Vocabulary:
1.initial ... Kelly overcame her initial shyness and really enjoyed the party.
2.illustration ... Her book is richly illustrated with a lot of beautiful pictures.
3.gaze ... She sat gazing at the picture in the album.
4.costume ... They are all dressed in traditional costume.
5.feast ... Two crows are feasting on the barries.
Topic sentence:
The topic sentence is the main-idea sentence. It is the most general and most important sentence of the paragraph. It tells the following:
1.the topic-what the paragraph is about
2.the controlling idea-the writer's attitudeor idea about the topic