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rattle: bang or jingle, talk on and on.

example: My back pack rattled as I walked because I put my new set of marbles inside.

astonishment: thoroughly surprised.

example: Imagine my astonishment when I opened the letter and discovered that grandma had sent me a check to buy a computer!

hoax: trick, intending to fool someone into thinking something.

example: We played a hoax on the teacher everyone in our class raised their hands when asked if we didn't understand what she just taught.