Collection 6: History Writings About the Triangle Factory Fire

As you compare Albert Marrin's "Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy" and Zachary Kent's "The Story of the Triangle Factory Fire," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 7's Collection 6: history writings about the Triangle Factory Fire, Uprising, Working Toward Peace, A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long, Train Time
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  1. cutter
    someone whose work is cutting
  2. basting
    a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
  3. flammable
    easily ignited
  4. shirtwaist
    a blouse with buttons down the front
  5. standpipe
    a vertical pipe
  6. reign
    rule or have supreme power
  7. scorch
    a discoloration caused by heat
  8. portable
    easily or conveniently transported
  9. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  10. dreadful
    causing fear or terror
  11. paling
    a fence made of upright pickets
  12. inspection
    a formal or official examination
  13. stagger
    astound or overwhelm, as with shock
  14. corridor
    an enclosed passageway
  15. Almighty
    terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
  16. tenement
    a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
  17. filthy
    disgustingly dirty
  18. enact
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  19. fateful
    having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences
  20. vain
    unproductive of success
Created on Fri Jul 18 10:20:18 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:17:42 EDT 2014)

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