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Artificial

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Man-made, not natural

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Biscuit

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A flat, thin, dry cake

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Bollocks

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Someone of bad character; also a rude word meaning “nonsense”

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Christ

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In this story, an informal (sometimes offensive) swear word or exclamation, used to express or anger

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Dartboard

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A round board with numbers on it, used in the game of darts (the bull’s eye is the centre of the dartboard)

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Giggle (v.)

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To laugh in a silly way

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Hips

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The bones at the side of your body, just below the waist

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Milk (v.)

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To draw milk from a cow

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Missus (informal)

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Used when speaking to a woman

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Naked

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Not wearing any clothes

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Raffle

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The sale of numbered tickets, one of which wins a prize

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Santa Claus

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An old man with a red coat and long white beard who, children believe, brings presents at Christmas

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Ye

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An old-fashioned or Irish way of saying ‘’you’’

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Band

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A thin, flat (and often round) strip of some material binding, confining, trimming, protection, etc. In our story, it is round.

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Speckled

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Marked with many small spots

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Flat

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An “apartment” in Great Britain and some of its former colonies (not in Canada)

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Stormy

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When weather contains strong winds, rain, thunder and lightning, etc.

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Gypsy

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A member of a nomadic, Caucasoid people of generally leathery complexion, who migrated originally from India, settling in various parts of Asia, Europe, and, most recently, North America.

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Air vent

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An opening that allows air to pass out r into a confined space

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Whistle

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When you purse your lips and force air out of your mouth producing a high-pitched sound.

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Stepfather

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The husband of one’s mother by later marriage.

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Bell-rope

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A rope attached to a bell or to the tongue of a bell to allow a person to ring it, sometimes from a considerable distance.

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Veldt

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Any of the open grazing areas of southern Africa

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Knocking (on a door)

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Striking a door, often with one’s middle finger knuckle, in order ask permission to enter, or to warn the occupant of a room that you are entering.

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Scrooge

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A cheap, selfish, or miserly person (a character from Dickens’ Christmas Carol)

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Humming

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A low, continuous, droning sound, like that of a machine running in the background.

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Rima

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Fictional heroine of W. H. Hudson’s 1904 novel Green Mansions : A Romance of the Tropical Forest

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Nursery

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Any place in which something is bred, nourished, or fostered. A nursery can be for children, small trees, etc. In this story, it can transform itself into anything.

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Handle

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The part of a door or drawer designed to be pushed or pulled in order to open or close

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Silly

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Weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish

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Rock to sleep

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To move back and forth to induce sleep (e g to rock [baby] to sleep)

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Rustle

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To make the slight, soft sounds of gentle rubbing, as leaves or tall grass.

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Dripping

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The action of drops of a liquid falling from a source

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Foreign

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Of or coming from another country or nation; not domestic or native

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Remain

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To stay behind, or to stay in the same place

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Unbearable

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That cannot be endured, suffered through, or tolerated.

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Betel

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The leaves of a climbing plant, chewed by people in Asia

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Betel juice

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The liquid in the mouth after chewed by people in Asia.

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Devoted

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Loving someone very much

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Envy (n.)

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The feeling of wanting something that someone else has.

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Bow (v.)

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To bend your head down as a sign of respect.

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Pillow

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A large soft cushion used to rest your head on in bed

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Plump

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Pleasantly fat

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Pyjamas

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A loose jackets and trousers worn for bed

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Respect

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To admire or have a high opinion of someone

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Sari

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A kind dress worn by women in South Asia

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Sigh (v.)

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To let out a deep breath, to show you are sad, tired, etc.

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Spit

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To force liquid out of your mouth

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Veranda

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A plateform with an open front and roof, built on the side of a house on the ground floor

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Alibi

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The proof that you were elsewhere when a crime happened.

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Alter (altered)

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To change, to make (something) different.

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Barbecue

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An outdoor meal where food is cooked on an open fire.

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Chef

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A professional cook.

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Courtyard

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An open space enclosed by the walls of buildings.

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Insurance

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Money paid to protect yourself against the cost of a possible disaster.

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Motel

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A hot for people travelling by car, with space for car parking near the rooms.

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Profit

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The money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved.

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Stock (stuck)

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To become fixed to something with a sticky substance.

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Sweat

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Liquid that appears on your skin when you are very hot or ill.

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Tar

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A thick black sticky liquid used in making roads.

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Antagonist

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A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work.

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Character

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A person, or any thing presented as a person (for example, a spirit, object, animal, or natural force) in a literary work.

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Characterization

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The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work.
Methodes may include (1) by what the character says about himself or herself; (2) by what others reveal about the character; and (3) by the character’s own actions.

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Climax

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The turning point of the novel to which the rising action leads. This is the crucial part of the drama, the part which determines the outcome of the conflict.

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Conflict

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When the protagonist is opposed by some person or force in the play.

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Denouement

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The part of a drama which follows the climax and leads to the resolution.

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Mood

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The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions.
A work may contain a mood of horror, mystery, holiness, or childlike simplicity, to name a few, depending on the author’s treatment of the work.

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Novel

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A fictional prose work of substantial length.
The novel narrates the actions of characters that are entirely the invention of the author and are placed in an imaginary setting. The fact that a so-called historical or biographical novel uses historically in real geographical locations doing historically verifiable things does not alter the fictional quality of the work.

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Plot

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The structure of a story of the sequence in which the author arranges events in a story. The structure of a typical novel often includes the rising action, the climax, the denouement, and the resolution. The plot may have a protagonist who is opposed by the antagonist, creating what is called, conflict.

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Protagonist

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The hero or central/main character of a literary work.
In accomplishing his or her objective, the protagonist is hindered by some opposing force, either human, animal, or natural.

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Resolution

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The part of a story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs-the way things are going to be from then on.

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Setting

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The time and place in which a story takes place which may stay the same or change.

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Short Story

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A short work of fiction with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
Short stories are often found in collections, either written by the same author or a variety of authors.

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