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SHORT STORIES IV

SHORT STORIES IV. “ The Smuggler” “Split Cherry Tree” “Grover Dill and the Tasmanian Devil” “Fifty First Dragon”. “The Smuggler”. Denunciation . Expression of strong disapproval; public condemnation . Anonymous. By or from a person whose name is not known or given. Resplendent.

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SHORT STORIES IV

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  1. SHORT STORIES IV • “The Smuggler” • “Split Cherry Tree” • “Grover Dill and the Tasmanian Devil” • “Fifty First Dragon”

  2. “The Smuggler”

  3. Denunciation • Expression of strong disapproval; public condemnation

  4. Anonymous • By or from a person whose name is not known or given

  5. Resplendent • shiningbrilliantly; gleaming;

  6. Partisan • A strong supporter of a person, party or cause

  7. Jettison • Throw (goods) overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress

  8. “Grover Dill and the Tasmanian Devil”

  9. Nocturnal • Of the night

  10. Marsupial • Mammals having a pouch covering the mammary glands on the abdomen • Can anyone give me an example???

  11. Carnivorous • Flesh eating

  12. Quell • to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity

  13. Scow • a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly for transporting bulk material

  14. Tundra • One of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.

  15. Prospector • a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold, petroleum, etc

  16. Cower • to crouch, as in fear or shame.

  17. Retribution • the act of punishing or taking vengeance for wrongdoing, sin, or injury; punishment or vengeance.

  18. Mete • to distribute or apportion by measure; allot

  19. Conglomeration • a cohering mass; cluster.

  20. “Fifty-first Dragon”

  21. Joust • A combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances;

  22. Lance • a thrusting weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal spearhead

  23. Brandish • To wave or flourish menacingly.

  24. Malice • desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another

  25. Potent • Possessing inner or physical strength; powerful

  26. Debauch • To corrupt morally; To lead away from excellence or virtue

  27. Assent • Agreement; concurrence

  28. “A Death in the House”

  29. Bushing • A fixed or removable cylindrical metal lining used to constrain, guide, or reduce friction

  30. Short Shrift • careless treatment; scant attention

  31. Keen • finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily

  32. Eave • The projecting overhang at the lower edge of a roof

  33. Nape • the back of the neck

  34. Finicky • difficult to please; fastidious

  35. Eccentric • Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.

  36. Stoneboat • a flat sledge or drag for transporting heavy items

  37. Forge • A furnace or hearth where metals are heated or wrought; a smithy.

  38. “Split Cherry Tree”

  39. Protozoa • Members of four classes of microscopic, animal-like protists

  40. Pillage • Rob with violence

  41. Withe • A willow twig

  42. Fodder • Coarse food for horses, cattle, etc..

  43. LITERARY TERMS

  44. FICTION • A TYPE OF LITERATURE THAT IS ABOUT IMAGINARY EVENTS

  45. NONFICTION • LITERATURE ABOUT REAL PEOPLE AND EVENTS

  46. SETTING • THE TIME (TIME OF DAY OR SEASON OR PERIOD IN HISTORY) AND PLACE IN WHICH THE ACTION OF A STORY OCCURS

  47. FORESHADOWING • A HINT GIVEN TO THE READER OF AN EVENT THAT WILL HAPPEN

  48. IRONY • A CONTRAST BETWEEN WHAT APPEARS TO BE AND WHAT REALLY IS

  49. CONFLICT • THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN OPPOSING FORCES: THE FOUR TYPES ARE MAN VS. MAN; MAN VS. NATURE; MAN VS. SOCIETY; MAN VS. HIMSELF

  50. PLOT • THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

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