| A | B |
|---|
| characters | the people (or animals) in a story |
| setting | the place and time of a story |
| plot | the action or events of a story |
| mood | the feeling you get from reading a story |
| spectators | people who watch something without taking part |
| intricate | complicated; hard to understand |
| guardian | protector |
| reassuringly | in a convincing way |
| moderately | to do something somewhat, but not too much |
| submerged | hidden or buried |
| simultaneously | at the same time |
| short story | story with few characters, less than 20 pages |
