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Reading

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Term
Definition
Genre   type or category of literature  
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Plot   major events in a story  
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Characters   people or animals in a story  
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Conflict   the main problem  
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Theme   the main point, lesson  
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Setting   where and when the story takes place  
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Topic Sentence   a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph  
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Main Idea (Controlling Idea)   The controlling idea of a paragraph is the main idea or point the writer is trying to make  
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Details   information that supports the controlling or main idea  
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Apostrophe   a punctuation mark (') used to indicate either possession (e.g., Harry's book ; boys' coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can't ; he's ; class of '99)  
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Possessive noun   nouns that show ownership or possession  
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Ambe   both  
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Aqua   water  
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Aud   hear  
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Incredulously   feeling unable to believe something; shocked  
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Resignedly   giving in patiently  
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Guffaw   a load burst of laughter  
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Taboos   something that is forbidden  
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Prefix   letters added to the beginning of a root word  
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Suffix   letters added to the end of a root word  
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Base word/root word   original word before the prefix or suffix  
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