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A Long Way from Chicago
Novel
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English
8th Grade
09/28/2014

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privy 

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An outdoor toilet; an outhouse.
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tykes
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A small child.
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prohibition 

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  1. The forbidding by law of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

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stringer 

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In journalism, a stringer is a freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid ...

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reprobate 

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  1. A morally unprincipled person.

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penitentiary 

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  1. A prison for those convicted of major crimes.

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sty 

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  1. Inflammation of one or more sebaceous glands of an eyelid.

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philanthropist 

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A person who has goodwill to fellow members of the human race; especially : active effort to promote human welfare.

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pauper 

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  1. One who is extremely poor.

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tarry 

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  1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something.

  2. To wait or stay temporarily.

     

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ponder 

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  1. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.

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gauze
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  1. A thin, transparent fabric with a loose open weave, used for curtains and clothing.

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grudge
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a bad feeling or hate you hold against another person for something
bad they did, or you think they did, to you.
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