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

3. “The Smuggler”

4. Denunciation 4 Expression of strong disapproval; public condemnation

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

6. Resplendent 4 shining brilliantly; gleaming;

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

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

9. “Grover Dill and the Tasmanian Devil”

10. Nocturnal 4 Of the night

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

12. Carnivorous 4 Flesh eating

13. Quell 4 to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity

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

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

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

17. Cower 4 to crouch, as in fear or shame.

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

19. Mete 4 to distribute or apportion by measure; allot

20. Conglomeration 4 a cohering mass; cluster.

21. “Fifty-first Dragon”

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

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

24. Brandish 4 To wave or flourish menacingly.

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

26. Potent 4 Possessing inner or physical strength; powerful

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

28. Assent 4 Agreement; concurrence

29. “A Death in the House”

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

31. Short Shrift 4 careless treatment; scant attention

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

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

34. Nape 4 the back of the neck

35. Finicky 4 difficult to please; fastidious

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

37. Stoneboat 4 a flat sledge or drag for transporting heavy items

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

39. “Split Cherry Tree”

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

41. Pillage 4 Rob with violence

42. Withe 4 A willow twig

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

44. 4 LITERARY TERMS

45. FICTION 4 A TYPE OF LITERATURE THAT IS ABOUT IMAGINARY EVENTS

46. NONFICTION 4 LITERATURE ABOUT REAL PEOPLE AND EVENTS

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

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

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

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

51. PLOT 4 THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

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

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

54. NARRATOR 4 THE TELLER OF THE STORY