| A | B |
|---|
| agitated | energetic, nervous, wound up |
| cordial | friendly, polite |
| jowls | jaws; cheeks |
| spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| befallen | happened to |
| crestfallen | broken hearted or despirited |
| meander | to wander |
| Onomatopoeia | use of a word or phrase that imitates the sound of the object it describes |
| veranda | a large, wide porch that goes all the way around large houses, a deck of sorts |
| rounders | xxxxx |
| first person point of view | a character acts as the narrator |
| third person point of view | outside observer tells the story |
| allusion | a reference to a famous historical, biblical, or literary person on event |
| cliffhanger | a moment of heightened tension or suspense |
| metaphor | an implied comparison |
