Journey to the River Sea 2

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to make a hole or passage in the ground [= dig down]
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burrow
She was thinking of nameless insects which burrowed into flesh.
the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones
Pol. ciało
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flesh
insects which burrowed into flesh.
a female teacher in the past, who lived with a rich family and taught their children at home
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governess
the Carters have engaged a new governess
very keen and excited about sth that is going to happen or about sth you want to do
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eager
her eagerness to learn new songs was exceptional.
Pol. dopływ (rzeki)
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tributary
the tributaries of the Thames
if a group of people or things _____ somewhere, or are _____-ed somewhere, they form a small group in that place
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cluster
By the time her friends had clustered round her with cries of distress,
to make a small hole in or through something, using an object with a sharp point, to force a way through sth
Pol. przekłuwać, przeszywać
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pierce
the great broad-leaved trees of the rain-forest pierced by sudden rays of sun.
a large brightly coloured bird like a parrot, with a long tail
Pol. ara
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macaw
She read about brilliantly coloured birds flashing between the laden branches -macaws
Pol. koliber
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humming bird
She read about brilliantly coloured birds flashing between the laden branches -humming birds
Pol. papużka aleksndretta
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parakeet
macaws and humming birds and parakeets
Pol. zapach
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scent
curtains of sweetly scented orchids trailing from the trees
Pol. orchidea
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orchid
... orchids trailing from the trees
to droop over or along a surface
Pol. zwisać, opadać
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trail
... scented orchids trailing from the trees
clothes, books etc that are _____ are old and torn
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tattered
an old book with a tattered spine,
Pol. grzbiet (książki)
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spine
an old book with a tattered spine,
British English a woman who works as a nurse in a private school
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matron
Matron found her there long after bedtime,
to sit on top of something or on the edge of something
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perch yourself on
perched on the ladder,
to angrily criticize someone, especially a child, about something they have done [= tell off]
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scold
she did not scold her for
the nose and mouth that stick out from the face of some animals:
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snout
they're called alligators because their snouts are fatter
liquid that appears on your skin when you are hot or nervous [= sweat]
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perspiration
Not sweat, dear, perspiration
a twisting circular pattern
Pol. zwój, wirowanie, wir
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swirl
Anna described the Indians, covered in terrifying swirls of paint,

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