adjective
causing shock or disgust; shining or glowing with a bright and unpleasant color
source: Merriam Webster dictionary
This word is taken from The Yellow Wallpaper on the second page last sentence.
The narrator uses this word to describe how abhorrent and undaunted the orange color of the wallpaper is “in some places.”
noun
great happiness; something that is pleasing and well chosen
source: Merriam dictionary
This word is taken from short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” it is found in the second paragraph of the story.
I believed the narrators use of this word was to imply the idea of gaining pure romantic happiness as it relates to staying at the mansion. But as we discover from reading this is quite contrary.
noun
a man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress
source;: Merriam Webster dictionary
A came across this word while reading “A Rose for Emily” it is found in the second to last paragraph.
Based on the meaning of this would I think it was referring to Emily cheating on Homer with perhaps death.
Demur [verb] :Raise objections or show reluctance.
Taken from THE COTTAGETTE
Ford asked Malda to go Hugh’s Peak and she objected to it because she did not want to create more work to do in the house.
Furtive [adjective] : attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.
Taken from THE COTTAGETTE
“How about meals?” asked Lois.
“Not two minutes walk,” he assured her, and showed us a little furtive
path between the trees to the place where meals were furnished. “
To express to the reader that the path that lead to the cabin where they would get their meals, was so small and covered by plants, you could barely notice it.
Chintz (noun) –Â a usually glazed printed cotton fabric
Source:Â https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chintz
“I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it.” (Gilman, pg. 2)
I understand that the word chintz is used to identify that a curtain, that is made out of cotton, and that it has designs on it. It was in one of the rooms that she liked that John did not approve of because there wasn’t enough room to his liking.
Vindicated (verb) – to free from allegation or blame
Source:Â https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vindicated
From “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner
I came across this word while reading “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. It appears in the reading when the author is describing Emily’s relationship life and her current circumstances, it caught my interest because I’ve heard the word before but I didn’t really know what it meant so it made me curious to find out what the writer was trying to illustrate in the story and to better understand the text.
“so when she got to be thirty and was still single, we were not pleased exactly, but vindicated; even with insanity in the family she wouldn’t have turned down all of her chances if they had really materialized.”
After reading the definition of the word I better understand the context of how the author was using it in that part of the text. As seen in the quote, they are describing being clear of blame.
Conspicuous
Adjective- obvious to the eye or mind or attracting attentionÂ
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspicuous
This word was found in The Yellow Wallpaper on the second line of page 5. “But in the places where it isn’t faded and where the sun is just so- I can see a strange,provoking formless sort of figure, that seems to skulk about behind that silly and conspicuous front design.”
The word really does fit into the quote well and reading it back knowing the definition helps to make the part of the story clear. The wallpaper was so obnoxious to her and she couldn’t help not to look and give it her attention.
The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.
