Vocabulary for Peter Rabbit and Eleven Other Favorite Tales

exert (p. 3)

Sniffy Says: Just a minute. I am exerting myself trying to move this watermelon. I love watermelon, but this is a strenuous, difficult task so I must exert myself with every single ounce of my strength. This is quite a struggle. Okay, here I go. One—two—three—push! One—two—three—exert! One—two—three—push! One—two—three—exert! Oh brother. That's enough exertion for me. I think I'll just go home and eat a jelly bean that looks like a watermelon.

impertinent (p. 10)

Sniffy Says: What do you mean I've been eating too much? I'll eat what I want, when I want and where I want. You listen here, Mr. Draeger, I'm the star of this web site—without me you wouldn't even have a web site. What? What do you mean I'm impertinent, pert, saucy and irreverent? I'm not impertinent—I'm a star. I'll be famous someday. If you think I'm going to be hanging around here my whole life—listen, buster bugle head, Disney wants to make a movie about me and then I'll be a—is that thing on? You mean—they can hear me? Ohh, well, yes—see, I'm practicing my acting skills and—yeah—I was pretending to be impertinent and um, well, I guess I need to practice some more. Good night.

perplexed (p. 25)

Sniffy Says: I am baffled, I am perplexed. I don't know what to do. I don't know where to go, I don't know what to say. I'm so confused—and bewildered and puzzled. Have you ever been perplexed? I'll bet if you have it was not nearly as perplexed as I am now because I am confounded and mystified. About what you ask? I don't know! That's just it. If I knew what I was perplexed about I wouldn't be perplexed—but I am—perplexed—aughhhhhhhhhh!

mackintosh (p. 44)

Sniffy Sings:

Black and white drawing of three boysing singing in the rain.

I'm singin' in the rain
Just singin' in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again.
I'm laughing at clouds.
So dark up above
The rain's comin' down
And I've got my mackintosh on.

Let the stormy clouds chase.
Everyone from the place
Come on with the rain
I've a smile on my face
I walk down the lane
With a happy refrain
While the rain's comin' down
With my mackintosh on.

By the way, a makintosh is a raincoat.