Chapters 12-18 Flashcards
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Constable
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Noun: A police officer with limited policing authority, usually in a small town.
2
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Threadbare
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Adjective: (of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishing) becoming thin and tattered with age.
3
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Peril
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Noun: a serious and immediate danger
4
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Ordeal
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Noun: a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one