THE CRICKETIN TIMES SQUARE

LindaC/Callison/2012

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This story takes place in a subway station below Times Square in New York City

Times Square at night.

Times Square subway station.

a messy pile of things

jumble

Partner time!

• THINK of a time when you’ve seen a jumble of things.

• TELL your partner a time when you’ve seen a jumble of things.

a road, course, or way of travel

route

Partner time!

• THINK of a time when you’ve seen a route or been on a route.

• TELL your partner a time when you’ve seen a route or been on a route.

when you meet someone, you “make their _________

acquaintance

MultipleMeaningWord

Partner time!

• THINK of a time when you’ve made an acquaintance.

• TELL your partner a time when you’ve made an acquaintance.

a person you know, but who is not really a friend

acquaintance

Partner time!

• THINK of an acquaintance, someone you’ve met.

• TELL your partner about an acquaintance.

to show dislike or disgust

scornful

Partner time!

• THINK of a time when you have felt scornful.

• TELL your partner a time when you have felt scornful.

something that makes sense and is reasonable

logical

Partner time!

• THINK of a time when you’ve been logical about a decision.

• TELL your partner a time when you’ve been logical about a decision.

listening in on another person’s conversation without his or her knowledge

eavesdropping

Partner time!

• THINK of a time when you were easedropping.

• TELL your partner a time when you were easedropping.

High Interest Words

These are words in the story you may not have seen before.

a stall or booth where news-papers and magazines are

newsstand

sold

to search everywhere for what is needed

scrounging

thinking sad thoughts about something wanted, that is lostorgone

wistfully

I wish I had saved some

of those sardines.

a time of heavy traffic while people are traveling to and

rush hour

from work

the most recognizable part of a song

melody

jumblerouteacquaintancescornfullogicaleavesdropping

High InterestWordsnewsstandscroungingwistfullyrush hourmelody