https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl en-us 2016-10-25 13:26:50 UTC 2025-11-22 18:08:49 UTC hello@padlet.com ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132991376 "Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan."
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My meaning: in a big crowd
Definition: a dry, dusty easterly or northeasterly wind on the West African coast, occurring from December to February.
(www.dictionary.com)]]> 2016-10-25 13:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132991376 ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132992973 "He laughed loud and long and his voice rang out clear as the ogene, and tears stood in his eyes."
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My meaning: a musical instrument
Defintion: is a style of Igbo music consisting of, and taking its name from, the instrument, which is a large metal bell
(http://eng2dchinuaachebe.blogspot.com/2011/04/ogene.html)]]> 2016-10-25 13:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132992973 ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132995207 "The prosperous compound also includes an enclosure with stacks of yams, sheds for goats and hens, and a medicine house, where Okonkwo keeps the symbols of his personal god and ancestral spirits and where he offers prayers for himself and his family"
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My meaning: fancy
Definition: successful in material terms; flourishing financially
(www.dictionary.com)]]> 2016-10-25 13:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132995207 ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132997167  "The priest of the earth goddess orders Okonkwo to make offerings at his shrine."
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My meaning: church
Definition: a place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divinity or a sacred person or relic, typically marked by a building or other construction
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrine)]]> 2016-10-25 13:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132997167 ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132999327 "The spectacle of the wrestling matches illustrates the value that is placed on physical agility and strength in the Igbo culture."
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My meaning: eyewitnesses
Definition: a visually striking performance or display
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]]> 2016-10-25 13:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/132999327 ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133000626 "This scene also displays the sense of community and kinship among members of the village, as in the brief exchange between Ekwefi and her neighbor Chielo, the priestess of the Oracle Agbala."
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My meaning: group work
Definition: a sharing of characteristics or origins
( www.googledictionary.com)

]]> 2016-10-25 13:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133000626 ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133002047 "The villagers are joyful because they recognize the coming of the locusts, a great delicacy in Umuofia."
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My meaning: a huge deal
Definition: the quality of being delicate, in particular
(www.googledictionary.com)

]]> 2016-10-25 13:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133002047 ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133805585  "Mr. Brown cared only about recruiting converts rather than making them Christians."
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My meaning: past members
Definition: refers to the overall process of attracting, selecting and appointing suitable candidates for jobs (either permanent or temporary) within an organization.
(www.googledictionary.com)]]> 2016-10-28 02:53:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133805585 ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133805743  "They also refer contemptuously to "white men," comparing their white skin to lepers' white skin."
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My meaning: hesitantly
Definition:showing contempt; scornful.
(www.dictionary.com)]]> 2016-10-28 02:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133805743 ziolkomadison https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133805958 " Okonkwo instructs his wives and children to prepare a huge feast for his mother's kinsmen in Mbanta"
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My meaning: servants
Definition: a man who is one of a person's blood relations.
(www.googledictionary.com)]]> 2016-10-28 02:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ziolkomadison/9zfsncaa3yfl/wish/133805958