The snow queen

Where: The snow queen by Hans Chiristian Andersen, published in 2006 by Usborne Publishing Ltd.,


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1.flow

Context: "The river flows a long way,"

Definition: when a liquid, gas, or electricity flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream

2. pass

Context: "Perhaps the river has passed him on its travels."

Definition: a road, river, or railway line that passes a place goes through or near the place

3. sweep

Context: So, she climbed into a boat to throw them further in...and the boat swept her away.

Definition: to move things from a surface with a brushing movement

4. past

Context: She hoped the river would take her past someone who had seen Kay.

Definition: further than a particular place/The hospital's just up this road, about a mile past the school.

5.dusk

Context: As dusk fell, she spotted a rose-covered cottage.

Definition: the time before it gets dark when the sky is becoming less bright

6. describe

Context: She described their happy days playing untill he suddenly changed.

Definition: to say what something or someone is like by giving details about them

7. magnificent

Context: The snow Queen had taken Kay to her magnificent castle in the far north.

Definition: very good or beautiful, and very impressive

a magnificent performance