The Castle on Hester Street Vocabulary

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whispered

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to speak softly

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immigrated

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to come to live in a country where one was not born

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opportunity

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a chance to do something, especially something important

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arrived

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to reach a place at the end of a journey

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inspected

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to look at something carefully to learn more about it

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valuable

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worth a lot of money or important in some way

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moment

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a very short period of time

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secret

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something that is kept hidden or unknown

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package

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a wrapped or boxed item that is sent or delivered

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art class

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a class where students learn to create art