Academic Vocabulary: U1W4

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A passage selected from a larger work

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selection

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An action or response to something that has happened or has been done

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reaction

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Explicit details adding to the visual perception of the text, describes in great detail how things might feel, smell, look like, sound like, and/or taste like

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concrete details

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To tell or write about something, giving a clear image

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describe

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To grow or cause to grow

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development/development

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One of a pair of punctuation marks " " used chiefly to indicate the beginning and the end of a direct quotation

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quotation mark

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Features that identify something or someone

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characteristics

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A text structure in which one event or action follows another

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sequence

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To communicate; express

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convey

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A strong feeling such as joy, hatred, sorrow, or fear

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emotion