Wordly Wise Book 6, Lesson 3B: Just the right word

The Underground Railroad offered a place of shelter to slaves who were escaping to freedom.

• grazed
• Hordes
• sanctuary
• inhabitants

The first ball from the pitcher just barely hit the batter's shoulder.

• grazed
• Hordes
• sanctuary
• inhabitants

Large numbers of fans surrounded the stage door waiting for autographs.

• grazed
• Hordes
• sanctuary
• inhabitants

Pitcairn Island has fewer than fifty people who make their homes there.

• grazed
• Hordes
• sanctuary
• inhabitants

Her life was full of feverish activity because she worked at two full-time jobs.

• hectic
• distinct
• arid
• rural

Mark Twain wrote mostly about life away from the cities and towns of America.

• hectic
• distinct
• arid
• rural

The sounds of a flute and a trombone are quite different from each other so you can easily tell them apart.

• hectic
• distinct
• arid
• rural

Few crops can be grown where the land is very dry and gets little rain.

• hectic
• distinct
• arid
• rural

Monet's later paintings capture the magnificent appearance of his garden at Giverny.

• splendor
• pennisula
• terrain
• abundance

Italy is a large country that is almost completely surrounded by water.

• splendor
• pennisula
• terrain
• abundance