- glen
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
As they came lower down, the mountains opened out into a great glen or wooded gorge with a swift river running at the bottom.
- heather
a low purple-flowered plant grown in the northern hemisphere
He saw, too, that he was on a bed of heather, in a cave.
- gist
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
But the gist of the story, as they knew it in the end, was as follows.
- gird
bind with something round or circular
"Why else does your Majesty go clad in mail and girt with sword?"
- antechamber
an outer room or waiting area that leads into another room
They went into the antechamber and there, sure enough, the two gentlemen-in-waiting were, sprawling on chairs and snoring hard.
- moor
come into or dock at a wharf
When they had caught enough they ran the boat up into a little creek and moored her to a tree.
- contrive
make or work out a plan for; devise
"I am a very minor magician but I can at least contrive a charmed sleep."
- bellows
a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air
Two Dwarfs were at the bellows, another was holding a piece of red-hot metal on the anvil with a pair of tongs, a fourth was hammering it, and two, wiping their horny little hands on a greasy cloth, were coming forward to meet the visitors.
- sheer
so thin as to transmit light
The other was sheer delight—"There are real Dwarfs still, and I've seen one at last."
- fervent
characterized by intense emotion
Then came the fresh air in the garden, a fervent handclasp with the Doctor, a run across the lawn, a welcoming whinny from Destrier, and so King Caspian the Tenth left the castle of his fathers.