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15 Cards in this Set
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to move in an unsteady way |
FALTER The wet, slippery floor caused her to falter. |
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all of the people born around the same time |
GENERATION Members of my generation use technology to stay connected with each other. |
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not aware or awake |
UNCONSCIOUS Hit on the head, he was unconscious for several hours. |
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a unit 6 feet long, used to measure the depth of water |
FATHOM The diver swam several fathoms below the surface of water |
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to be powerful and violent |
RAGE We fear the storm may rage for days. |
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a patio or balcony |
TERRACE They stood on the terrace and looked out over the ocean. |
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parts or pieces of something that has been destroyed |
WRECKAGE Rescue workers found a child's toy in the wreckage of the house. |
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the point in the sky directly overhead |
ZENITH We watched the kite float away to the zenith and then disappear. |
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Multiple-meaning words |
look for context clues or hints in the text surrounding the word |
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narrator |
is the voice that tell the story |
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point of view |
is the type of narration used to tell the story |
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First-person point of view |
the narrator is a character in the story who refers to himself or herself using the pronoun I or me |
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Third-person point of view |
the narrator is outside of the story |
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Writers use problem and solution situations to... |
...develop the central conflict, or struggle. |
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The way characters deal with problems and types of solutions they find... |
...can tell you about the kind of people they are. |
