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Chp . 8. Background. tinderbox-- a box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires . tinder— dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire . flint-- a hard gray rock consisting of nearly pure chert , occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk.
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Background tinderbox--a box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires.
tinder—dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire. flint--a hard gray rock consisting of nearly pure chert, occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk
Vocab pretense--a false display of feelings, attitudes, or intentions disposition--a person's inherent qualities of mind and character swarthy--dark-skinned implacable--unable to be calmed; relentless; unstoppable