Vocabulary The Monkey's Paw — Pack 15

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tenderly
B2|中上級
  • in a gentle and kind way
  • with soft and careful feelings
  • showing love and softness
  • in a warm and calm way
  • with caring and gentle touch
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"Come back," he said, tenderly.
Examples
  • She held the baby tenderly in her arms.
  • He spoke tenderly to the frightened child.
colder
A1|超入門
  • More cold than something else or than before
  • More cool or chilly
  • Lower in temperature
  • Not warm to touch
  • More frosty or icy
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"You will be cold." "It is colder for my son," said the old woman, and wept afresh.
Examples
  • Winter is colder than fall.
  • The water feels colder today.
  • This room is colder than that one.
wept
B2|中上級
  • cried with tears, especially from sadness or grief
  • showed tears from sadness
  • had tears down the face
  • was very upset and cried
  • let tears come out
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"You will be cold." "It is colder for my son," said the old woman, and wept afresh.
Examples
  • She wept at her grandfather's funeral.
  • He wept when he heard that his friend had died.
afresh
C1|上級
  • Start again from the beginning
  • Do something again in a new way
  • Begin in a new way
  • Work on something fresh again
  • Look at things with new eyes
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"You will be cold." "It is colder for my son," said the old woman, and wept afresh.
Examples
  • I will try afresh today.
  • After failing, she decided to start afresh.
sob
B1|中級入口
  • To cry loudly with short, sudden breaths
  • When someone cries with shaking sounds
  • To make crying sounds while breathing hard
  • To cry with loud, broken breaths
  • A single crying sound made with a sudden breath
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The sound of her sobs died away on his ears.
Examples
  • The child began to sob.
  • She tried not to sob.
  • I heard him sob quietly.
ear
A1|超入門
  • The body part on the side of your head that hears sounds
  • The organ you use to listen to music and voices
  • A part that lets you detect what people say
  • Something on each side of your head for hearing
  • The ability to notice and understand sounds well
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The sound of her sobs died away on his ears.
Examples
  • She whispered in my ear.
  • My ears are cold.
  • He has a good ear for languages.
warm
A1|超入門
  • Not cold, with a little heat
  • Comfortable and cozy, not cold
  • Friendly and kind
  • Making you feel happy inside
  • To make something have heat
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The bed was warm, and his eyes heavy with sleep.
Examples
  • I warm my hands by the fire.
  • The sun will warm us today.
  • She drinks hot tea to warm up.
sleep
A1|超入門
  • The state of resting with your eyes closed and not awake
  • When your body and mind rest at night
  • A time when you are not awake and your eyes are closed
  • The act of resting in bed with closed eyes, not conscious
  • A natural rest where you close your eyes and are not aware
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The bed was warm, and his eyes heavy with sleep.
Examples
  • I sleep in my bed every night.
  • The baby sleeps a lot.
  • Can I sleep here tonight?
doze
B1|中級入口
  • When you sleep lightly for a short time
  • To rest with your eyes closed briefly
  • A short and light period of sleeping
  • To gradually fall into a light sleep (often 'doze off')
  • Sleeping not deeply for a little while
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He dozed fitfully, and then slept until a sudden wild cry from his wife awoke him with a start.
Examples
  • I doze on the couch sometimes.
  • He began to doze off during the meeting.
  • She took a quick doze.
fitfully
C1|上級
  • Not steady, stopping and starting a lot
  • In an irregular, on-and-off way (especially of sleep or effort)
  • In a way that is not continuous
  • Stopping and going again
  • In a way that is uneven or irregular
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He dozed fitfully, and then slept until a sudden wild cry from his wife awoke him with a start.
Examples
  • He slept fitfully last night.
  • The old car started fitfully before finally turning over.
slept
A1|超入門
  • Past tense of 'sleep'; rested with eyes closed and was not awake.
  • was in bed to rest
  • took a short rest
  • had no awake time at night
  • rested body and mind
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He dozed fitfully, and then slept until a sudden wild cry from his wife awoke him with a start.
Examples
  • I slept well last night.
  • She slept for ten hours.
awoke
B1|中級入口
  • Past tense of 'awake'; suddenly stopped sleeping
  • To become awake from sleep.
  • To start to be conscious after sleep.
  • When someone opens their eyes after sleeping.
  • To stop being asleep and notice things.
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He dozed fitfully, and then slept until a sudden wild cry from his wife awoke him with a start.
Examples
  • She awoke at six am.
  • He awoke late today.
stumble
B1|中級入口
  • To trip or nearly fall while walking
  • To trip or lose your balance
  • When your foot hits something accidentally
  • To walk in an unsteady way
  • To walk in an unsteady or clumsy way
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What the matter?" She came stumbling across the room toward him.
Examples
  • I stumble on the stairs.
  • She stumbled over a stone.
  • Don't stumble in the dark.
across
A2|入門
  • From one side to the other side
  • On the other side of something
  • In different places over an area
  • Covering or spanning the width of a surface
  • Stretching or extending over something from one side to the other
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What the matter?" She came stumbling across the room toward him.
Examples
  • The bird flew across the sky.
  • She walked across the street.
  • A plane moves across the clouds.
destroy
B1|中級入口
  • To break something completely so it cannot be used
  • To damage something so badly it is gone
  • To make something stop existing or working
  • To ruin something so completely that nothing remains
  • To cause something to be completely ruined or eliminated
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"You not destroyed it?" "It in the parlour, on the bracket," he replied, marvelling.
Examples
  • The fire destroyed the building.
  • The hurricane destroyed hundreds of homes.
  • War can destroy everything.
bracket
B2|中上級
  • A mark like [ or ] used in writing.
  • A support on a wall.
  • A group or category.
  • A pair of sports teams in a contest.
  • A range of numbers or prices.
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"You not destroyed it?" "It in the parlour, on the bracket," he replied, marvelling.
Examples
  • Put the word in brackets.
  • She is in the highest income bracket.
marvel
B2|中上級
  • An impressive thing that fills you with wonder and admiration
  • A thing that is very amazing
  • Something wonderful that makes you feel amazed
  • To feel or show great wonder and admiration about something
  • The act of looking with wonder
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"You not destroyed it?" "It in the parlour, on the bracket," he replied, marvelling.
Examples
  • The Great Wall of China is a marvel of human engineering.
  • We marvel at nature's beauty.
  • Scientists still marvel at the complexity of the human genome.
together
A2|入門
  • With each other in one place or group
  • at the same time, happening or done simultaneously
  • Close to each other
  • joining efforts or working as a group to achieve something
  • In one group or as one unit
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"Why?" She cried and laughed together, and bending over, kissed his cheek.
Examples
  • We sing together in music class.
  • My family eats dinner together every night.
  • They work together on the project.
bend
A2|入門
  • To push or pull something so that it becomes curved or angled.
  • When you move your body down or forward
  • To change the shape by pushing or pulling
  • When a road, river, or path curves in a different direction.
  • To move part of your body at a joint
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"Why?" She cried and laughed together, and bending over, kissed his cheek.
Examples
  • Bend your knees when you lift.
  • The road bends sharply to the right.
  • Don't bend the book pages.
kiss
A1|超入門
  • When you touch someone with your lips to show love
  • The act of pressing your mouth against someone
  • A touch with the lips showing affection
  • Something you do with your mouth to greet
  • A gentle touch of lips used to show love or care
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"Why?" She cried and laughed together, and bending over, kissed his cheek.
Examples
  • She gave him a kiss.
  • They kiss every morning.
  • He gave her a sweet kiss on the forehead.
cheek
A1|超入門
  • The soft side part of your face below your eye
  • The area on your face between your nose and ear
  • A soft part of the face that can turn red
  • Rude or disrespectful behavior or speech (British English informal)
  • The soft, round part on each side of your face, below your eye
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"Why?" She cried and laughed together, and bending over, kissed his cheek.
Examples
  • The baby has soft cheeks.
  • She kissed him on the cheek.
  • His cheeks turned red.
hysterically
B2|中上級
  • In a very upset or crazy way
  • With very strong emotions
  • In an out of control way
  • With panic and fear
  • Laughing or crying a lot
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"I only just thought of it," she said, hysterically.
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  • She cried hysterically when she heard the news.
  • He laughed hysterically at the joke.
question
A1|超入門
  • The thing or person being talked about or considered
  • Something you ask when you want to know
  • A sentence that asks for information or an answer
  • A problem that needs to be solved or discussed
  • A matter that is uncertain or in doubt
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Why did not _you_ think of it?" "Think of what?" he questioned.
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  • I have a question for you.
  • She answered every question correctly.
  • That's a good question to ask.
rapidly
B2|中上級
  • Very fast or quick
  • Happening or changing in a very short time
  • Getting bigger very fast
  • Changing very fast
  • Moving or doing something very fast
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"The other two wishes," she replied, rapidly.
Examples
  • Technology is advancing rapidly.
  • The population is growing rapidly in developing countries.
fiercely
B2|中上級
  • In a strong and angry way
  • With a lot of energy and power
  • Very strongly or intensely
  • With great passion and feeling
  • In a way showing strong emotion
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"We only had one." "Was not that enough?" he demanded, fiercely.
Examples
  • The dog barked fiercely at the cat.
  • She defended her opinion fiercely in the debate.
triumphantly
B2|中上級
  • In a happy way after winning something
  • In a way that shows pride and joy after achieving something difficult
  • Feeling proud after success
  • Showing you won or did well
  • With joy because of winning
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"No," she cried, triumphantly; "we have one more.
Examples
  • She smiled triumphantly as she crossed the finish line first.
  • He raised his hand triumphantly after solving the problem no one else could.
get
A1|超入門
  • to receive something
  • to become something
  • to buy something
  • to arrive somewhere
  • to understand something
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Go down and get it quickly, and wish our boy alive again." The man sat up in bed and flung the bedclothes from his quaking limbs.
Examples
  • I get good grades when I study hard.
  • She gets tired after running.
  • They get presents on their birthday.
boy
A1|超入門
  • A young male child or person
  • A son (informal way to refer to one's son).
  • A young male human being
  • A male person before becoming an adult
  • A young male in his childhood years
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Go down and get it quickly, and wish our boy alive again." The man sat up in bed and flung the bedclothes from his quaking limbs.
Examples
  • The boy is playing outside.
  • A young boy sat next to me on the bus.
  • That boy is very kind.
alive
A2|入門
  • Not dead, having life
  • Still living, especially after danger or illness
  • Full of energy and activity
  • Full of feeling or excitement
  • Aware of something, noticing something
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Go down and get it quickly, and wish our boy alive again." The man sat up in bed and flung the bedclothes from his quaking limbs.
Examples
  • My grandmother is still alive at 95.
  • The fish is alive in the water.
  • He was alive during the war.
bedclothes
B2|中上級
  • Sheets and blankets used on a bed
  • Sheets and covers on a bed
  • Things like blankets and sheets for beds
  • Material used to cover a sleeping bed
  • Fabrics placed on beds for rest
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Go down and get it quickly, and wish our boy alive again." The man sat up in bed and flung the bedclothes from his quaking limbs.
Examples
  • She pulled the bedclothes up around her shoulders.
  • He changed the bedclothes after the guests left.
quake
B1|中級入口
  • When the ground shakes strongly and suddenly
  • A sudden shaking of the earth
  • When something shakes or moves with force
  • To shake because of fear or cold
  • A strong shaking movement in the ground
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Go down and get it quickly, and wish our boy alive again." The man sat up in bed and flung the bedclothes from his quaking limbs.
Examples
  • The earth began to quake.
  • Did you feel that quake?
  • He started to quake with fear.
limb
B2|中上級
  • A body part like an arm or leg
  • An arm or leg of a person or animal
  • A large branch of a tree
  • An artificial or mechanical arm- or leg-shaped part
  • Something that sticks out from a center
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Go down and get it quickly, and wish our boy alive again." The man sat up in bed and flung the bedclothes from his quaking limbs.
Examples
  • She broke a limb in the accident.
  • The tree limb fell down.
  • All his limbs were sore.
mad
A2|入門
  • angry or upset
  • very enthusiastic or excited about something
  • very silly or strange
  • full of strong feelings
  • excited or very happy
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"Good God, you are mad!" he cried, aghast.
Examples
  • He sounds mad when he talks like that.
  • People thought she was mad.
  • Am I mad to believe this story?
aghast
C1|上級
  • very shocked and scared
  • surprised in a bad way
  • really afraid and surprised
  • very scared and shocked
  • shocked and afraid very much
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"Good God, you are mad!" he cried, aghast.
Examples
  • She was aghast at the extent of the damage.
  • He looked aghast when he read the report.
pant
A2|入門
  • To breathe quickly with your mouth open
  • When you take fast short breaths
  • Breathing hard because you are tired or hot
  • Taking quick breaths through your mouth
  • To breathe fast and shallowly, especially after effort
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"Get it," she panted; "get it quickly, and wish--Oh, my boy, my boy!" Her husband struck a match and lit the candle.
Examples
  • The dog pants heavily after a long walk.
  • I pant when I run.
  • He began to pant.
match
A1|超入門
  • A game or contest between people or teams
  • Something that looks good with another thing
  • To be equal to or like something else
  • A small stick that makes fire
  • To put two things or people together because they go well or belong together
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"Get it," she panted; "get it quickly, and wish--Oh, my boy, my boy!" Her husband struck a match and lit the candle.
Examples
  • She needs a match to light the candle.
  • He used a match to start the fire.
  • The girl sold matches on the street.
lit
A2|入門
  • Light is on or shining
  • Made bright by light
  • Started a fire or flame
  • Full of light or color
  • Very good or exciting (slang)
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"Get it," she panted; "get it quickly, and wish--Oh, my boy, my boy!" Her husband struck a match and lit the candle.
Examples
  • She lit the candles on the cake.
  • We lit a fire to stay warm.
  • The lamp was lit all night.
candle
A2|入門
  • A stick that gives light when burned.
  • Wax with a small fire on top.
  • Something that shines softly inside.
  • A thing used to light a dark place.
  • Wax that shows the time burning down.
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"Get it," she panted; "get it quickly, and wish--Oh, my boy, my boy!" Her husband struck a match and lit the candle.
Examples
  • She lit a candle in the dark room.
  • The birthday cake has five candles.
  • We need candles when the power goes out.
unsteadily
B2|中上級
  • in a way that is not firm or stable
  • wobbly or shaking when moving or standing
  • not sure or steady
  • with little balance or control
  • in a shaky or unsure way
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"Get back to bed," he said, unsteadily.
Examples
  • He stood unsteadily on the ice.
  • She walked unsteadily after the long operation.
feverishly
C1|上級
  • In an extremely fast, intense, and urgent way, as if you cannot stop.
  • In an intensely eager or anxious way.
  • In a frantic and desperate way, often driven by worry or urgency.
  • In a very fast way
  • With a lot of energy
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"You do not know what you are saying." "We had the first wish granted," said the old woman, feverishly; "why not the second?" "A coincidence," stammered the old man.
Examples
  • She worked feverishly all day.
  • He typed feverishly on the keyboard to finish the report.
stammer
B2|中上級
  • To repeat sounds or pause when speaking because it is hard to speak smoothly
  • A speech problem in which a person repeats or gets stuck on sounds
  • A way of speaking with pauses and stops
  • Speaking with difficulty and sound breaks
  • When words do not come out smoothly
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"You do not know what you are saying." "We had the first wish granted," said the old woman, feverishly; "why not the second?" "A coincidence," stammered the old man.
Examples
  • He began to stammer in front of the class.
  • She tried hard not to stammer during the interview.
  • I sometimes stammer when anxious.
quiver
B2|中上級
  • To shake slightly with small fast movements
  • When something moves with small trembles
  • To make small shaking movements quickly
  • a slight, fast shaking movement or trembling (noun)
  • Small fast vibrations or trembling
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"Go and get it and wish," cried his wife, quivering with excitement.
Examples
  • Her hands quiver in the cold.
  • I felt a quiver of fear.
  • The leaves quiver in the breeze.
excitement
B1|中級入口
  • A strong feeling of happiness and energy
  • Happy and eager feeling about something fun
  • Feeling very happy and active inside
  • A happy feeling before something good happens
  • Feeling of joy and energy together
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"Go and get it and wish," cried his wife, quivering with excitement.
Examples
  • There was great excitement before the big game.
  • Excitement is in the air today.
ten
A1|超入門
  • The number that comes after nine
  • The amount equal to five plus five
  • A number written as 10
  • The quantity of nine plus one
  • A count that equals twice five
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"He has been dead ten days, and besides he--I would not tell you else, but--I could only recognize him by his clothing.
Examples
  • I can count to ten.
  • She is ten years old.
  • We have ten minutes left.
recognize
B1|中級入口
  • To know someone or something from before
  • To identify someone or something you have seen or heard before
  • To remember something you saw before
  • To accept and show you know something
  • To notice or take notice of something
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"He has been dead ten days, and besides he--I would not tell you else, but--I could only recognize him by his clothing.
Examples
  • I recognized her the moment she walked in.
  • Do you recognize this song?
cloth
A2|入門
  • Material made from thread used to make things
  • A piece of material for cleaning or covering
  • Woven material that you can cut and sew
  • A type of material made for making items
  • Something made by weaving threads together into material
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"He has been dead ten days, and besides he--I would not tell you else, but--I could only recognize him by his clothing.
Examples
  • She cleaned the window with a cloth.
  • This cloth is very soft.
  • He bought some cloth to make shirts.
terrible
A2|入門
  • Very bad or not good at all
  • Causing fear or worry
  • Causing very strong distress or making you feel very bad
  • Very bad in size or degree
  • Not good to see or experience
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If he was too terrible for you to see then, how now?" "Bring him back," cried the old woman, and dragged him toward the door.
Examples
  • The weather is terrible today.
  • I had a terrible dream last night.
  • That was a terrible accident.
bring
A1|超入門
  • to carry something to a place
  • to cause someone or something to come
  • to take someone to a place
  • to help move something closer
  • to carry something along with you
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If he was too terrible for you to see then, how now?" "Bring him back," cried the old woman, and dragged him toward the door.
Examples
  • Please bring your book to class tomorrow.
  • She brings her dog to the park.
  • Can you bring some water for me?
drag
A2|入門
  • To pull something heavy along the ground
  • When you pull something slowly behind you
  • To move something by pulling it
  • The act of pulling along a surface
  • When something moves slowly being pulled
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If he was too terrible for you to see then, how now?" "Bring him back," cried the old woman, and dragged him toward the door.
Examples
  • Don't drag your feet!
  • She dragged the box inside.
  • I always drag my backpack to school.
child
A1|超入門
  • A young person who is not yet an adult
  • A boy or girl who has not grown up yet
  • Someone who is young and has not yet grown up
  • A young human being who needs care from parents
  • A person in the early years of life before becoming an adult
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"Do you think I fear the child I have nursed?" He went down in the darkness, and felt his way to the parlour, and then to the mantelpiece.
Examples
  • The child plays in the garden happily.
  • A child needs love and care every day.
  • The child laughs when he sees the puppy.