Vocabulary

"All that glitters is not gold" is a metaphor for saying that things are not always what they appear to be.
"Birds of a feather flock together" is a maxim that similar people like to be with each other.
"Hark, I hear the sound of horses," shouted a castle guard.
"Haste makes waste" is a precept that means one should work carefully and accurately.
"It's freezing outside, you must be cold" is an example of a priori reasoning.
"No, I do not have time to help you" he rejoined impatiently.
"No," he replied, with patent distaste.
"Why was she such a lousy boss?" "Oh, because she was unreasonable, disrespectful, rude, inconsiderate I could go on ad infinitum."
: Quilt s are often sewn together to make patterns, such as stars or squares.
: She started her career as a chorus girl on Broadway. Everyone complained all at once about the new taxes; there was a chorus of protest.
: She studied marine biology in college.
2/3 is the   inverse of 3/2.
5000 people held an anti nuclear rally. The general rallied his forces to defend the town. Doctors were afraid the child wouldn't live, but he rallied.
A   lofty ceiling/mountain/wall. Lofty sentiments/ideals. A lofty attitude/air/tone.
A 400 ft contour line.
A baby's lusty cry.
A balcony overhangs the door below it.
A ball is spherical.
A bank of clouds darkened the sky.
A barometer shows possible changes in the weather.
a bastion of male chauvinism
A bean stalk.
A bird flew through the air and then alit on the telephone wire.
A blacksmith hammers horseshoes into shape on an anvil.
A blocked coronary artery.
a blotch: an ink blot. The crime he committed is a blot on his record.
A blow to the ear impaired her hearing.
A blue wisp of cigarette smoke curled in the air.
A bomb blasted a hole in the road.
a bombastic preacher
a bonny baby
A bough of the pine tree broke and fell to the ground.
A boulder came down the mountain and crushed the car.
A boxer reeled and fell when his... [continues]

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