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a coming or arrival
What is advent
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to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to calm
What is assuage
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waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness
What is belligerent
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a fellow country man
What is compatriot
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The author of Across Five Aprils
Who is Irene Hunt
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support of an idea or cause
What is advocacy
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shrewd, perspicacious, perceptive
What is astute
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capable of floating; cheerful
What is buoyant
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to tighten or make narrow
What is constrict
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The main character
Who is Jethro Creighton
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implied or indirect reference; hinting at
What is allusion
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destructive, deadly
What is baleful
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sarcastically biting, acrid
What is caustic
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scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
What is contempt
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This story takes place in ________ (mth, yr)
What is mid-April 1861
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apart, indifferent
What is aloof
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the quality of lacking higher values
What is baseness
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vexation through humiliation, hurt pride or disappointment
What is chagrin
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believing on slight evidence, gullible
What is credulous
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This story takes place in _________ (state)
What is southern Illinois
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a lack of concern or feeling, indifference
What is apathy
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something bright and showy, sometimes expensive but usually of little use
What is bauble
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leniency
What is clemency
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Ellen and Jethro are doing this at the beginning of the story
What is planting potatoes
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This is the relationship between Jenny and Shad
What is they are in love
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