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The Monkey Paw

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Ruddy having a healthy pink or reddish color The man waiting at the bus stop had a ruddy complexion and a thick eyebrows.
Monsoon a system of winds that influences the climate of a large area and that changes direction with seasons, especially the wind system that produces the wet and dry seasons in Southern Asia Unfortunately the girl's vacation coincided exactly with the monsoon season.
Mummified to have been made into a mummy;to have shriveled up like a mummy The ancient Egyptians mummified their pets after they died.
Solemnly impressive; serious; grave; gloomy The man nodded solemnly as he was told a very important secret.
Eagerly full of strong and impatient desire; enthusiastically expectant; keenly interested The children listened eagerly and attentively as they were told a scary story.
Flourish to wave vigorously; an act or example of waving dramatically The garden flourished as summer crept up on it.
Coincidence a combination of events or circumstances that, though accidental is so remarkable that it seems to have been planned It was a strange coincidence that it started to rain just as the girl was commenting on the good weather.
Mangled to disfigure by crushing, hacking, etc. The dogs paw was mangled, when it got caught in the hunter's trap.
Hoarsely low or gruff sound; making such a sound The woman talked hoarsely because of her recent illness.
Wail To cry as in grief, dismay, or distress; a long high-pitched; mournful cry or sound The wails in the background of the movie gave it a creepy quality.
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