Mrs Dalloway Word Search
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (1925), as a word search. 12 words drawn from characters, settings, and objects from the book sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Written by Virginia Woolf · First published 1925 · Modernist Novel.
Words to find: DALLOWAY, SHELLEY, REEVE, RICHARDS, BING, CLARISSE, SOPHIA, PRITCHET, SEPTEMBER, LONDON, GARDEN, WAVES.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Mrs Dalloway word list, defined
- REEVE /riːv/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a reeve is a local official or a high-ranking official in charge of a district or a community. As a verb, to reeve means to pass a rope or a line through a block or a pulley. Related: official, administrator, magistrate, overseer.
- BING /bɪŋ/ · noun, interjection, verb (informal)
- A short ringing or pinging sound, such as that made by a bell, a microwave timer, or a notification alert; also used as an exclamation representing that sound. Related: ping, chime, ding, ring.
- GARDEN /ˈɡɑːrdn/ · noun
- An area of ground surrounding a building, typically planted with flowers, shrubs, and trees, and maintained for pleasure, beauty, or for the production of fruits, vegetables, or herbs. Related: yard, park, orchard, plot.
- WAVES /wɛvz/ · noun, verb
- A series of water movements on the surface of the ocean, lake, or river, or a movement or motion that is similar to a wave. To move in a wavelike motion, or to send a signal or message in a wavelike pattern. Related: surge, swell, billow, undulation.
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