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  1. tesseract
    the four-dimensional analogue of a cube
    After removing her boots and drying her feet, Mrs. Whatsit suddenly remarks that "there is such a thing as a tesseract" and then hurries out the door.
  2. buncombe
    unacceptable behavior
    Meg hears her family's big black dog Fortinbras barking downstairs, and she begins to worry that a stranger may be skulking around the house; she suspects the tramp who, according to local gossip, recently stole twelve bed-sheets from the constable's wife, Mrs. Buncombe.
  3. tramp
    travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
    Meg hears her family's big black dog Fortinbras barking downstairs, and she begins to worry that a stranger may be skulking around the house; she suspects the tramp who, according to local gossip, recently stole twelve bed-sheets from the constable's wife, Mrs. Buncombe.
  4. confirming
    serving to support or corroborate
    Charles asks her why she stole bed-sheets from Mrs. Buncombe, confirming Meg's suspicion that Mrs. Whatsit is the neighborhood tramp.
  5. preoccupied
    having excessive or compulsive concern with something
    She is unable to fall asleep because she is preoccupied with all that seems wrong in her life: she doesn't fit in at school; her high school teachers have just threatened to drop her down a grade on account of her poor academic performance; and worst of all, her father has been missing for many years and no one has heard from him.
  6. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
    Mrs. Murry goes outside to find the cause of the commotion.
  7. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    She returns with Charles's mysterious friend Mrs. Whatsit, an eccentric tramp completely bundled up in wet clothes.
  8. moderation
    the quality of avoiding extremes
    Mrs. Murry tells Meg that she needs to learn the meaning of moderation, the importance of finding a "happy medium."
  9. constable
    a law officer with limited authority
    Meg hears her family's big black dog Fortinbras barking downstairs, and she begins to worry that a stranger may be skulking around the house; she suspects the tramp who, according to local gossip, recently stole twelve bed-sheets from the constable's wife, Mrs. Buncombe.
  10. academic
    associated with an educational institution
    She is unable to fall asleep because she is preoccupied with all that seems wrong in her life: she doesn't fit in at school; her high school teachers have just threatened to drop her down a grade on account of her poor academic performance; and worst of all, her father has been missing for many years and no one has heard from him.
  11. bundle
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    She returns with Charles's mysterious friend Mrs. Whatsit, an eccentric tramp completely bundled up in wet clothes.
  12. gossip
    light informal conversation for social occasions
    Meg hears her family's big black dog Fortinbras barking downstairs, and she begins to worry that a stranger may be skulking around the house; she suspects the tramp who, according to local gossip, recently stole twelve bed-sheets from the constable's wife, Mrs. Buncombe.
  13. medium
    the surrounding environment
    Mrs. Murry tells Meg that she needs to learn the meaning of moderation, the importance of finding a "happy medium."
  14. mysterious
    beyond ordinary understanding
    She returns with Charles's mysterious friend Mrs. Whatsit, an eccentric tramp completely bundled up in wet clothes.
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