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Mystery Terms
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alibi•An excuse that an accused person uses to show he/she was somewhere else than at the scene of a crime.
The police found many holes in his alibi.
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breakthrough
•an advancement or discovery that helps solve a crime
Finding her number on his cell phone records was a huge breakthrough.
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clue•a fact or object that helps solve a crime
The kitten’s syrupy paw print on the window was an important clue.
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crime•an act committed in violation of the law
Benedict Arnold was accused of the crime of treason.
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deduce•to infer by logical reasoning
By examining the clues, I can deduce the name of the culprit.
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detective•person who investigates crimes and gathers information
In all of the crime shows, there is a detective assigned to the case.
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evidence•Something such as a witness statement or object that helpstsolve a crime.
The slashed football was entered as evidence of the fight.
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flashback•an interruption in the plot to tell what happened earlier
A good mystery reader will use flashback to
his advantage.
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foreshadowing•using clues to suggest
what will happen
later in the plot
Good foreshadowing can create a mood of fear and anxiety.
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hunch•a guess or feeling not based on known fact
When I saw the muddy tracks, I had a hunch Susan was inside.
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motive•an inner drive that causes
a person to do something or act in a certain way
Getting an extra holiday was his motive for doing well on the science test.
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mystery•something that is secret or unknown
How the glass shattered with no one around is a mystery to me!
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plot•the arrangements of incidents in a story
I had a difficult time following the plot of “The Tell-Tale Heart” because the narrator was insane.
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purloin•to steal or filch
My cat purloined the guppy from
the fishbowl.
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red herring•something used to divert attention from the basic issue
We need to plan a red herring so we can get out of the room without being noticed!
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setting•time and place of a story
The setting of “The Tell-Tale Heart”
instantly foreshadows mystery.
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sleuth•another name for a detective
Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is a famous British sleuth.
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suspect•one thought to be guilty of committing a crime
Siegfried was the primary suspect in the case of the missing tissue box.
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suspense•anxiety or apprehension resulting from mysterious, undecided, uncertain circumstances.
Jonas experienced great suspense at the Ceremony of Twelve.
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victim•one who is harmed or suffers a loss
It is most distressing when a child is the victim of a crime.
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witness•one who saw or can give first-hand information about something
Were you an witness to that event, or did you just hear about it?