VOCABULARY #1
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A DOG OF DIFFERENT BREEDS
THE STORY IS SET IN THIS MONTH
JUNE
WHEN LADY OAKHURST SEES HER LATE HUSBAND'S WILL, SHE:
SHRIEKED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR
CROAK
TO DIE
ALTER
TO CHANGE
INDIFFERENT
NOT CARING ABOUT
WHEN LORD OAKHURST WAS WOOING HIS WIFE, WHAT WAS HIS INCOME?
50,000 POUNDS
ON HIS DEATH BED, LORD OAKHURST LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW AND SEES THESE FLOWERS:
VIOLETS
RAPIDLY
QUICKLY
MINUTE
VERY SMALL
ORNAMENTS
DECORATIONS
BEFORE THEY WERE MARRIED, SHE REFERRED TO HIM AS:
"AN OLD BALD-BEADED GALOOT"
IN METAPHORS, DEATH IS CALLED THE:
THE AFTERLIFE IS REFERRED TO AS:
DESTROYER; UNKNOWN LAND
TENACITY
FIRM AND STRONG
MANGLE
TO SEVERLY INJURE
APPAREL
CLOTHING
ON THE DAY OF HER HUSBAND'S DEATH, SHE ASKED SIR EVERHARD TO BRING HER:
CREAM ALMONDS
ORNAMENTS AND GOLD/SILVER FILIGREE JEWELRY
PLIGHT
A VERY BAD OR DIFFICULT SITUATION
SUBDUED
NOT INTENSE OR STRONG
TROTH
TO PROMISE TO BE FAITHFUL IN MARRIAGE
O. HENRY COMPARES THE WAY SHE THREW HERSELF ON HIM AND HELD ON TIGHTLY TO:
"THE TENACITY OF A TICK ON A BRIDLED COW"
LORD OAKHURST LEFT HIS MONEY/PROPERTY TO A SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION THAT CAN EXTRACT ____ FROM ____
PEACY BRANDY; SAWDUST