| A | B |
|---|
| genre | types of literature |
| fantasy | genre that couldn't happen in life |
| dialect | regional variations of one language |
| allusion | alludes to something well known |
| foreshadowing | a hint something is not right or is going to happen |
| homophones | words that sound the same |
| synonyms | words that mean the same |
| antonyms | words that are opposites |
| realistic details | things that could really happen |
| fantastic details | things that could not really happen |
| imagery | picturing what you read |
| excerpt | a small part of a story |
| footnote | numbered word with more information at the page bottom |
| eternal | everlasting; without end |
| bawled | shouted out loudly |
| melancholy | gloomy; dejected |
| distress | extreme suffering or worry |
| wretched | unsatisfactory; not good |
| inquisitive | curious; nosy |
| reigns | rules over |
| cavern | a large cave |
| lulling | soothing; calming |
| character profile | the looks, speech, thoughts, actions, response of others, and direct statements of a person or thing |
| conflict | the problem in a story |
| climax | the turning point that determines the outcome of a story |
| resolution | the outcome of a story |
| SSR | sustained silent reading |
| AR | Accelerated Reader |
| Reading Renaissance | Reading program combining individual practice with group lessons |
| faun | half man, half goat character |
