Lucy’s Wish (2013)

Cover Lucy’s Wish
Genres: Fiction
cholera   kol’-er-a   An infectious, often fatal disease.
committee   ka-mit’-e   A group of people elected or appointed to perform a service.
embroider   em-broi’-der   To sew a design on a piece of fabric with needlework.
evict   e-vikt’   To legally remove someone from the property on which he or she is living.
fort   fort   A military site, strengthened to prevent attack and occupied by soldiers.
frock coat   frok cot   A man’s close-fitting coat, long enough to reach the knees.
hem   hem  
... To fold back and sew down the edge of a piece of cloth.
pallet   pal’-it   A small, makeshift bed of blankets or straw.
parasol   par’-e-sol   A woman’s sun umbrella.
placed out   plased out   The term used by the Children’s Aid Society to mean that a home had been found for a child on an orphan train.
privy   priv’-e   An outside toilet.
refuse   ref’-yoos   Something that is discarded as useless. Trash or garbage.
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