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25 Cards in this Set
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Payroll
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List of persons to be paid and The amount that each one is to receive.
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Howling
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Very great
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Politics
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The work of government; management of public business.
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Oath
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A solemn promise
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Humble
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Not proud modest
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Frost
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A freezing condition; temperature below the point at which water freezes. Moisture frozen on or in a surface; feathery crystals of ice formed when water vapor in the air condenses at a temperature below freezing .
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Silhouette
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A dark image outlined against a lighter background .
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Terror
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Great fear
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Draft
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Current of air. A rough copy.
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Timid
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Easily, frightened ; shy
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Which president was the smallest?
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The smallest president is James Madison.
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What is Marvin's job at lumber camp?
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Marvin's job at lumber camp is that he is a book keeper.
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How did the Baileys meet the stranger?
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They meet in a accident.
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Which president was an actor before becoming a president?
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Ronald Reagan was an actor before he became a president.
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Main idea
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The main idea makers of the paragraph makes a point about the paragraph topic and haddock at least one supporting details.
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Fact
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A state of fact can be proved true or false, you can use a reference book or your own knowledge or ask an expert to prove it true or false.
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Opinion
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A statement of opinion that can not be proved true or false. It is a brief or judgement.
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Stanza
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A paragraph in poetry.
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Expository nonfiction
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Gives information about real people and events
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Time line
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A timeline is a chart that shows a sequence of events. A timeline uses a bar divided into periods of time to show the order of events.
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Almanac
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Is a book That is published every year.
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Supporting details
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Details are smaller pieces of information that tell more about the main ideas.
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Glossary/dictionary
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They provide alphabetical list of word and their meaning
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Sequence
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Means the order in which things happen, dates and Times and clue words such as first, then and last can help you understand the event.
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Line graph
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A line graph continues lines that can connect a series of points on a graph. Line graph are good for showing changes that happen over night.
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