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| furnace | an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced for a building |
| conventional | following accepted customs and proprieties |
| alley | a narrow street with walls on both sides |
| league | an association of states or individuals for common action |
| forerunner | something that precedes something or someone |
| predatory | living by preying on other animals |
| authority | the power or right to give orders or make decisions |
| menace | something that is a source of danger |
| midair | some point in the air; above ground level |
| growl | utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds |
| impasse | a situation in which no progress can be made |
| decoy | something used to lure fish or other animals |
| terrorize | coerce by violence or with threats |
| puny | of inferior size |
| welter | a confused multitude of things |
| brindled | having a gray or brown streak or a patchy coloring |
| disappear | become invisible or unnoticeable |
| hustle | move or cause to move energetically or busily |
| cohort | a band of warriors |
| companion | a friend who is frequently with another |
| herd | a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals |
| pocketbook | a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money |
| frail | physically weak |
| presentable | fit to be seen |
| mistrust | regard as untrustworthy |
| fore | situated at or toward the front |
| barren | completely wanting or lacking |
| stoop | bend one's back forward from the waist on down |
| first person | a writing style where the narrator is one of the characters in the story, often using the pronouns "I, me, or my". |
| second person | a writing style where the narrator speaks to the reader directly, often using "you." |
| third person limited | a type of third person writing where the narrator tells what happens to all characters but only knows one character's thoughts and feelings. |
| third person omniscient | a type of third person writing where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in a story. |
| point of view | the position from which a narrator tells a story or a writer presents information. It may be first, second or third person. |
| narrator | someone who tells a story |
