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00000000pg. 59 vocab. telegraph Chapter 5 Up and down the street, telegraph, telephone, and electric wires had snapped in two and several had crashed through windows. Definition~ an electric device or system for sending messages by a code over wires.

Commuters Pg-46 Paragraph-3rd Def- A person that travels to work over a long distance chapt. 3 corset pg. 40 At this point, he stopped a fellow traveler to see if the man knew where he could purchase a corset needle. Definition~ a tight stiff undergarment worn to support and give shape to the waist and hips.

chapt. 4 temperature pg. 56 The heavy snowfall continued and temperatures began dropping. Definition~ the degree of hotness or coldness of something as shown on a thermometer. chp.4 word-fretted Defiition-to become worried Sen.-Depew fretted and fumed throughout the day.

Chp.4 Commuter Train A commuter train had hit a wall of white at 6:30 A.M. and had been buried ever since. Definition- A passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another.

Chp.5 Divinity Divinity student John Marshall, would have traded places willingly with any of the Connecticut sparrow eaters. Definition-the quality of being divine; supreme excellence.

Jointly- In collaboration or cooperation.

Pg:42 Elizabeth in jointly owned rowboat,

Chp.5 word- sentiments Definition-a thought or attitude influenced by feeling

Chp.6 word- intolerable Definition-Not tolerable or UNBEARABLE.

Chp.6 Prominent Those who made it to their offices that morning were immediately sent out to interview politicians and __prominent__ businessmen. Definition- Standing out so as to be seen easily.

Chapter 6 vocab. pg. 72 ancient On the wooden walls the clapboards sag and sway and are falling off, the ancient lath and plaster are exposed beneath...An icy wind blew through these apertures.

Definition~ having existed for many years

Chp. 7 Tepid Water p.99 Next they were plopped in a tub of tepid water, and theneaach was given a large does of whiskey. Definition- Slightly warm. Chp.7 Pedestrians Soon a long file of pedestrians surly numbering at least 200 were..... Definition-Citizins

Chapter 7 pg. 88 estimate He only had a few dozen wagons at his disposal; to do the job correctly, he estimated that he would need at least 1,000 wagons...

Definition~ to judge the approximate value, size, or cost.

Chapter 6 Page 82 melodramatic- exaggerated and emotional

Chapter 7 Page 91 speculate- come up with a hypothesis

Chapter 8 Page 114 incovenienced- the quality or state of being inconvenient