"The Story of an Hour" Vocabulary

Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news...

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• moving quickly

• grievously affected

• deeply concerned

• joyfully preoccupied

In the street below a peddler was crying his wares.

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• a young child; commodities for sale

• a town crier; awareness of something

• a thief; awareness of something

• a seller of goods; commodities for sale

He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.

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• move quickly or carelessly

• prevent through preemptive action

• instigate callously

• tacitly allow to occur

She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength.

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• the state of being subdued through force or pressure

• the state of being gravely concerned

• the state of adolescent awkwardness

• the state of joyful exuberance

It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.

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• perpetual stare

• temporary pause

• unlikely relationship

• easy moment

They stayed keen and bright.

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• intense or sharp

• soft and smooth

• billowing

• restless or anxious

She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name.

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• chaotic

• done with great effort

• difficult to grasp or analyze

• soft spoken

A clear and exalted perception enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.

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• of excellent comport or behavior

• of little substance or significance

• of tremendous merit and impact

What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in the face of this possession of self- assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!

What are the respective meanings of the two underlined words?

• affirmation; urge or motive

• obsession; request or plea

• outrage; frivolous desire

There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature.

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• force on someone else

• allow to happen

• accept whole-heartedly