New Hope

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New Hope

• Glossary definitions
• by Guy Swentek
• Wilson Elementary

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axle

• a shaft on which a wheel rotates

The axle broke and the wheel fell off the wagon.
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blacksmith

• a craftsman who made or repaired iron products
  using hammers and an anvil

The blacksmith made iron nails for our new home.
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brisk

• lively energetic

The brisk wind made the cold water feel even
brisker!
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B u s t l I n g

• full of energetic and noisy activity

The bustling city attracted more people
every year.
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citizen

• a member of a community

Pa and Ma have been citizens of our fair city for
thirty years.
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doe

• a female deer

The doe and her fawn were camouflaged in the
leaves.
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ferry

• a boat that carries people or things across a
  river

The ferry boat was able to ferry us across the
river in just five minutes.
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ford

• shallow part of a stream or river where one could
  cross by wading or by wagon

The water was too deep to ford by wagon.
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forge

• a furnace where metal is heated before shaping
• to form by heating and hammering

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invitation

• a request (spoken or written) to participate or
  be present or take part in something

I received an invitation to attend the wedding.
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recycling

• reusing materials rather than discarding them as
  waste

We should all do our best to recycle products
here on spaceship Earth.
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tannery

• workplace where skins and hides are tanned and
  made into leather

Tannery workers had to live with the smell of
animal hides and chemicals.