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Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Nouns
Verbs
Nouns/Verbs
100
What is the meaning of the word emerge as used in the following sentence: "Not only did she know in which room stood the lady ready to emerge, all blushing and radiant, should her door be opened, but she knew who the lady was."
What is appear?
100
What is the meaning of the word presume as used in the following sentence? "The question of her decision is one not to be lightly considered, and it is not for me to presume to set myself up as the one person able to answer it."
What is to dare, to take upon oneself without permission.
100
The girl was lovely.
What is girl?
100
The girl was lovely.
What is was?
100
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence: "She started in wild horror."
What is she, horror?
200
All of the following words could replace the word devious as used in the following sentence EXCEPT: "It involves a study of the human heart which leads us through devious mazes of passion, out of which it is difficult to find our way. The decision depended upon that hot-blooded, semibarbaric princess."
What is kind?
200
What is the meaning of the word perceived as used in the following sentence? "Often had she seen, or imagined that she had seen, this fair creature throwing glances of admiration upon the person of her lover and sometimes she thought these glances were perceived and even returned."
What is to become aware of?
200
She had seen them talking.
What is she, them?
200
She had seen them talking.
What is had seen; talking?
200
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence: "Her lover turned and looked at her."
What is lover, her?
300
Based on the details in the following passage, what is the meaning of the word parapet? "When her lover turned and looked at her, and his eye met hers as she sat there paler and whiter than any one in the vast ocean of anxious faces about her, he saw that she knew behind which door crouched the tiger and behind which stood the lady. Her right arm lay on the cushioned parapet before her."
What is a low railing around the royal box seats?
300
What is the meaning of the word transmitted as used in the following sentence? "With all the intensity of the savage blood transmitted to her through long lines of wholly barbaric ancestors, she hated the woman who blushed and trembled behind the silent door."
What is to pass; to spread; to send?
300
That was the only hope for the youth.
What is that, hope, youth?
300
That was the only hope for the youth.
What is was?
300
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence: "She had seen them talking together."
What is she, them?
400
As is used in the sentence below, what is the meaning of the word grievous? "How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady!"
What is causing sorrow?
400
What is the meaning of the word intensity as used in the following sentence? "With all the intensity of the savage blood transmitted to her through long lines of wholly barbaric ancestors, she hated the woman who blushed and trembled behind the silent door."
What is a great strength; a high or extreme degree?
400
How in her grievous reveries she had gnashed her teeth.
What is reveries, she, teeth?
400
How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth.
What is had, gnashed?
400
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: "She had seen or imagined it."
What is had seen; imagined?
500
As is used in the sentence below, what is the meaning of the word reveries? "Hut how much oftener had she seen him at the other door! How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady!"
What is daydreams?
500
What is the meaning of the word aspiring as used in the following sentence? "It was one of the fairest and loveliest of the damsels of the court who had been selected as the reward of the accused youth, should he be proved innocent of the crime to one so far above him."
What is to be hopeful of; eager?
500
The question of her decision is one not to be lightly considered.
What is question, decision, one?
500
The question of her decision is one not to be lightly considered.
What is is, be?
500
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence: "She started in wild horror."
What is started?