privilege
a special right or advantage
improve
to make or get better
grateful
thankful
patient
able to wait calmly for a long time
available
possible to get
farther
at a greater distance than something else
mission
a church or other place where aid is given to people in need
expect
to think that something will happen
raggedy
torn and in bad condition
credit
approval or praise for doing something
nerve
courage
worth
useful, desirable, or helpful to do
scraped
scratched
normally
often or usually
shove
push roughly
Setting
Where and when the story takes place
Plot
Events taking place in the story
Characters
People involved in the story
Theme
Message the author wants you to learn