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A Piece of Home
A Piece of Home
Vocabulary
Guy Swentek
Wilson Elementary
bureaubureau• a chest of drawers to store clothing,
usually used in the bedroom
On Mama’s bureaubureau is a picture of Cousin Elie with Aunt Marissaand Uncle Ivan.
elevatorelevator• a transport device used to move goods or
people vertically (up & down)
He lives in an apartment building with many floors and an elevatorelevator…
strangestrangeodd or even a bit weird
Cousin Elie’s house in America looks strangestrange.
treasuretreasure• any possession that is highly
valued by its owner
“Only one special treasuretreasure for each of us,” says Papa.
garmoshkagarmoshka• a kind of Russian button accordiona kind of Russian button accordion
Papa says, “I must take my garmoshka,
for how could I live in America without music?”
• a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
Mama says, “I will take our small .”
RussiaRussiann• a former communist
country in eastern Europe and northern Asia
My sister Marissa loved our goodMy sister Marissa loved our good RussianRussian Tea.Tea.
harnessharness leather straps usedleather straps used
to control horsesto control horses
The brass harnessharness bells he lovesto hear on a winter’s night?
wringwring•twist and squeezetwist and squeeze
MamaMama wringswrings her hands.her hands.
gathergather• assemble or bring together
Gregor gathersgathers up the blanket.
journeyjourney• travel; a trip
The longThe long journeyjourney begins at the begins at the airport, filled airport, filled with noise.with noise.
passportpassport• an official government document certifying
identity and citizenship and granting permission to travel in and out of the country
Papa and Papa and MamaMama
are busy withare busy withpassportspassports
and papers.and papers.
fringefringeedging on cloth consisting of hanging threads or tassels
He is wearing boots and a leather vest with fringesfringes, just like a cowboy.