Sadie's Broken heart part2

toddle:if a small child toddles, it walks with short, unsteady steps

*Princess Poppy began to toddle along the edge of the pond



weed:雑草

*she did slip on the weed



tadpole: a small creature that has a long tail, lives in water, and grows into a frog or toad

*The first creatures to find the crown were the tadpoles



rascal:1 a child who behaves badly but whom you still like

*you’re the dirty rascal



carp:鯉

mutter:to speak in a low voice, especially because you are annoyed about something, or you do not want people to hear you

*Colin the carp muttered



glide:to move smoothly and quietly, as if without effort

* She glided over to the pier, and placed herself where he could not fail to notice her



compliment:a remark that shows you admire someone or something

*Sadie fluttered her feathers with pleasure at the compliment



be rumoured:if something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it may be true [↪ alleged]

It’s even rumoured that she converted that snotty Prince Bertie into a slug or a toad.


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Sadie's Broken Heart

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pondlife:This word is coinage./水中での生き物

similar expression:wildlife

pellet:小さな球、散弾

・pellets of stale bread

soggy：unpleasantly wet and soft

・when it’s wet, it quickly turns soft and soggy and is quite delicious and tummy-filling if you are a duck or a swan.

palace：the official home of a person of very high rank, especially a king or queen - often used in names

wore:past tense of wear

crumb:a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake

・ All the ducks and geese could spot a crumb from a mile away

solitary：used to emphasize that there is only one of something [= single]

・ the solitary black swan, sat aloof from the unseemly squabble

aloof ：deliberately [= on purpose, intentionally]not becoming involved in something
unseemly:behaviour is not polite or not suitable for a particular occasion
squabble:to argue about something unimportant [= quarrel

・the solitary black swan, sat aloof from the unseemly squabble, and admired the crown on the little princess’s head.

this time, I wrote the word I did't understand. because I have't finished read,,