| Pronouns | Henry Sugar | More Vocabulary | Gift of the Magi | Adverbs & Adjectives |
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What is "we"?
*All of us who are speaking*
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What is India?
The country where John Cartwright meets Imhrat Khan
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What is a "cineast"?
This person makes movies
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What is Christmas?
The story takes place on the eve of this holiday
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What is a noun?
An adjective modifies this
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What is "she"?
*Eloise* loves donuts
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What is a bicycle?
What Imhrat Khan rode across the street after having his head bandaged
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What is "equanimity"?
Evenness of mind especially under stress
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Who are Della and Jim?
Married and in love, they are the main characters
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What is an adverb?
That tortoise is *really* old.
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What is "them"?
He gave it to *those people*
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Who is Banerjee?
The yogi whom Imhrat Khan observed levitate in the forest
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What is an "anecdote"?
A short, amusing narrative
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What is her hair?
She sells this for $20
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What is an adjective?
They lived in *abject* poverty.
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What is "its"?
*A drawer's* handle
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What is a candle flame?
Henry stared into this to hone his powers of concentration
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What is "indulgent"?
Allowing excessive consideration
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What is his watch?
He sells this to buy her present
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What is an adverb?
The poem was really *beautifully* wrought.
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What is "it's"?
This is a contraction for it is
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What is roulette?
This spinning ball game yielded Henry's first big casino win
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What is "mendacious"?
Characterize by deception; untruthful
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What is $8 per week? ($34 per month)
They pay this much in rent
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What is a verb, an adjective or another adverb?
An adverb can modify any of these
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