to the barnyard.

20. Persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief

She persuades him to allow her

to raise the piglet, whom she names Wilbur.

21. Piglet - a young pig

She persuades him to allow her

to raise the piglet, whom she names Wilbur.

22. Preparation - setting in order in advance some act or purpose

Wilbur's happy existence is shattered when the

sheep tells him that the farmer, Mr. Zuckerman, is
feeding him well in preparation for being butchered.

23. Radiant - emanating or as if emanating light

Over the next days and weeks, Charlotte

writes "TERRIFIC" and then " RADIANT" in the web.

24. Replace - put something back where it belongs

None of them, however, can ever

replace Charlotte in his heart.
25. Runt - disparaging terms for small people

Eight-year-old Fern is dismayed that her father

plans to kill the runt.

26. Shatter - break into many pieces

Wilbur's happy existence is shattered when the

sheep tells him that the farmer, Mr. Zuckerman, is
feeding him well in preparation for being butchered.

27. Shattered - ruined or disrupted

Wilbur's happy existence is shattered when the

sheep tells him that the farmer, Mr. Zuckerman, is
feeding him well in preparation for being butchered.

28. Terrific - extraordinarily good or great

Over the next days and weeks, Charlotte

writes " TERRIFIC" and then "RADIANT" in the web.

29. Weave - pattern or structure of a fabric

At the Fair, Charlotte weaves the

word "HUMBLE" into the web.

30. Witness - someone who sees an event and reports what happened

Visitors flock to the Zuckermans' farm to witness the

miracle.
 Quotes: Charlotte’s Web.

1. “Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've
never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied
Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
2. “It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a
good writer.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
3. “After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we
die.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
4. “You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove
my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway?
We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being
something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping
you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows
anyone's life can stand a little of that.”
― E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
5. “Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and
grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her
place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It is not often that
someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte
was both.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
6. “Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything
they see in print.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
7. “What do you mean less than nothing? I don't think there is any such
thing as less than nothing. Nothing is absolutely the limit of
nothingness. It's the lowest you can go. It's the end of the line. How
can something be less than nothing? If there were something that was
less than nothing, then nothing would not be nothing, it would be
something - even though it's just a very little bit of something. But if
nothing is nothing, then nothing has nothing that is less than it is.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
8. “Never hurry and never worry!”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
9. “Children almost always hang onto things tighter than their parents
think they will.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
10. “Do you understand how there could be any writing in a spider's web?"
"Oh, no," said Dr. Dorian. "I don't understand it. But for that matter I
don't understand how a spider learned to spin a web in the first place.
When the words appeared, everyone said they were a miracle. But
nobody pointed out that the web itself is a miracle."
"What's miraculous about a spider's web?" said Mrs. Arable. "I don't
see why you say a web is a miracle-it's just a web."
"Ever try to spin one?" asked Dr. Dorian.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
11. “Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result,
she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It
just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly.”
― E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
12. “Don't write about Man; write about a man.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
13. “It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn't
catch the remark because I wasn't paying attention.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
14. “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime
cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year
- the days when summer is changing into autumn - the crickets spread
the rumour of sadness and change.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
15. “Wilbur didn't want food, he wanted love.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
16. “You have been my friend," replied Charlotte. "That in itself is a
tremendous thing...after all, what's a life anyway? We're born, we live
a little while, we die...By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my
life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
17. “I’ve got a new friend, all right. But what a gamble friendship is!
Charlotte is fierce, brutal, scheming, bloodthirsty—everything I don’t
like. How can I learn to like her, even though she is pretty and, of
course, clever?”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
18. “But we have received a sign, Edith - a mysterious sign. A miracle has
happened on this farm... in the middle of the web there were the words
'Some Pig'... we have no ordinary pig."
"Well", said Mrs. Zuckerman, "it seems to me you're a little off. It
seems to me we have no ordinary spider.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web
19. “Too many things on my mind, said Wilbur.
Well, said the goose, that's not my trouble. I have nothing at all on my
mind, but I've too many things under my behind.”
― E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
20. “If I can fool a bug... I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as
bugs.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web