The Lottery - Shirley Jackson

The exercise was created 2020-01-29 by rubenbrundell. Question count: 21.




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  • Profusely to a great degree; in large amounts.
  • Recently not long ago.
  • Boisterous noisy, energetic, and cheerful.
  • Reprimand a formal expression of disapproval.
  • To cling to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her.
  • To survey to look at or examine all of something, especially carefully.
  • A pile objects positioned one on top of another.
  • Reluctantly in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something and are therefore slow to do it.
  • To conduct to organize and perform a particular activity.
  • Murmur to speak or say something very quietly.
  • Hesitation the act of pausing before doing something, especially because you are nervous or not certain.
  • Paraphernalia all the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity:
  • Thoroughly in a detailed and careful way.
  • Perfunctory. done quickly, without taking care or interest.
  • A chant to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously.
  • To approach to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount.
  • Hurriedly in a way that is hurried (= done very quickly or too quickly).
  • Gravely seriously.
  • Daintily in an attractive, careful way, especially used about something small or having small movements.
  • A slip a small piece of paper.
  • Unfold to open or spread out something that has been folded.

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