Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Wondrous Words Wednesday-Dec. 2



Bermudaonion asks you to share new words that you have learned during your reading adventures in the last week. Feel free to join in the fun!

Here is a new word that I learned while reading My Antonia by Willa Cather:

Quinsy:  a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.

Here is how quinsy was used on page 34:
The next day I came down with an attack of quinsy, which kept me in the house for nearly two weeks.

So what kind of new words did you learn this week?
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5 comments:

  1. Julie P.December 2, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    Great word and it's perfect for scrabble too!

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  2. L. Diane WolfeDecember 2, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    Ooo! There you go - a new Scrabble word!
    I wonder if it's British...

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  3. bermudaonionDecember 2, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    Interesting word. Fortunately my son didn't have much trouble with quinsy, but my nephew sure did. Thanks for participating!

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  4. Lisa notes...December 2, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    Oh, I read that book a few years ago! But didn't remember that word. Now I know.

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  5. MargotDecember 3, 2009 at 12:14 AM

    Quinsy sounds very old fashioned but perfect for a Willa Cather book. I loved My Antonia. I hope you did too.

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