Vocabulary Definitions

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Canned

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to be fired from a job

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Rheumatism

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A disease that causes pain and stiffness in the joints or muscles.

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Appositive

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A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Subplot

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A secondary plot, or a strand of the main plot that runs parallel to it and supports it.

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Plot

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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Jim Crow Laws

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State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.

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Spectator

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A person who watches at a show, game, or other event.

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Breach

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An act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct.

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Gulf

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A large difference or division between two people or groups, or a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.