Northanger Abbey Word Search
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (1817), 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 Jane Austen · First published 1817 · Gothic Parody.
Words to find: MORLAND, TILNEY, THORPE, ALLEN, CATHERINE, HENRY, ISABELLA, NORTHANGER, ABBEY, BATH, THEATRE, PUMPROOM.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Northanger Abbey word list, defined
- THORPE /θɔːp/ (British), /θɔɹp/ (American) · noun
- A small village or hamlet. The word is now mainly archaic or dialectal and is an alternative form of the equally uncommon thorp. Related: hamlet, village, settlement.
- HENRY /ˈhɛnri/ · noun
- A henry (symbol H) is the SI derived unit of electrical inductance, equal to one weber per ampere. It measures a circuit's opposition to changes in current.
- ISABELLA /ɪˈzæbələ/ · proper noun
- Isabella is a feminine given name of European origin, now used widely in English-speaking countries and several other languages. Related: Isabel, Isabelle, Isobel.
- ABBEY /ˈæbi/ · noun
- A building or group of buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns, especially one headed by an abbot or abbess; also, a church that was once part of such a complex. Related: monastery, convent, cloister, priory.
- BATH /bɑːθ/ (UK); /bæθ/ (US) · noun
- A container filled with water in which a person washes their body, or the act of washing oneself in such a container. In British English it also denotes the room containing this fixture (what American English calls a bathroom). Related: wash, soak, tub.
- THEATRE /ˈθɪətə(r)/ (British); /ˈθiːtər/ (American) · noun
- A building or venue where plays, operas, dance, and other dramatic performances are presented. By extension, it can mean the dramatic arts collectively or a scene or sphere of activity. Related: playhouse, auditorium, drama, stage.
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