A Master Magician

Mrs. Anderson (United States of America)
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Lexile measure 1000L
Mean Sentence Length 15.23
Mean Log Word Frequency 3.49
Word Count 335
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  1. Harry Houdini
    United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926)
    Harry Houdini amazed the
    world when he not only did that but did
    it while hanging upside down by his
    ankles several feet above the ground!
  2. Houdini
    United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926)
    Harry Houdini amazed the
    world when he not only did that but did
    it while hanging upside down by his
    ankles several feet above the ground!
  3. straitjacket
    a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
    A Master Magician
    A straitjacket is a tough canvas
    coat with extra long sleeves that are
    attached at the back so the person wearing
    it cannot move his or her arms.
  4. submerge
    put under water
    He had to add little twists, like
    unlocking handcuffs while submerged
    in a crate sealed with a padlock that he
    then also had to escape from.
  5. amaze
    affect with wonder
    Harry Houdini amazed the
    world when he not only did that but did
    it while hanging upside down by his
    ankles several feet above the ground!
  6. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
    He became captivated by magic in the
    usual way—as a young boy, he saw a
    magician perform.
  7. fuse
    any igniter used to initiate the burning of a propellant
    He lived through that, and
    in 1910 he escaped out of the mouth of
    a cannon just before the fuse burned
    down.
  8. synonymous
    meaning the same or nearly the same
    No wonder Harry Houdini became
    a household name and Houdini is now
    synonymous with magic.
  9. harry
    make a pillaging or destructive raid on, as in wartimes
    Harry Houdini amazed the
    world when he not only did that but did
    it while hanging upside down by his
    ankles several feet above the ground!
  10. rupture
    the act of making a sudden noisy break
    Alas, he died
    of a ruptured appendix on Halloween
    day in 1926.
  11. attach
    be in contact with
    A Master Magician
    A straitjacket is a tough canvas
    coat with extra long sleeves that are
    attached at the back so the person wearing
    it cannot move his or her arms.
  12. appendix
    a small sac attached to the large intestines of some animals
    Alas, he died
    of a ruptured appendix on Halloween
    day in 1926.
  13. amazed
    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise
    Harry Houdini amazed the
    world when he not only did that but did
    it while hanging upside down by his
    ankles several feet above the ground!
  14. perform
    get done
    He became captivated by magic in the
    usual way—as a young boy, he saw a
    magician perform.
  15. attached
    being joined in close association
    A Master Magician
    A straitjacket is a tough canvas
    coat with extra long sleeves that are
    attached at the back so the person wearing
    it cannot move his or her arms.
  16. edge
    a line determining the limits of an area
    Always making up new, even more
    amazing stunts kept Harry on magic’s
    cutting edge.
  17. master
    a person who has authority over others
    A Master Magician
    A straitjacket is a tough canvas
    coat with extra long sleeves that are
    attached at the back so the person wearing
    it cannot move his or her arms.
  18. several
    of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
    Harry Houdini amazed the
    world when he not only did that but did
    it while hanging upside down by his
    ankles several feet above the ground!
Created on Sun Sep 04 23:07:18 EDT 2011 (updated Sun Sep 04 23:10:59 EDT 2011)

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