Saki - The Open Window Flashcards
1
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Saki - Hector Hugh Munro
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- 1870-1916
- born in British colony of Burma
- raised by strict aunts in England
- spent time in Burma as an adult
- in 1900 published first work
- took pen name - Saki
- killed on battlefield in World War I
2
Q
self-possessed
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- adjective
- confidant, sure of oneself
3
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duly
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- adverb
- suitably, appropriately
4
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directly
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- adverb
- soon, promptly, right away
5
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infirmities
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- noun
- illness, frailties
6
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imminent
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- adjective
- pending, likely to happen shortly
