| A | B |
|---|
| platform | a raised floor that makes it easier to get on or off a train |
| commotion | noisy activity, confusion |
| soot | fine black powder produced by fire |
| tenement | run-down, crowded apartment |
| meandering | following a winding course |
| conductor | person in charge of a train |
| stout | bulky in figure |
| clutched | to grasp or hold tightly |
| lulled | to cause to rest or sleep; soothe |
| slumped | to droup or slouch |
| lad | a boy or young man |
| devoured | to eat up greedily |
