A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Word Search
A free A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by James Joyce · First published 1916 · Bildungsroman.
Words to find: DEDALUS, STEPHEN, MARTELLO, DUBLIN, CLONGOWES, MAGNUS, ECKHART, ALVIE, MICKY, MORRISON, CARO, HUSHING.
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man word list, defined
- MARTELLO /mɑːrˈtɛloʊ/ · noun
- A small, usually round masonry tower built along a coastline as a defensive fortification, particularly against enemy landing parties. The term also formerly referred to a light coastal cannon. Related: Martello tower, coastal fortification, coastal defence tower, watchtower.
- MAGNUS /ˈmæɡ.nəs/ · proper noun
- A masculine given name of northern European origin, derived from the Latin magnus, meaning “great” or “large.”
- MICKY /ˈmɪki/ · adjective
- Small or tiny. In informal, often dismissive contexts, it can also mean insignificant or unimportant. Related: tiny, small, minuscule, insignificant.
- HUSHING /ˈhʌʃɪŋ/ · verb (present participle) and noun
- As a verb, “hushing” means making or being made quiet. As a noun, it refers to a sudden calming or silencing of people or noise. Related: quieting, silencing, muting, stilling.
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