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The Night the Bed Fell Vocabulary

The Night the Bed Fell Vocabulary. By: James Thurber. Uncanny. Odd, strange. Crotchets. Whimsical or stubborn idea or opinion. Premonition. warning; omen. Chloroform. Laughing gas; anesthetic. Symbolism. when something represents or stands for something else. Recitation.

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The Night the Bed Fell Vocabulary

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  1. The Night the Bed Fell Vocabulary By: James Thurber

  2. Uncanny • Odd, strange

  3. Crotchets • Whimsical or stubborn idea or opinion

  4. Premonition • warning; omen

  5. Chloroform • Laughing gas; anesthetic

  6. Symbolism when something represents or stands for something else

  7. Recitation • reading; narrating

  8. Verisimilitude • probability; likelihood

  9. Grope • fumble about; feel for

  10. Opposed • against

  11. Notion • idea; thought

  12. Apprehension • uneasiness; hesitation

  13. Ominous • threatening; doomed

  14. Pungent • strong; sharp

  15. Cease • stop

  16. Accustomed • used to; ordinary; usual

  17. Intervals • parts; sections

  18. Allay • ease; calm; still

  19. Avert • turn away or aside

  20. Calamity • disaster; misadventure

  21. Extricate • clear away; untangle

  22. Phobia • fear

  23. Fortitude • resolution; courage; moral strength

  24. Presently • right away; soon

  25. Culprit • crook; criminal

  26. Adjoining • next to; touching

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