| A | B |
| conductor | a person in charge of a train or subway |
| 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 books and other small items |
| stubble | the short, stiff stalks of grain or hay left in a field after harvest |
| callused | having patches of thick skin; tough |
| bristly | covered with stiff hairs |
| bobs | moves up and down |
| suspected | guessed |
| shanties | shacks; poorly built houses |
| texture | the feel or look of an objects surface |
| layout | an arrangement or plan |
| craned | stretched the neck in order to see better |