English Vocabulary Words

Harry fell seriously ill.

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• sick

• chubby

• sore

• down

A tube ran from her neck to vat of blood on the floor.

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• outsider

• tub

• package

• smithereens

Innumerable so-called chances accompany him everywhere.

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• quarrelsome

• countless

• remarkable

• bright

Innumerable so-called chances accompany him everywhere.

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• follow

• break

• countless

• bright

We took steps to compel their cooperation.

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• yip

• heckle

• force

• maim

A shiver is technically a convulsion as it is a body mechanism we cannot control.

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• luggage

• bliss

• memorial

• paroxysm

Marryat brought ripe experience and unimpaired vivacity to his work when he began to write novels.

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• jumble

• adviser

• liveliness

• home

Marryat brought ripe experience and unimpaired vivacity to his work when he began to write novels.

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• whole

• broken

• quick

• cumbersome

Getting the iron hot was no easy feat.

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• deed

• rundown

• bystander

• stockpile

He was a man of strong mind, honourable spirit and affectionate disposition.

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• temperment

• chute

• milk sugar

• young dog