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What is predicting?   to make a logical assumption about future events  
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What is using text aids?   being able to look at a schedule or map  
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What is plot?   the sequence of related events in a story; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution  
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What is the conflict?   the struggle between two opposing forces in the story  
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What is narrative structure?   the form or pattern a story follows  
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What is forshadowing?   the author provides clues that hint at events to come and it creates suspnse  
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What is a flashback?   flasbacks show what motives a character has or reveals something important about the character  
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What does the prefix -re mean?   "back" or "to look back"  
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What does the prefix -pre mean?   "before" or "advance"  
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What is a common noun?   names any person place or thing  
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What is a proper noun?   names a particular person,place or thing  
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What is an abstract noun?   names ideas or beliefs  
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What is a concrete noun?   things you can see, feel, touch, taste or hear  
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What is a posessive noun?   a noun that shows ownership  
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mischievious   playful;naughty  
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vivid   lively;strong  
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studious   devoted to learning  
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tantalized   tormented by something out of reach  
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affectionate   loving  
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scarce   few in nuber;not common  
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decadent   marked by decay or decline  
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partition   an interior dividing wall  
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descendants   one's children, their children and so on  
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preliminary   introductory or preparatory  
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innumerable   uncountable;many  
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wretched   miserable  
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gnarled   twisted and lumpy with age  
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quaint   charming in an old fashioned way  
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previous   former;earlier  
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amounted   added up  
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prodigy   a wonder or unusually talented person  
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periscope   a tubular instrument used by submarines to see on the surface  
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chugging   moving with a puffing sound  
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prefer   to like better  
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legacy   anything handed down from the past  
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exploits   used to best advantage  
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customary   based on a custom or tradition  
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courtesy   a polite remark or gesture  
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reputation   widely-held opinion about a person whether its good or bad  
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