English Words for the Story «The Tell-Tale Heart» (advanced level)

These are three lists of English words for the advanced level to the creepy story by Edgar Allan Poe «The Tell-Tale Heart» (in the original). Try to learn them. But bear in mind, that the words are rather difficult, so if have done your best but couldn’t remember all of them, never mind. Write the most difficult words on the paper and have a look while listening the story. But don’t be nervous if you have missed a word or couldn’t understand something. Listen for the main idea. Try to feel it. Good luck!

Read and listen to the Story «The Tell-Tale Heart» by E. A. Poe (part 1, in the original)

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List of English Words for the advanced level №1

1. dreadful — terrible
2. dreadfully nervous — very very nervous
3. sharp — acute, very distinct, strong
4. to sharpen my senses — to be very sensitive
5. sense of acute hearing — being able to hear everything very distinctly
6. Hearken! — Listen!
7. to conceive — to come to one’s head
8. to haunt — to come again and again
9. to wrong — to do some bad things to
10. to give an insult — to offend
11. eye of a vulture — an eye of a bird covered with a film
12. to get rid myself of the eye — not to see this eye any longer
13. to proceed — to continue
14. foresight — precaution
15. dissimulation — pretence, lie
16. sufficient for my head — big enough for my head
17. to thrust in my head — to put my head in
18. to undid the lantern — to open the crevice (kind of a lid) of a lantern
19. to vex — to annoy, to make angry
20. chamber — room
21. to inquire — to ask
22. profound  — wise, clever
23. cautious — careful
24. sagasity — wisdom
25. to contain — to keep to myself
26. to chuckle — to laugh quietly
27. to startle — to take fright, to be afraid
28. as black as a pitch — very very dark
29. to spring up — to sit up quickly
30. groan — a long sound full of pain or fright
    
31. overcharged with awe — to be full of terror
32. causeless — groundless
33. to stalk — to follow
34. mournful — full of sorrow, sorrowful
35. unperceived — which cannot be felt

Listen to the Story «The Tell-Tale Heart» by E. A. Poe (part 1, in the original)

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List of English Words №2

1. to resolve — to deside to do smth
2. crevice — a very small opening
3. stealthily — very carefully
4. ray — a thin line of light
5. shot (from shoot) — light (here)
6. vulture eye — an eye that looks like an eye of a bird
7. to gaze — to look
8. distinctness (from distinct) — clearness
9. hideous veil — awful covering
10. to chill — to make smb scared
11. marrow — the thing that is inside a bone
12. damned spot — terrible eye (here)
13. over-acuteness of the sense — sharp sense of hearing
14. to be enveloped in cotton — be covered with something (some cloth)
15. drum — a musical instrument with two sticks
16. courage — bravery
17. scarcely — hardly
18. motionless — not moving
19. to maintain — to keep
20. meantime — at that time
21. hellish tattoo — awful sound of a beating heart
22. instant — moment
23. extreme — great
24. dreadful — terrible (from list №1)
25. uncontrollable terror — a terror that you cannot control
26. to refrain — to try not to do smth
27. anxiety — worry
28. yell — loud cry
29. to shriek — to cry wildly
30. muffle sound — low quiet sound
31. to vex — to annoy  (from list №1)
32. at lenth — soon
33. to cease — to stop

Continue listening to the Story «The Tell-Tale Heart» by E. A. Poe (part 2, in the original)

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List of English Words №3

1. precautions — care
2. concealment (from to conceal — to hide)
3. hastily — in a hurry
4. dismembered — mutilated
5. planks — boards of the floor
6. to deposit — to put
7. scantlings — some stuff which was under the floor
8. wary — careful
9. tub — water (here)
10. labors — work
11. suavity — politeness
12. a shriek — a cry
13. foul play — violence
14. lodged — reached
15. deputed — to come
16. premises — house
17. bade (from to bid — to offer )
18. undisturbed — untouched
19. fatigues — exhaustion, tire
20. audacity — courage, bravery
21. reposed the corpse — dead body
22. singularly — unusually
23. cheerily — cheerfully
24. to chat — to talk
25. to fancy — to imagine, seem to hear
26. distinct — clear
27. to gain definiteness — became more clear, loud
28. a heightened voice — a loud voice
29. enveloped in cotton — covered by some cloth
30. vehemently — wildly
31. to pace the floor to and fro with heavy strides — to walk with heavy steps
32. to swing the chair — to move the chair on the floor
33. making a mockery — laughing
34. derision — mockery, making fun of smb
35. hypocritical — make-believe, false
36. dissemble — hide
37. hideous — aweful (from list №2)

Continue listening to the Story «The Tell-Tale Heart» by E. A. Poe (part 3, in the original)

 Check yourself if you remember the most important words from the story

List of English Words №1

1. dreadful
2. dreadfully nervous
3. sharp
4. to sharpen one’s senses
5. acute hearing
6. to conceive
7. to haunt
8. to wrong
9. to give an insult
10. to get rid myself of
11. to proceed
12. foresight
13. dissimulation
14. sufficient for
15. to thrust in
16. to vex
17. chamber
18. to inquire
19. profound
20. cautious
21. sagasity
22. to contain
23. to chuckle
24. to startle
25. as black as a pitch
26. to spring up
27. groan
    
28. overcharged with awe
29. causeless
30. to stalk
31. mournful
32. unperceived

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List of English Words №2

1. to resolve
2. stealthily
3. ray
4. to gaze
5. distinctness
6. hideous veil
7. to chill
8. to be enveloped
9. drum
10. courage
11. scarcely
12. motionless
13. to maintain
14. instant
15. extreme
16. dreadful
17. uncontrollable
18. to refrain
19. anxiety
20. yell
21. to shriek
22. muffle
23. to vex (from list №1)
24. to cease

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List of English Words №3

1. precautions
2. concealment
3. hastily
4. to deposit
5. wary — careful
6. labors
7. suavity
8. a shriek
9. premises
10. undisturbed
11. fatigue
12. audacity
13. cheerily
14. to chat
15. to fancy
16. distinct
17. to gain
18. a heightened voice
19. be enveloped in (from list №2)
20. vehemently
21. to pace
22. to swing
23. to make a mockery
24. derision
25. hypocritical
26. dissemble
27. hideous  (from list №2)

This was the list of English Words for the advanced level. Best luck with learning English! See you soon.