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20 Cards in this Set
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agape |
with mouth open in astonishment |
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beguile |
to charm or deceive |
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cleave |
to faithfully cling to |
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disputation |
a verbal disagreement, argument |
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excommunication |
exclusion from a church or group |
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gaunt |
excessively thin or writhed |
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gibbet |
a hanging post; gallows |
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indictment |
a formal accusation before a jury |
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reprieve |
delay of punishment |
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sibilance |
a hissing sound |
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hale begged elizabeth to visit john in order to get a confession |
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elizabeth told john that gives was pressed to death |
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Reverend Hale visited the condemned to play with them and get them to confess |
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Parris suggested to Danforth that the hangings should be postponed for fear of riots |
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John was eventually hung because he would not let them “take” his name |
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Abigail and Mercy Lewis stoke Parris money and ran away |
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In the beginning of act four, Tituba and Sarah Good were waiting for the devil to take them to the Barbados |
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There were so many people out in jail that vows were wandering the highroads |
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Parris saw a dagger on the ground when he opened the door to leave his house |
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Elizabeth life was spared because she was pregnant |
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