| A | B |
|---|
| homonyms | words that are pronounced and usually spelled the same but have different meanings |
| first-person narrative | the narrator is a character in the story |
| rattle | like a snake or a baby toy |
| wistfully | in a way that is sadly wishful |
| pluck | to pull like feathers from a chicken |
| stiffly | in a formal manner, straight, rigid |
| freckle | a small spot of darker skin |
| cranky | crabby,annoyed, in a bad mood |
| shove | topush roughly |
| chatting | to talk in an informal way |
| despite | in spite of, even though |
| lamely | in a way that is weak, not convincing |
| Asian-American | an American person with Asian ancestry |
| family name | last name |
| given name | first name |
| colloquial speech | the way you talk with friends, slang |
| direct characterization | the author tells you what a character looks like or thinks |
| indirect characterization | the author uses dialogue to suggest what a character looks like or thinks |
| Latin | many of our modern words come from this "dead" language |
| clause | part of a sentence |
