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Exploring Terms and Characters in "Silas Marner": A Deep Dive into Chapters 6 and 7

This overview of Chapters 6 and 7 from "Silas Marner" delves into key background terms and character roles in the narrative. It highlights the smock-frock and its significance, as well as defining essential vocabulary such as "parson," "constable," and key actions like “drench.” Understanding terms like "aloof" and "piquant" enhances comprehension of character interactions and themes in the story. This analysis enriches the reader's appreciation of George Eliot's exploration of rural life, social responsibility, and personal transformation.

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Exploring Terms and Characters in "Silas Marner": A Deep Dive into Chapters 6 and 7

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  1. Chp. 6 and 7 Silas Marner

  2. Background Terms

  3. Pipes

  4. Spirits alcohol

  5. Smock Frock A smock-frock or smock is an outer garment traditionally worn by rural workers, especially shepherds and waggoners, in parts of England and Wales from the early eighteenth century.

  6. farrier a craftsman who trims and shoes horses' hooves.

  7. drench forcibly administer a drug in liquid form orally to (an animal).

  8. parson a member of the clergy, like a rector

  9. constable • a peace officer with limited policing authority, typically in a small town.

  10. lief as happily; as gladly He would lief eat spinach as eat alfalfa.

  11. Vocabulary aloof--not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant piquant--having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor. preternatural--beyond what is normal or natural acute--having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; sharp

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