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"The Landlady"
Vocabulary for this short story
Term | Definition |
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Brisk | Lively,energetic, quick |
Swanky | Elegant,fancy, or showy |
Peer | To look narrowly or curiously |
Conjure | To imagine, or to summon, as if by magic |
Dither | To act nervously or indecisively |
Compulsion | An irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act |
Threshold | Gate, door |
Emanate | To come out from a source |
Blemish | A noticeable imperfection or flaw |
Trifle | Something of little value, substance or importance |
Taxidermy | The art of preparing,stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals |