Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Vocabulary List Chapters 13-16

to put up with patiently : TOLERATE

"I can't abide ugliness in factories!"

deeply or utterly confused or perplexed

They were bewildered and dazzled.

very fast or dangerous

And far away in the distance, from the heart of the great factory, came a muffled roar of energy as though some monstrous gigantic machine were spinning its wheels at breakneck speed.

to stir or shake forcefully

The water curled and rolled in a solid sheet, and then went crashing down into a boiling churning whirlpool of froth and spray.

to turn or tip upward or to one side

He kept making quick jerky little movements with his head, cocking it this way and that, and taking everything in with those bright twinkling eyes.

a passage into which rooms open

Charlie Bucket found himself standing in a long corridor that stretched away in front of him as far as he could see.

to move slowly and without purpose

"We'll never get round today if you dawdle like this!"

very unpleasant

"She still chewing that dreadful old piece of gum she's had for three months!"

to fill (someone) with delight

"Delighted to meet you sir! Overjoyed! Enraptured! Enchanted!"

a very enthusiastic supporter or admirer

That's Mike Teavee! He's the television fiend!"

feeling or showing intense shock, surprise, or wonder : utterly astonished

The children and their parents were too flabbergasted to speak.

a science that deals with the location of living and nonliving things on earth and the way they affect one another

"Mr. Wonka," cried Mrs. Salt. "I'm a teacher of geography."

to eat greedily

"You can gorge yourselves silly on them!"

to bring (as goods) into a country usually for selling

"Imported direct from Loompaland," said Mr. Wonka proudly.

to make a demand

"I insist upon my rooms being beautiful."

to deaden the sound of

And far away in the distance, from the heart of the great factory, came a muffled roar of energy as though some monstrous gigantic machine were spinning its wheels at breakneck speed.

a place from which the activities of an organization, system, etc., are controlled

"This is the nerve center of the whole factory, the heart of the whole business!"

to become destroyed : DIE

"They'd perish if they went outdoors in this weather!"

to take hold of suddenly or with force

"Augustus!" cried Mr. Wonka, seizing his hand and pumping it up and down with terrific force.

to export or import secretly and unlawfully

"I smuggled them over in large packing cases with holes in them, and they all got here safely."

a piece of material (as a sheet of paper or plastic) that has lettering or a design cut out and is used as a guide (as in painting or drawing)

"Who's the kid with a picture of The Lone Ranger stenciled on his windcheater?"

to run at a slow, steady pace

"Here we are!" cried Mr. Wonka, trotting along in front of the group.

a building or place with many connected rooms, passages, etc., where you can get lost very easily

The place was like a gigantic rabbit warren, with passages leading this way and that in every direction.