The Monkey's Paw Vocabulary

cautionary

• giving a warning
• wealthy or rich
• the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you understand it
• something you are allowed to do by law

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

well-to-do

• wealthy or rich
• from the time of the reign of Queen Victoria of England: 1837 - 1901
• having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future
• a calculation of the value, size, amount, etc. of something made using the information that you have, which may not be complete

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Victorian

• from the time of the reign of Queen Victoria of England: 1837 - 1901
• a sitting room for receiving guests
• dried out body or body part
• to make a judgement about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

dubious

• questionable or suspicious
• dried out body or body part
• where the story takes place
• a person or animal that is not easily upset or excited / calm and peaceful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

fortunes

• wealth
• like a monkey
• from afar
• a good luck charm; an object with supposed magical powers

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

parlour

• a sitting room for receiving guests
• a good luck charm; an object with supposed magical powers
• the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you understand it
• something that contributes to a story; building block

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

proffered

• held out something to someone for acceptance; offered
• the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you understand it
• from the time of the reign of Queen Victoria of England: 1837 - 1901
• where the story takes place

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

perils

• dangers
• a person or animal that is not easily upset or excited / calm and peaceful
• wealthy or rich
• to make a judgement about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

visage

• face
• to be formed from two or more things or people
• to make a judgement about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it
• the system by which a country's money and goods are produced and used

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

mummy

• dried out body or body part
• outcome, result
• warns; indicates or signals
• to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4