P11
1. appeal: attract, interest, allure, entice, fascinate, excite, charm
2. …with their loyal dogs racing at a respectful distance: at a distance that showed their respect for the master
3. increasingly: ceaseless, continuous
4. scone: flat, round
5. morocco: type of fine, soft leather made from Morocco goat
6. moors: wild fields
7. and had two last names divided by a hyphen: like Ivy Compton-Burnett, names of descendants from aristocratic or well-known families
8. …just by being herself: just by being herself, a black woman with such a noble personality
P12
1. refined: well-bred, ladylike, courtly polite, courteous, mannerly, gentle, graceful, delicate elegant
2. the warm color: the black color
P13
1. evenizer: sth which can help people feel equal; balancing power against their poverty
2. For since they…evenizer: Because they always think they are white, they are superior to others (at least they can not be discriminated against by others) and can be equals to any other race.
3. shatter: smash, crash, split, break (into pieces)
4. unmendable: hopeless, irreparable, doomed, condemned
5. Humpty-Dumpty: (character in Through the looking–Glass by Lewis Carrol) allusively applied to anything or any person which when shattered, can not be restored/ good-for-nothing person
P14
1. sweet-milk fresh: vivid, extremely fresh
P15
1. dragging: steady and prolonged
2. agegroup: understanding (look)
3. They gave each other agegroup looks: They gave each other meaningful looks, looks that were exchanged among and understood by people of the same age group.