The Washington Journey Unit 2 Set 1

avoiding

narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water

pale

unbelieving

the time and place a story happens

the countries and land surrounding the Pacific Ocean

an area of land: ground

hard to find

a rapidly spreading disease

someone who tells the story

a high, wide, flat area of land

an area of land that is low compared to surrounding land

a style of language that is spoken

a disturbance or interruption

argument

main; being most common or frequent

the use of clues to hint at events that will happen later

sequence of events in the story

to make an educated guess based on clues

the total loss of destruction of an animal or plant

a company that is owned by a bigger company

when a person does not include specific details and talks in broad terms

fussy and extremely careful

profitable; a business that makes money

the conflict ends

escape cleverly

searched

the ability to resist or survive a disease

talking or conversation in a story

walked without hurrying

rudely, using few words

guards

the feeling of anxious curiosity about an event that may or may not happen

the main character in the story

the story's most emotional or suspenseful moment

the lesson about life a person can

a rapidly spreading disease

the character that is against the main character

the main problem in a story