Summary: It is 1915, the world war 1 has begun. A girl named Sasha has a terrible skill. She sees people's future. Like her brother, Thomas, she wants to be a nurse to help wounded soldiers. When she first went into her father's hospital, she saw an injured soldier, with nothing but dead. She was asking her father if the soldier was dying, or going to die really soon. Her father always answered no. The next day, when Sasha arrived at the hospital, the soldier's bed was empty. Expectedly, Sister told her that he died this morning. This kind of situation has happened to her 5 times since she was born. She kept telling her mom that she sees future, but her mother probably knowing already, didn't want to believe it.
Vocabulary
1)indignation-strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger. No wonder he could hardly contain his indignation.
2)frown-to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl. He frowned at her anxiously.
3)pincushion-a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed. A pincushion was stuck with pins.
4)simultaneously-existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent His books were released simultaneously.
5)acquaint-to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant I want to acquaint myself with your abilities.
6)inevitable-unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary. There was an inevitable conclusion to this problem.
7)distress-great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble. Her speech caused distress to the citizens.
8)indisposition-a slight illness. I was scarce sooner recovered from my indisposition than Amelia herself fell ill.
9)ejaculate-to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim. She ejaculated as she heard the news.
10)tuberculosis-an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, esp. the lungs, caused by the organism She was infected with tuberculosis.
11)commission-an authoritative order, charge, or direction. I commissioned them to paint something especially for me.
12)silhouette-a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, esp. a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a famous person's face. The dark silhouette of the castle stood out against the fading light.
13)privileged-belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored They were a verly wealthy, privileged elite.
14)neurasthenia-Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion. The doctor worked on neurasthenia in order to cure the partients.
15)meander-to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course. The river meanders around the edges of rocks.
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Summary: It is 1915, the world war 1 has begun. A girl named Sasha has a terrible skill. She sees people's future. Like her brother, Thomas, she wants to be a nurse to help wounded soldiers. When she first went into her father's hospital, she saw an injured soldier, with nothing but dead. She was asking her father if the soldier was dying, or going to die really soon. Her father always answered no. The next day, when Sasha arrived at the hospital, the soldier's bed was empty. Expectedly, Sister told her that he died this morning. This kind of situation has happened to her 5 times since she was born. She kept telling her mom that she sees future, but her mother probably knowing already, didn't want to believe it.
Vocabulary
1)indignation-strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
No wonder he could hardly contain his indignation.
2)frown-to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.
He frowned at her anxiously.
3)pincushion-a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed.
A pincushion was stuck with pins.
4)simultaneously-existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent
His books were released simultaneously.
5)acquaint-to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant
I want to acquaint myself with your abilities.
6)inevitable-unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary.
There was an inevitable conclusion to this problem.
7)distress-great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
Her speech caused distress to the citizens.
8)indisposition-a slight illness.
I was scarce sooner recovered from my indisposition than Amelia herself fell ill.
9)ejaculate-to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim.
She ejaculated as she heard the news.
10)tuberculosis-an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, esp. the lungs, caused by the organism
She was infected with tuberculosis.
11)commission-an authoritative order, charge, or direction.
I commissioned them to paint something especially for me.
12)silhouette-a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, esp. a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a famous person's face.
The dark silhouette of the castle stood out against the fading light.
13)privileged-belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored
They were a verly wealthy, privileged elite.
14)neurasthenia-Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
The doctor worked on neurasthenia in order to cure the partients.
15)meander-to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course.
The river meanders around the edges of rocks.
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