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Dirk the Protector

TermDefinitionPart of Speech
memoir a writer’s true account of an experience in his or her own life noun
first person point of view a writing style where the narrator uses the pronoun “I” because they have experienced the events that are being told noun
cause the event that occurs noun
effect the outcome of the event that occurred noun
conventional usual; traditional adjective
forerunner person or thing that came before noun
impasse a situation in which no progress can be made; deadlock noun
predatory given to stealing from or hurting others for one’s own gain adjective
decoy person or thing used to distract others or lead them in a different direction noun
puny weak or small adjective
brindled having light brownish yellow or grayish with streaks or spots or dark colors adjective
hustle to gain by energetic effort verb
alcove a small hollow space in a wall noun
cohort companion or associate noun
"the wrong side of the tracks" a phrase meaning the less desirable part of town, usually considered dangerous no part of speech
"stay above water" a phrase meaning fight to survive no part of speech
Created by: elise.leveille
 

 



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