The Elves and Shoemaker

The Elves and Shoemaker

Elves
context: The Elves and the Shoemaker
Definition: an imaginary creature like a small person with pointed ears and magical powers

astounded
context: He was astounded, and did not know what to make of it.
Definition: very suprised or shocked

neatly
context:he saw that they were so neatly made that there was not one bad stitch in them.
Definition: tidy and carefully arranged(tidy:こぎれいな),
American English spoken =very good, pleasant, or enjoyable

just as, intended, masterpiece
context: It just as if they were intended as a masterpiece.

just as
Definition: exactly at that moment

intended
Definition: to have something in your mind as a plan or purpose

masterpiece
Definiton: a work of art , a piece of writing or music etc that is of very high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer etc has produced

stay up
context: But this time he said to his wife, "Let's stay up to-night to see who it is that lends us this helping hand?"
Definition: to not go to bed at the time you would normaly go to bed

hid, behind, hanging up
context: The woman liked the idea, and lighted a candle, and they hid themselves in a corner of the room, behind some clothes which were hanging up there, and watched.

hid
Definition: past tence (hide), to deliberately put or keep something or someone in a place wherethey cannot easily be seen or found

behind
Definition: at or towards the back of athing or person

hanging up
Definiton:
1. a feeling of worry or embarrassment about something that you have although there is no real reason to feel this way(embattassment:困惑),

2. to put something in a position so that the top part is fixed or supported, and the bottom part is free to move and does not touch the ground

sew, hammer, skillfully, turn away, astonishment
Context:They took all the work which was cut before them and began to stitch, and sew, and hammer so skillfully and so quickly with their little fingers that the shoemaker could not turn away his eyes for astonishment.

sew
Definitiion: to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them

needle
Definition: a smal thin piece of steel, with a point at one end and a hole in the other, used for sewing

thread
Definition: a long thin string of cotton, silk etc used to sew or weave cloth

hammer
Definition: a tool with a heavy metal part on a long handle, used for hitting nails into wood

turn away
Definition: to move your body so that you are looking in a diffrent direction

astonishment
Definition: complete surprise(=amazement)

trousers

context: I will make them little shirts, and coats, and vests, and trousers, and knit both of them a pair of the cut-out work.

Definiton: a piece of clothing that covers the lower half of your body, with a separate part fitting over each leg

cobbler

context:" Now we are boys so fine to see. Why should we longer cobblers be?"

Definiton:cooked fruit covered with a sweet bread-like mixture

old-fashioned someone who makes and repairs shoes

prospered

context:From that time one they came no more, but as long as the shoemaker lived all went with him, and all his business prospered.

Definition: If people or business prosper, they grow and develop in a successful way, especially by becoming rich or making a large profit

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I took about four hours. I used tool,英辞郎, LONGMAN Dictionary .

This story is very lovely. I love it. First I can't recognize that this story is that famous storynory.

When I looked up "Elves and shoemaker" in the dictionary", I noticed.

I used to read this story I am a child. I believed that there are Elves! So I looked for Elves all round my house. Finally, I can't looked for them but I believed that. Child's heart is very miraclle and mistery :)