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My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson (1885): poems
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Vocabulary
My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson (1885): poems
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow—
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India-rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all.
He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close beside me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
Vocabulary
arrant - used to say how bad something is:
He dismissed the rumours as arrant nonsense.
as - in the same way:
This year, as in previous years, tickets sold very quickly.
asleep - to be sleeping:
The children are asleep.
ball - a round object that you throw, kick, or hit in a game, or something with this shape:
This is a tennis ball.
bed - piece of furniture that you sleep on:
She was lying in bed when I arrived.
behind - at or to the back of someone or something:
Close the door behind you.
beside - next to someone or something, or very near them:
She knelt beside his bed.
buttercup - a small, bright yellow flower
coward - someone who is not brave and tries to avoid dangerous or difficult situations
dew - drops of water that form on surfaces outside during the night
fast - moving, happening, or doing something quickly:
Computers are getting faster all the time.
fast asleep - sleeping deeply
I was fast asleep.
fool - a stupid person:
I was a fool to trust him.
grow - to develop and become bigger or taller as time passes:
Children grow very quickly.
heel - the back part of your foot
India rubber - natural rubber
jump - to push your body up and away from the ground using your feet and legs:
The children were jumping up and down with excitement.
jump into - to move somewhere suddenly and quickly:
She jumped into a taxi and rushed to the station.
lazy - Someone who is lazy does not like working or using any effort:
He's too lazy to make his bed in the morning.
make a fool of - to try to make someone look stupid intentionally:
She was always trying to make a fool of me in front of my friends.
none - not any:
None of them smoke.
notion - an idea or belief:
The notion of sharing is unknown to most two-year-olds.
nursie - a childish way to refer to a "nurse" mainly as a term of address. (In old English, "nurse" is someone who takes care of children.)
ought to - used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do:
We ought to tidy up before we go.
play - If children play, they enjoy themselves with toys and games:
She likes playing with her dolls.
proper - correct or suitable:
Please put those books back in the proper place.
rise - get up
rubber - a strong material that bends easily, originally produced from the juice of a tropical tree, and used to make tyres, boots, etc
shadow - a dark area made by something that is stopping the light:
The tree had cast (= made) a long shadow.
shame - a feeling of being embarrassed and guilty about something bad that you have done:
He was filled with shame.
shine - If a surface shines, it reflects light, and if you shine it, you make it reflect light:
She polished her shoes until they were shining.
shoot - to move somewhere very quickly:
She always shoots across the road without looking.
shoot up - To increases very quickly:
Prices will shoot up by 25%.
sleepy - feeling tired and wanting to go to sleep:
The heat had made me sleepy.
sleepy head - A very tired person
Hey now sleepy head, it's time for you to go to bed.
stay - to continue to be in a place, job, etc and not leave:
The weather was bad so we stayed at home.
stay behind - to not leave a place when other people leave:
I stayed behind after class to speak to the teacher.
slow - moving, happening, or doing something without much speed:
I'm making slow progress with the painting.
stick - to become joined to something or to make something become joined to something else, usually with a substance like glue:
The stamp wouldn't stick to the envelope.
stick to someone - to stay very close to someone and follow them wherever they go
Moore stick close to the race leader until the last lap.
sun - the large, bright star that shines in the sky during the day and provides light and heat for the Earth:
The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
tall - having a greater than average height:
He's tall and thin.
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