Against the opposite wall stood a small sofa, neatly upholstered in cloth. What's upholstered?

A few of the rats snarled and tried to bite; I did not, and neither did Jenner; it was too obviously futile. What does snarled mean?

There was no other way to run; they had us encircled. The nets flailed down, scooped, flailed again. What does encircled mean?

And yet you could hardly even call it stealing- it was waste food, and all they did with it was haul it away to the city incinerator. What's an incinerator?

"You did it yesterday!" cried Mrs. Frisby, remembering the figures toiling the wire through the grass. What is toiling?

A box with dials and a small light shining on the front; from this box came the soft sound of music. She listened entranced. What does entranced mean?

The owl had advised her to say---"move the house into the lee of the stone." What's the lee of the stone?

A few of the rats snarled and tried to bite; I did not, and neither did Jenner; it was too obviously futile. What does futile mean?

"With this leg," said Mr. Ages glumly, "that will take long enough to tell the story to her twice. What does glumly mean?

The man with the gloves and the boots then donned a wire face-mask as well, and climbed in among us. What does donned mean?

"We'll have to take care of Dragon," said Justin. "Yes," said Mr. Ages, "but with this leg, I couldn't make it, much less get back again." Mrs. Frisby looked at their baffled faced, felt her delight subsiding. What's subsiding mean?

There was no other way to run; they had us encircled. The nets flailed down, scooped, flailed again. What does flailed mean?

"Now," he said, "what is it we can do to help you?" So Mrs. Frisby recounted once more he events that had led to her coming there. What's recounted?