The Monkey's Paw

The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs

Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce

Vocabulary in context quiz 2

Choose the best meaning of the underlined words: 1. Without, the night was cold and wet, vocabularyoutsidemagic objectmonkey's paw 2. but in the small parlour of Laburnum Villa, vocabularyoutsidelivingroomdining room 3. the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. vocabularythe monkey's paw movedthe candle was burningthe curtains were closed 4. "Hark at the wind," said Mr. White. vocabularyThe wind is very loud.Listen to the wind.The wind is hard. 5. His host got out whiskey and tumblers. vocabularyacrobatscups for teadrinking glasses 6. When he went away he was a slip of a youth in the warehouse. vocabularya small piece of papera young manan undergarment 7. He took something out of his pocket and proffered it. vocabularyoffered itsold itthrew it away 8. The soldier regarded him vocabularylistened tospoke tolooked at 9. His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group. vocabularyangryseriousdead 10. His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group. vocabularya silencea treea calmness

 

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