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Episode 202 Terry Pratchett's Wee Free Men - A Tiffany Aching Story

20 Feb 2024

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This week on the podcast we have another reading episode. This is one of my favourite books and the very first Discworld novel I ever read. It is The Wee Free Men and is the first appearance of young witch Tiffany Aching. I chose this excerpt especially because of a delightful collection of phrasal verbs towards the end. There are some unusual creatures in the story, but don't worry, I will explain all of the vocabulary in Episode 203. I hope you enjoy the story. From the blog: You might of heard of Tiffany before, she was appeared in the Wintersmith story I read last year. (Episode 79 & 80) Episode 79, Part 1: ⁠https://youtu.be/CKwwxL8p8hw ⁠ Episode 80 Part 2: ⁠https://youtu.be/kuwB08Uajbo⁠ Vocabulary Sticky - when you've eaten too many sweets and your fingers stick together Tiffany was going to be a hard name to live up to - 'to live up to' is a phrase meaning you should try to reach someone's expectations Susurrus - a quiet whispering sound that suggests something is about to happen Crivens, Gang awa oot o here ye daft wee hinny! 'Ware the green heid! - Crivens is a sort of swear word. Then they say 'go away out of here you silly girl! Beware of the green head!' Nae time for fishin' The green heid's comin' - No time for fishing, the green head's coming. Let's Offski! -Let's Go! Gulping - taking big swallows of air or liquid Dark Delight - when you shouldn't really be happy, but you're secretly very happy Plunging - disappearing quickly and deeply into water Absent-mindedly - without thinking Sloshing - liquid moving around vigorously Ridiculous - something very stupid or silly Taken up - when you shorten some clothing Taken in - when you make some clothing smaller Taken down - when you lengthen some clothing Taken out - when you make some clothing bigger Taken away - when you remove something from someone Skittering - a jerky jumpy movement

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