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18 Cards in this Set
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receding
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becoming more distant
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disarming
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removing or lessening suspicions or fears
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prolonged
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extended
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imprudent
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unwise
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surmounted
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overcame
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unruffled
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calm; not disturbed
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invariably
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always; without changing
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diverting
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entertaining
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impulse
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sudden desire to do something
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protruding
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sticking out
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foreshadowing
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the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in a plot
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plot
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a series of related events that make a story or drama
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conflict
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struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces
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exposition
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beginning of the story that introduces the setting, characters and their conflict
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rising action
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events leading to the climax
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climax
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moment of greatest emotional intensity or suspense, when we learn what the outcome of the conflict is going to be
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falling action
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events leading to the denouement
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denouement
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end of the story where all of the struggles are over and we know what will happen to the characters
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