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Vocabulary
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Short Stories
Parchment
Vocabulary 2
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used or expressed in a way suitable to the occasion
What is felictous
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When you are writing a formal 3.5 essay what "person" should it be written in?
3rd person
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How does Lizabeth feel after she comes home from teasing and taunting Miss Lottie?
What is ashamed and confused
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Silas House teacher literature where?
Berea College
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rude, awkward, ill-mannered
What is boorish
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to say one no longer holds a belief or opinion
What is recant
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Your topic sentence should always reference which important part of your thesis statement?
What is the position
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What are some details that hint to the outcome of the story (Armand being black) in Desiree's Baby
-the comparison of Armand's skin to Desiree's skin -the background info about Armand's childhood in France -Armand's father's kindness and warmth toward his slaves
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What does Vine take from her home to God's Creek to remind her of her home?
A Redbud Tree
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habitually uncommunicative; disinclined to speak out readily
What is reticent
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an extreme greed for wealth or material possessions
What is avarice?
300
What is textual evidence
quotes from piece of literature used to support your thesis
300
In "The Story of an Hour" Mrs. Mallard was unhappy in her relationship with her husband because
he was a bit controlling and marriage limited her freedom
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When does Saul realize that what Vine had been telling him about Aaron was true?
After she tells him the truth about what happened to Aaron
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pretended courage or defiant confidence when one is actually afraid
What is bravado
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to confuse or puzzle completely
What is baffle
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What is the job of a hook sentence?
It should wrap up the current paragraph and preview the next paragraph
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What does the hay in "The Last Rung of the Ladder" represent?
the girl's positive outlook and trust in her brother
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quick to fine petty faults; fond of catching others' mistakes
What is captious
500
emotionally hardened, unfeeling
What is callous
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What tense do you write in when writing about literature?
Present Tense
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What is the example of situational irony in Mammon and the Archer
When we find out that Kelly is paid by Anthony for causing the traffic exam
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What are 2 ways that Aaron is different from his family members?
1. he doesn't want a job that involves manual labor 2. he is more of a dreamer 3. he wants to leave God's Creek
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unreasonably high
What is exhorbitant