Answer:
not taking someone or something into account; apart from; except.
"you have eight more days, excluding Sundays"
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In order for a new word to be maintained in your vocabulary you must use it.
Answer: Vera's prank really consists of telling lies. She tells Mr. Nuttel a very far fetched story about how her aunt’s husband and her two brothers were killed three years before in a bog. Mr. Nuttel feels sympathetic for both the young girl and her aunt.
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