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Index. UnIt 8
Reading Comprehension.
The Ransom of Red Chief
by O. Henry......................................................................................................77
Vocabulary
1. apparition
2. radius
3. exaggeration
4. rubberneck
5. stereotyping
6. sylvan
7. vicinity
8. proposition
9. ineffable
10. palatable
11. proclivities
12. renegade
13. surreptitiously
14. acceded
15. diatribe
16. somnolent
17. overstatement
18. understatement
19. decry
20. depredation
21. cauterized
22. bedlam
23. bas-relief
24. incontinently
25. buzzard
26. alliteration
27. stockade
28. mossy
29. peremptory
30. speckled
31. tell
32. cost
33. put
34. fall
35. pay
• Language .........................................................................................................98 1. Articles .................................................................................................... 98 a) Definite and Indefinite Articles....................................................... 98 b) Using a and an Correctly................................................................. 98 2. Using Comparative and Superlative Adjectives ............................... 100 • Writing Workshop ............................................................................... 105 Writing a Friendly Letter .................................................................... 105 Writing a Business Letter.................................................................... 106 Writing an E-mail ................................................................................ 107 • Oral Presentation. Job Interview ....................................................... 109 • Extension to History. Native Americans........................................... 110