from An American Childhood

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from An American Childhood

• Vocabulary

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Narrative nonfiction

• Describes people, places, and events that are
  real
• Factual matter in a lively way that draws readers
  into the action
• (true story)

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cause and effect

• One even brings about the other
• The even that happens first is the cause
• The one that follows is the effect

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revert

• Verb
• To return to a former condition
• Example In the intervals between cars we
  reverted to the natural solitude of children.
• Synonyms go back to your old ways

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spherical

• Adjective
• Having the shape of a round ball
• Example A perfect ice ball, from white snow, was
  spherical.
• Synonyms round, circular

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translucent

• Adjective
• Allowing light to pass through
• Example Her shirt was translucent, it was very
  see through.
• Synonym see through, clear

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redundant

• Adjective
• More than what is necessary
• Example If we listened at all, the chewing out
  was redundant.
• Synonyms did not need, uncalled-for

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righteous

• Adjective
• Caused by an insult to ones sense of right
• Example In his ordinary Pittsburgh accent with
  his normal righteous anger and the usual common
  sense.
• Synonym good, just, honest