Vocabulario en inglés: significado de palabras clave de The Monkey's Paw y Charles

Vocabulario de Charles

*Laurie: he told his parent about a child with bad behavior.

*Renounced: to give up formally and publicly

*Overalls: a one-piece garment with pants worn to protect clothes

*Bibs: a piece of cloth or plastic fastened under a child to protect clothes

*Toddler: a young child

*Swaggering: to walk with an air of self-importance

*Vain: excessively proud of a concern about one's own appearance

*Spanked: to smack on the buttocks as punishment

*Awfully: very badly

*Grinned: to smile broadly showing the teeth

*Dumb: lacking intelligence; stupid

*Bounced: to spring back from a surface in a lively manner

*Pounding: to beat or bang vigorously

*Deprived: to take away; to prevent from enjoying

*Mop: a long-handled tool for cleaning floors

*Rubbers: a thin loop of rubber for holding items (ligas)

*Kicked: to hit with the foot

*Yelled: a loud shout or cry

*Ashtray: a container for ash (ceniza)

*Bow: a curved weapon for shooting arrows

*Shrugged: to raise briefly as an indication of doubt or indifference

*P.T.A.: parents-teachers association (meeting)

*Widened: to make or become wider

*Matronly: a woman, naturally authoritative

*Haggard: looking very tired and thin-faced

*Primly: chiefly, fundamentally, excellently

Vocabulario de Anteus

*Factories: buildings with equipment on a large scale

*T.J.: main character in the story (Alabama)

*Piled: to accumulate into a pile

*Junk: worthless or rejected material to throw away

*Flat: an apartment without hollows or bumps

*Parapet: a low wall along the edge of a roof or bridge

*Gang: a group of criminals, friends, workers, or machines

*Plank: a long flat piece of timber used to equip or cover

*Stocky: a person or animal broad and strong-looking

*Sissy: a term of endearment (sister or brother)

*Blackie: a neighbor

*Marion: place

*Acre: unit of measurement for land equal to 4,840 square yards

*Calf: the young of a cow, elephant, or whale

*Chased: to follow or go after in an attempt to catch

*Harshness: unpleasant to the senses; rough; cruel

*Tar: a dark, sticky, pungent liquid obtained by distillation

*Slapped: to fasten or bind with straps

*Awe: admiration, fear, and wonder

*Tassel: a decorative bunch of threads hanging from a cap or cushion

*Clods: a lump of earth or clay

*Wholesale: the sale of goods in large quantities to retailers

*Seed: the part of the fruit of a plant that produces a new plant

Otras palabras

*Bravado: a display of confidence or daring, often boastful

*Split: to break or cause to break apart or into pieces

*Esoteric: understood only by those who have the necessary knowledge; secret; mysterious

*Levied: to raise or collect taxes or troops for an army

*Cripples: to make lame; to disable; to damage

*Trampled: to tread on heavily

Vocabulario de The Monkey's Paw

*Parlor: a sitting room for receiving visitors

*Knitting: to produce a fabric composed of interlocking loops of yarn

*Grimly: stern, unsmiling, depressing, gloomy

*Blinds: unable to see

*Bawled: to cry or shout loudly

*Bog: an area of wet, spongy, poorly drained ground

*Haste: urgency of movement

*Condoled: to express sympathy to someone

*Rubicund: having a face or complexion that is red or rosy; ruddy

*Visage: face or facial expression

*Tumblers: a large drinking glass

*Copper: a soft reddish-brown metallic element used in nuggets

*Kettle: a kitchen vessel with a spout, lid, and handle

*Doughty: brave, strong

*Deeds: something someone has done

*Fakirs: a Hindu or Muslim holy man

*Jugglers: those who keep several objects in the air simultaneously

*Herbert White: the son of Mrs. White

*Mrs. White: Herbert's mother

*Sergeant-Major Morris: a soldier who gave the paw to Mrs. White

*Tapped: without escape

*Shriveled: to make or become shrunken and wrinkled

*Avaricious: a great desire for many possessions

*Glossy: shiny brightness on a surface

*Apathy: lack of interest or enthusiasm

*Sobs: to cry uncontrollably

*Unwholesome: without altruism or empathy

*Faltered: to move unsteadily; to stumble

*Chilled: a feeling of coldness

*Peering: to look hard at something or someone

*Flickering: to burn or shine unsteadily

*Drawn: to make a picture

*Perils: situations in which one is exposed to harm

*Hark: a sport

*Mate: a labyrinth

*Slushy: half-melted snow

*Glance: to look quickly

*Banged: a sudden, loud, explosive noise

*Beady: of eyes, small, round, and bright

*Grimace: an ugly twisting of the face

*Sorrow: deep sadness or grief

*Dangling: to hang

*Pitch: to set up to fall or cause to fall

*Henpecked: a man constantly harassed and criticized

*Pounds: the English name for the principal currency unit in several other countries