the monkey's paws

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BY WILLIAM W. JACOBS
COMPENSATION (N) SOMETHING
SUCH AS MONEY, RECEIVED AS
PAYMENT.
MY NEIGHBOR WANTS
COMPENSATION FOR HIS BROKEN
WINDOW.
 Credulity
rapidly
(n) a disposition to believe too
WILLINGNESS TO BELIEVE THAT
SOMETHING IS REAL OR TRUE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS UNLIKELY.
- THE YOUNG MAN SMILED AT HER
CREDULITY AND ENTHUSIASM.
- HIS CREDULITY PUT HIM IN LOTS OF
TROUBLES.
 grimace
disgust
 He
(n) a facial expression of pain or
showed a grimace of pain as the surgeon
removed his bandages.
 Peril
I
(n) great danger
never felt that my life was in peril.
 The
president said that we are entering
a time of great peril.
 Resignation
(n) acceptance of something that is
inescapable
 the attitude of accepting something unpleasant
because you cannot change it:
 She
received the disappointing news with
resignation.
 An experienced investor would accept
these minor mistakes with resignation.
Q.G
We
learned what Herbert saw in the fire
and that he wanted to throw water on
the blaze to blot out the image. This type
of information could only come from a
subjective narrator because an
objective narrator does not reveal a
character’s hidden experiences,
thoughts or motives. An objective
narrator only notes what he or she can
observe from outside the characters.
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