| A | B |
|---|
| accomplish/accomplished | complete a task successfully "The catching of the monkeys was the hardest work, but soon even this was…" |
| caution/cautioned | warn; advise to take care " 'Freddie, don't put your head out the window!' she…quickly" |
| coast/coasting | go down an incline on a sled; go sailing close to the shore "You have heard something about what happened when the twins went…" |
| confusion | disorder, bewilderment or mix-up "There was much…, for a circus wreck is about as bad a kind as can happen." |
| fretful | peevish; irritable and discontented "Perhaps Flossie was so tired that she was…" |
| gaze | a steady look " 'I'd rather be back at the seashore,' said Bert not turning his…from the window." |
| inquire | seek information; ask questions "We'll have to come back tomorrow and…about Snoop." |
| nozzle | small mouthpiece or spout for a hose or teakettle or pipe-etc. "You know what a hose, with water burtsting from the…will sometimes do if you don't hold it just right." |
| performer/performers | person who takes part in public entertainment or exhibition "Part of the circus train, carrying the…, was not damaged and has gone on." |
| request | asking for or expressing a desire for something "Indeed his…was not strange, since the two younger twins were always together." |
| satchel | a small bag, often with a shoulder strap "Mrs. Bobbsey opened her…to get out some cookies." |
| trolley | streetcar " 'Hurry along now children; we are almost at the…,' said Mrs. Bobbsey" |
| valuable | worth a lot of money or highly prized for another reason "She was searching in her bag and presently took out a very…drinking cup, gold-lined and with much engraving on it." |
