An American Tragedy Word Search
This An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser (1925) word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — characters, settings, and objects from the book. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Written by Theodore Dreiser · First published 1925 · Naturalist Novel.
Words to find: GRIFFITHS, FINCH, DOUGLAS, CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, CONEYISLAND, WESTFIELD, MCDONALD, MOTEL, GUILT, AMBITION, PRIDE.
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An American Tragedy word list, defined
- FINCH /fɪntʃ/ · noun
- A small to medium-sized perching songbird of the family Fringillidae, typically having a stout conical bill adapted for eating seeds. The name also extends informally to various superficially similar birds, such as Darwin's finches of the Galápagos. Related: songbird, passerine.
- MOTEL /ˈmoʊtəl/ · noun
- A motel is a hotel designed primarily for motorists, typically with direct access to parking and sometimes with individual entrances to the rooms. Related: motor hotel, roadside inn, tourist court, motor lodge.
- GUILT /ɡɪlt/ · noun
- The fact or feeling of being responsible for wrongdoing, especially as a matter of morality or law. Related: remorse, culpability, contrition, self-reproach.
- AMBITION /æmˈbɪʃən/ · noun
- A strong desire to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work; an ardent wish for rank, fame, power, or success. Related: aspiration, drive, goal, ambitiousness.
- PRIDE /praɪd/ · noun
- Pride is a feeling of deep satisfaction or pleasure arising from something one values, especially one's own achievements, qualities, or the accomplishments of a group to which one belongs. It can also refer to excessive self-regard or a sense of superiority over others. Related: self-esteem, satisfaction, dignity, self-regard.
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