Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

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Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

• By Pam Munoz Ryan

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outspoken

• Bold or honest in speech
• Dont be too outspoken. Its okay to say what is
  on your mind, but remember that everyones
  opinion counts.

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practical

• Useful or sensible
• Take practical clothes that suit your planned
  activities.

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elegant

• Tasteful, stylish, and beautiful
• Your favorite outfit might be elegant, but you
  wouldnt want to ruin your beautiful clothes.

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elevations

• Heights above the ground or sea level
• The air at the higher elevations will probably be
  brisk.

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brisk

• Cool and stimulating, as weather can be
• The brisk morning air was cool and breezy to my
  nose.

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starstruck

• Full of stars
• Take time to look up at a starstruck sky, full of
  twinkling stars.

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miniatures

• Small-scale models of larger things
• Notice how tiny the people and cars below look
  from high on a mountainlike miniatures!

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marveled

• Became filled with awe or wonder
• These things may amaze you, and you will be glad
  you marveled at them.

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vocabulary

• Outspoken bold or honest in speech
• Practical useful or sensible
• Elegant tasteful, stylish, and beautiful
• Elevations heights above the ground or sea
  level
• Brisk cool and stimulating, as weather can be
• Starstruck full of stars
• Miniatures -- Small-scale models of larger things
• Marveled -- filled with awe or wonder

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Genre

• Historical Fiction
• Is a story that is set in the past and portrays
  people, places, and events that did happen or
  could have happened.