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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| define: noun | person, place, thing, or idea |
| define: pronoun | a word used in place of a noun |
| subordinate clause | has a subject and verb but is not a complete thought |
| reflexive | reflects on the subject of the sentence |
| relative | introduces a subordinate clause |
| interogative | points out a noun |
| demonstrative | introduces a question |
| antecedent | the noun to which the pronoun refers |
| indefinate | not defient |
| intensive | repeats to magnify or intensify the meaning |
| style | the way a piece of work is written |
| voice | the personality of the author |
| flashback | an account of something before the story started |
| realism | vivid description of what the character sees of does |
| inferences | something gathered but not outright said |
| who were two minor characters in the story charming billy? | buffalo toby and billy boy watkins |
| who is the main character in the story charming billy | private first class paul berlin |
| what made the author qualified to write about the war? | he was in the war |
| what was the main characters physical goal? | to get to the sea |
| stealth | secret actions or movements |
| fecund | producing much growth |
| pretending | when you act like somone or something else |
| skirted | to go around the outside of |
| giggles | uncontrollable laughter |
| paddy | flooded field where rice is grown |
| defuse | unfocused |
| mortar | a muzzle-loaded weapon |
| inertia | tendency to continue what one is doing |
| what is the main charcter of charming billys mental goal? | to controll his fear |
| what 3 tricks did the main character of charming billy use to not think of fear? | sang, counted, thought of home |
| where is Vietnam? | sotheast asia |
| interrogative | who what when |
| indefinate | few many one some |
| posessive | his hers theirs |
| relative | who what when |
| demonstrative | this that these those |
| prospects | chances or opportunities |
| incessantly | continually or constantly |
| aghast | with shock or horror |
| gamut | an entire ranch or series |
| askew | crooked or slanted |
| paste | imitation of fake gems |
| seine | river in paris |
| franc | monetary unit in france in 1800s |
| pauper | a poor person |
| character | people in a story or a personality trait |
| quarry | the object of the hunt |
| tangible | with form and easy to describe |
| suspense | uncertainty or tension in the story |
| inferior | less important |
| condone | to forgive or overlook |