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Shoeshine Girl

Vocabulary for the novel Shoeshine Girl


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avenuestreet, sometimes wide or bordered with trees
spiderylooks like a spider
balconiesan outside platform enclosed by a railing that sticks out from an upper floor
fussyhard to please or fancy
creepycausing a feeling of fear; scary
portersomeone who helps carry your luggage
drugstorea store that sells medecines, magazines, and cosmetics
restauranta place to buy and eat a meal
shoeshineto make bright or polish
platforma raised level surface
customerspeople who buy goods or services
canvasa strong cloth with a coarse weave
stingynot generous
ambulancevehicle equipped to carry sick or wounded people
numbhaving lost the power of feeling or moving
cricka painful cramp
bullyto frighten into doing something
embarrassedto make uneasy and ashamed
earnto work to make money
mouth harpa small oblong instrument played by the mouth