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12 Cards in this Set
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TO WEEP
She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms. |
verb: to cry tears
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GRIEF
When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. |
noun: very great sadness, especially at the death of someone
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BESPEAK
She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. |
verb: to suggest or show
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ELUSIVE
What was it?She didn't know;it was too subtle and elusive to name. |
adj.: difficult to describe, find, achieve or remember
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SLENDER
She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will-as powerless as her two white slender hands would have been. |
adj.: thin and delicate, often in a way that is attractive
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KNEEL
Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole,imploring for admission. |
verb: to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on the ground
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IMPLORE
Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole,imploring for admission. |
verb: to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional and determined way
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BAFFLE
The question baffles her. |
verb:to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something
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SCOLD
"Bite back your tongue," scolded my mother when I cried loudly. |
verb: to tell off someone because you disapprove of their behaviour
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SHIVER
The sanddabs made me shiver each time. |
verb: when people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill or frightened
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Bobby pin
A bobby pin was wedged between her lips. |
noun: a metal U-shaped pin which is tightly bent and slides into the hair in order to keep it back off the face or to keep part of the hair in a suitable position
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WEDGE
A bobby pin was wedged between her lips. |
verb: to put something into a very small or narrow space, so that it cannot move easily
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