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Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express Vocabulary

1.  ____  lantern                    a. bushes with thorns

2.  ____  howl                        b. to set or keep apart from others

3.  ____  brambles                 c. sharp, thin pieces of wood

4.  ____  gaps                       d. a sound made by an engine running slowly

5.  ____  isolated                   e.  an oil lamp or portable light

6.  ____  peered                     f.  a loud cry or scream

7.  ____  express train           g.  a train with very few stops

8.  ____  sagged                    h.  an opening or break

9.  ____  splinters                   i.  looked intently or with difficulty

10.  ____  fierce                     j.  liquid from a large flow of water

11.  ____  gasped                  k.  savage, violent or frightening

12.  ____ floodwater              l.  to catch your breath sharply

13.  ____  chug                     m.  curved downward, especially in the middle