One Thousand Dollars
The story is set in New York
v. to sing in a cheerful mannner
carol
What word has a different vowel sound?
dead - mean - bread - head
mean
adj. of very little importance, trivial, insignificant
trifling
What question does Young Gillian ask multiple people?
"What would you do with $1,000?"
What was the one rule of Young Gillian receiving the one thousand dollars?
He has to account for his spending
adv. in a semi-whispered, hoarse tone
huskily
What word has a different vowel sound?
horse - history - story - cord
history
adj. illogical, unimportant
inconsequent
v. to move from side to side
wag
Who will receive the bons to the value of $50,000 at the end of the story?
Ms. Miriam Hayden
n. a short note, an informal message.
memorandum
What silent consonant do these words have?
sign, high, light
Silent g
n. a note or similar addition to a letter that has already been finished and signed by the writer
post-script
What silent consonant do these words have?
receipt, psychology, psalm
What literary device does the author use throughout the story?
Irony
adv. sorrowfully, sadly
mournfully
What silent consonant do these words have?
plumber, subtle, debt, doubt
Silent b
n. method of operating
modus operandi
adv. cheerfully
gaily
What is the theme of the story?
The triumph of love over money
n. the one who is expected to inherit
heir-presumptive
What silent consonant do these words have?
knock, knee, knight
Silent k
n. the act of spending or using up something
expenditure
country - young - youth - couple
Youth