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25 Cards in this Set
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They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense. |
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The Dursleys had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere. |
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This boy was another good reason for keeping the Potters away; they didn't want Dudley mixing with a child like that. |
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There was a tabby cat standing on the corner of Privet Drive, but there wasn't a map in sight. |
(a cat with light and dark lines on its fur) |
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Come to think of it, he wasn't even sure his nephew was called Harry. |
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Although owls normally hunt at night and are hardly ever seen in daylight, there have been hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction since sunrise. |
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Experts are unable to explain why the owls have suddenly changed their sleeping pattern. |
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It's not only the owls that have been acting oddly today. |
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- Mr. Dursley sat frozen in his armchair. - He decided he didn't dare. Instead he said, as casually as he could, "Their son -- he'd be about Dudley's age now, wouldn't he?" |
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A man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching, appeared so suddenly and silently you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground. |
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The cat's tail twitched and its eyes narrowed. |
(to move something quickly and suddenly) |
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He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. |
(/bɪəd/) (to put something into a small space, especially in order to protect, hide, carry, or hold it) |
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He was busy rummaging in his cloak, looking for something. |
(/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/ to search for something by moving things around in a careless or hurried way) |
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For some reason, the sight of the cat seemed to amuse him. He chuckled and muttered, "I should have known." |
(to speak in a low voice, especially because you are annoyed about something, or you do not want people to hear you) |
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He found what he was looking for in his inside pocket. It seemed to be a silver cigarette lighter. He flicked it open, held it up in the air, and clicked it. |
(to make something move away by hitting or pushing it suddenly or quickly, especially with your thumb and finger) |
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He didn't look at it, but after a moment he spoke to it. "Fancy seeing you here, Professor McGonagall." |
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"You'd be stiff if you'd been sitting on a brick wall all day," |
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People are being downright careless, out on the streets in broad daylight, not even dressed in Muggle clothes, swapping rumors. |
(exchange) |
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Dumbledore nodded glumly. |
(if someone is glum, they feel unhappy and do not talk a lot) |
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Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles. |
(a light touch with your hand, a cloth etc) |
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And I don't suppose you're going to tell me why you're here, of all places? |
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I'm not saying his heart isn't in the right place," said Professor McGonagall grudgingly, "but you can't pretend he's not careless. He does tend to -- what was that? |
(a feeling of dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past) |
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Wiping his streaming eyes on his jacket sleeve, Hagrid swung himself onto the motorcycle and kicked the engine into life; with a roar it rose into the air and off into the night. |
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He would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley. |
(to quickly push something or someone with your finger or a pointed object) |
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At this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: "To Harry Potter -- the boy who lived!" |
hush hush |
Let me see you naked Let me see you hush hush |
