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20 Cards in this Set
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nostalgia
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the sentimental feeling you have when remembering a past experience, like recalling a special moment from your childhood.
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persimmon
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a large orange fruit that is edible and sweet when very ripe and soft
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setting
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where the story takes place
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perspective
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how something is seen
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mood
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the feeling created by an author through the use of vivid words in description and dialogue
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sorghum
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a sweet syrup made from the sorgo plant
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epitaph
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a message carved on a tombstone
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askew
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to one side; crooked
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lunar
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resembling the moon; round or crescent-shaped
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resolute
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firmly set in purpose or opinion; determined
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helter-skelter
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haphazardly, without regard for order
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benediction
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positive benefit of the strength of youth
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riveted
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means to fasten or fix firmly
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sulphur
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nonmetallic element used in making gunpowder. It is also used as an ingredient in homemade medicine-sulphur and blackstrap molasses.
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anguish
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acute suffering or pain
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ember
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a small burning piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire
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sullen
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gloomy or dismal; moody
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brigade
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refers to a group organized to do a job
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penance
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voluntary self-punishment
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mattock
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a digging tool shaped like a pickax, but with one end wide instead of pointed
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