A | B |
conductor | a person in charge of a train |
depot | a train or bus station |
jolting | moving in a jerky, bumpy way |
lurching | moving unsteadily from side to side |
platform | a raised floor or surface |
satchels | small bags used for carrying small items |
delaine | a light weight woolen fabric used for women's dresses |
calico | a rough, brightly printed cloth |
craned | stretched the neck in order to see better |
stubble | the shot, stiff stalks of grain or hay left on a field after harvesting |
callused | having patches of thick skin; tough |
bristly | covered with stiff hairs |
bobs | move up and down |
suspected | guessed |
shanties | shacks; poorly built houses |
dreadful | terrible |