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griffin - a fabulous beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Page 173 - "Percy!" hissed Ron, pulling Harry behind a large stone griffin.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 1 - crane
crane - To strain and stretch (the neck, for example) in order to see better
Page 1 - Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbors.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 2 - frantically
frantically - highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied, worriedly, hysterically, crazily, anxiously
Page 23 - Just then, the doorbell rang -- "Oh, good Lord, they're here!" said Aunt Petunia frantically -- and a moment later, Dudley's best friend, Piers Polkiss, walked in with his mother.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 3 - sneer
sneer - a scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip, turn your nose up at, laugh at, snicker
Page 35 - "Who'd be writing to you?" sneered Uncle Vernon, shaking the letter open with one hand an glancing at it.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 4 - expel
expel - to force to leave; deprive of membership, push out, drive out, banish
Page 59 - "Oh, well -- I was at Hogwarts meself but I --er -- got expelled, ter tell yeh the truth. In me third year...."
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Vocabulary for Chapter 5 - ravine
ravine - a deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water, passageway, canyon
Page 75 - They were going even deeper now and gathering speed. The air became colder and colder as they hurtled round tight corners. They were rattling over an underground ravine, and Harry leaned over the side to try to see what was down at the bottom, but Hagrid groaned and pulled him back by the scruff of his neck.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 6 - jostle
jostle - to come in rough contact while moving; push and shove, elbow, manhandle, crowd, bump
Page 93 - People jostled him on their way to platforms nine and tern.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 7 - pompously
pompous - characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity, arrogant, haughty, snobbish
Page 122 - "Well done, Ron, excellent," said Percy Weasley pompously across Harry as "Zabini, Blaise," was made a Slytherin.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 8 - corridor
corridor - a narrow hallway, passageway, or gallery, often with rooms or apartments opening onto it, walkway
Page 132 - Filch found them trying to force their way through a door that unluckily turned out to be the entrance to the out-of-bounds corridor on the third floor.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 9 - embers
embers - a small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire, ashes, coals
Page 155 - A few embers were still glowing in the fireplace, turning all the armchairs into hunched black shadows.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 10 - griffin
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griffin - a fabulous beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Page 173 - "Percy!" hissed Ron, pulling Harry behind a large stone griffin.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 11 - wheedled
wheedle - to persuade or attempt to persuade by flattery or guile; cajole, charm
Page 184 - "Just a bit of toast," wheedled Hermione.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 12 - engulf
engulf - to swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing, overcome, surround
Page 203 - Harry pulled a wizard cracker with Fred and it didn't just bang, it went of with a blast like a cannon and engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke, while from the inside exploded a rear admiral's hat an several live, white mice.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 13 - mystify
mystify - to confuse or puzzle mentally, confound, baffle, stump, perplex, bamboozle, stupefy
Page 219 - Harry and Ron barely had time to exchange mystified looks before she was dashing back, an enormous old book in her arms.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 14 bated
bated - reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath dim, distant, dull, feeble, gentle, inaudible, low, muffled, quiet, slight, small, soft, whispered
Page 234 - They all drew their chairs up to the table and watched with bated breath.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 15 - ajar
ajar - partially opened, half closed
Page 246 - He waited until Quirrell's footsteps had disappeared, then peered into the classroom. It was empty, but a door stood ajar at the other end.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 16 - pounce
pounce - to spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something, jump, attack suddenly, snatch, spring
Page 283 - He stepped forward, and the white queen pounced.
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Vocabulary for Chapter 17 - confiscate
confiscate - to seize by or as if by authority, remove, take possession of, seize, impound, take away
Page 296 - I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley were responsible for trying to send you a toilet seat. No doubt they thought it would amuse you. Madam Pomfrey, however, felt it might not be very hygienic, and confiscated it.
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