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#in child_class_test.rb
word = Word.new
#EOF child_class_test.rb
# in lib/word.rb
require_relative 'noun'
class Word
attr_reader :word, :part_of_speech, :definition, :etymology, :pronunciation
def initialize
@word = Noun.new
end
def to_s
@word.to_s
end
end
# EOF word.rb
# in lib/noun.rb
class Noun < Word
def initialize
@word = "cat"
@part_of_speech = :noun
end
end
# EOF noun.rb
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