The Monkeys Paw

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The Monkeys Paw

• By W.W. Jacobs

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credulity

• His extreme credulity sometimes gets him into
  trouble because he believes anything people tell
  him.
• Tendency to believe too easily gullibility

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fate

• She thinks that fate brought us together, but I
  think we met by chance.
• Power that is supposed to determine the course of
  events

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grimace

• When I saw the bug in my soup, I made a grimace.
• A facial expression of pain or disgust

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peril

• A firefighter faces all kinds of perils,
  including out of control fires.
• danger

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surveying

• I was surveying the groceries when Dad said,
  Stop looking at the food and start putting it in
  the cupboards.
• Looking over carefully

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hospitable

• Our hospitable hosts always offer their guests
  plenty of good food.
• Treats guests and friends with generosity

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presumptuous

• It was presumptuous of me to offer you advice
  without being asked.
• excessively forward direct

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wont

• Every morning my aunt was wont to take a walk,
  but now her illness has forced her to give it up.
• An established, frequent behavior