of a large family of words with related meanings. These words are likely to describe events, ideas, processes or experiences that most of your student will be unfamiliar with) Page 8 Page 12 gliding to move silently is a smooth and effortless way pleasant friendly and likeable – – freight a place where goods that are being moved by train are stored harvest a crop that you in – – tenements a large, old building divided into a number of apartments scrawny unattractive because of too thin – – a person who looks after someone’s affairs agent – glares to look at someone with an angry expression – Page 10 Page 14 cor blimey an exclamation of surprise (comes from blind me”) trembling shaking because of cold or fright – “God – atlas a book of maps pry the act of separating or opening – – Page 14 Page 18 carriage an old-fashioned vehicle pulled by horses – disrespectful in a lively, confident way – Page 23 Page 20 clutches to hold something tightly because you are anxious or afraid riding the rails traveling by train – – bad tempered angry, cranky, crabby – Page 24 Page 24 Gingersnaps a cookie containing spices like cinnamon, down in the dumps a gloomy, melancholy state of mind – – ginger, and cloves Missus a man’s wife – Page 28 Page 30 stooped to stand or walk bent forward crumbling collapsing – – locomotive a large vehicle that pulls a train; the front car on a train nestles to settle into a place that seems safe and sheltered – – Fun Extension Activities for this book and useful Resources View videos that provide additional information about the orphan trains at the following links. This (about 4:30 minutes) provides background on the orphan trains.
of a large family of words with related meanings. These words are likely to describe events, ideas, processes or experiences that most of your student will be unfamiliar with) Page 8 gliding – to move silently is a smooth and effortless way freight – a place where goods that are being moved by train are stored tenements – a large, old building divided into a number of apartments Page 12 pleasant – friendly and likeable harvest – a crop that you in scrawny – unattractive because of too thin agent – a person who looks after someone’s affairs glares – to look at someone with an angry expression Page 10 cor blimey – an exclamation of surprise (comes from “God blind me”) atlas – a book of maps Page 14 trembling – shaking because of cold or fright pry – the act of separating or opening Page 14 carriage – an old-fashioned vehicle pulled by horses Page 18 – disrespectful in a lively, confident way Page 23 clutches – to hold something tightly because you are anxious or afraid bad tempered – angry, cranky, crabby Page 20 riding the rails – traveling by train Page 24 Gingersnaps – a cookie containing spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cloves Missus – a man’s wife Page 24 down in the dumps – a gloomy, melancholy state of mind Page 28 stooped – to stand or walk bent forward locomotive – a large vehicle that pulls a train; the front car on a train Page 30 crumbling – collapsing nestles – to settle into a place that seems safe and sheltered Fun Extension Activities for this book and useful Resources View videos that provide additional information about the orphan trains at the following links. This (about 4:30 minutes) provides background on the orphan trains.