Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Vocabulary List Chapters 28-30

the top edge of a glass or a similar container

There's one truckload for each of them, loaded to the brim.

not narrow : WIDE

"It's quite true," Mr. Wonka said, smiling broadly now.

to move or shoot out suddenly and quickly

"Which room shall it be next?" said Mr. Wonka as he turned away and darted into the lift.

causing fear and uneasiness : STRANGE

It was an eerie and frightening feeling to be standing on clear glass high up in the sky.

not true, genuine, or honest

Grandma Josephine dropped her false teeth.

to fly or float in the air without moving far in any direction

It stopped and hung in mid-air, hovering like a helicopter.

a strong feeling about what will happen

"I had a hunch you know, right from the beginning, that it was going to be you!"

to frighten very much

Charlie climbed on to the bed and tried to calm the three old people who were still petrified with fear.

to express or show unwillingness to do, give, or allow something

And even then they all refused to ride back to the factory in the lift.

the remains of something destroyed

"It's in ruins!"

showing or containing good sense or judgment

"I want a good sensible loving child, one to whom I can tell all my most precious sweet-making secrets - while I am still alive."

to consider or cause to consider doing something wrong or unwise

"But I've never done it until now! I was tempted many time!"