SHORT STORIES IV 4 “ The Smuggler” 4 “Split Cherry Tree” 4 “Grover Dill and the Tasmanian Devil” 4 “Fifty First Dragon”

“The Smuggler”

Denunciation 4 Expression of strong disapproval; public condemnation

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

Resplendent 4 shining brilliantly; gleaming;

Partisan 4 A strong supporter of a person, party or cause

Jettison 4 Throw (goods) overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress

“Grover Dill and the Tasmanian Devil”

Nocturnal 4 Of the night

Marsupial 4 Mammals having a pouch covering the mammary glands on the abdomen 4 Can anyone give me an example???

Carnivorous 4 Flesh eating

Quell 4 to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity

Scow 4 a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly for transporting bulk material

Tundra 4 One of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Prospector 4 a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold, petroleum, etc

Cower 4 to crouch, as in fear or shame.

Retribution 4 the act of punishing or taking vengeance for wrongdoing, sin, or injury; punishment or vengeance.

Mete 4 to distribute or apportion by measure; allot

Conglomeration 4 a cohering mass; cluster.

“Fifty-first Dragon”

Joust 4 A combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances;

Lance 4 a thrusting weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal spearhead

Brandish 4 To wave or flourish menacingly.

Malice 4 desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another

Potent 4 Possessing inner or physical strength; powerful

Debauch 4 To corrupt morally; To lead away from excellence or virtue

Assent 4 Agreement; concurrence

“A Death in the House”

Bushing 4 A fixed or removable cylindrical metal lining used to constrain, guide, or reduce friction

Short Shrift 4 careless treatment; scant attention

Keen 4 finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily

Eave 4 The projecting overhang at the lower edge of a roof

Nape 4 the back of the neck

Finicky 4 difficult to please; fastidious

Eccentric 4 Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.

Stoneboat 4 a flat sledge or drag for transporting heavy items

Forge 4 A furnace or hearth where metals are heated or wrought; a smithy.

“Split Cherry Tree”

Protozoa 4 Members of four classes of microscopic, animal- like protists

Pillage 4 Rob with violence

Withe 4 A willow twig

Fodder 4 Coarse food for horses, cattle, etc..

4 LITERARY TERMS

FICTION 4 A TYPE OF LITERATURE THAT IS ABOUT IMAGINARY EVENTS

NONFICTION 4 LITERATURE ABOUT REAL PEOPLE AND EVENTS

SETTING 4 THE TIME (TIME OF DAY OR SEASON OR PERIOD IN HISTORY) AND PLACE IN WHICH THE ACTION OF A STORY OCCURS

FORESHADOWING 4 A HINT GIVEN TO THE READER OF AN EVENT THAT WILL HAPPEN

IRONY 4 A CONTRAST BETWEEN WHAT APPEARS TO BE AND WHAT REALLY IS

CONFLICT 4 THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN OPPOSING FORCES: THE FOUR TYPES ARE MAN VS. MAN; MAN VS. NATURE; MAN VS. SOCIETY; MAN VS. HIMSELF

PLOT 4 THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

CHARACTERIZATION 4 THE METHODS AN AUTHOR USES TO EXPLAIN HIS/HER CHARACTERS TO THE READER

POINT OF VIEW 4 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STORYTELLER AND THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY

NARRATOR 4 THE TELLER OF THE STORY