Reading Comprehension #14019

Practice Exercise 27 A, B

Modern Short Story

  1. Use the reading process to guide you in your reading of the following story.

  2. Write a complete definition for each word as it is used in the story.

    1. lay-over

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    2. carcass

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    3. whittling

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    4. irresolutely

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    5. impending

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    6. convulsed

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    7. doom

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