The Tell-Tale Heart Vocabulary

Front

Why would you say that I am mad?

Back

crazy

Front

underworld I heard many things in the underworld.

Back

World below earth

Front

insult

Back

make fun of

Front

I turned the lock of the door, oh so gently.

Back

careful

Front

I might not interfere with the old man's sleep.

Back

interrupt

Front

I knew it was the sound of human terror.

Back

terrified

Front

welled up from deep within my own chest

Back

intense

Front

veil

Back

cover

Front

The old man's terror must have been extreme!

Back

very great

Front

seized

Back

to grab ahold