A Mother's Day Tribute

Aptitude = Natural ability or talent Resolute = Determined and unwavering Cacophony = Harsh mixture of sounds Miraculous = Highly improbable and extraordinary

The narrator's twin brother = Listening to the outcomes of an aptitude test Nearby strangers = Scattered in search of rescue The narrator's mother = Alert and resolute, leaped to the narrator's defense The massive crowd = Their anguished screams and wails reverberated through the humid air

Selfless love = Forever engraved in the narrator's heart Unwavering strength = Displayed in a heroic moment of motherly love Fearless lioness = Held onto the narrator as if her life depended on it Ultimate sacrifice for her child = Even the fear of imminent danger could not deter her

<p>Electric shock wave = Sent down the narrator's spine, magnetized to the veranda Ancient rented abode in Oniyanrin = The setting of the event Imminent danger = Could not deter the narrator's mother from sacrifice Shivers down my spine = Result of remembering the mother's incredible bravery</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Scattered in search of rescue = Moved away to find help Grasping my shirttail as if her life depended on it = Holding tightly as if her survival relied on it The clutches of death by a hair's breadth = Narrowly escaping death Model, moulder, and a mother = Describing the narrator's mother</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>rescue</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sleep</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>breadth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sacrifice</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>heart</p> Signup and view all the answers