Glossary
Chapter 3
  accompanied went with someone
  acquired got
  assigned gave a spot
  dents holes made by a hit
  dizzy light-headed, faint
  enroll join officially
  exchanged gave and received words and ideas
  foreman a boss of a group of workers
  galvanized metal covered with zinc
  gasping breathing in quickly, usually from surprise or shock
  goose bumps small raised bumps on the skin caused by cold, fear, disgust, or excitement
  hardly barely, almost no
  husky strong and solid
  instinct a natural behavior
  labor camp a place where many workers live
  nervous worried about a future event
  nicks small cuts or marks
  recess a short stop or break in classes
  rest room a washroom, bathroom
  savoring appreciating and enjoying an experience
  shack a small house or shed, usually of wood and not well built
  speechless not able to speak, sometimes from surprise or sadness
  startled surprised, sometimes enough to jump
  surplus extra, leftover
  taking roll calling out the names of students and writing down if they are present
  trumpet a brass musical instrument
  wearily in a tired way