Molly’s Pilgrim Vocabulary
tenement A building divided into separate apartments for rent Molly lived in a poor tenement apartment in New York.
synagogue A Jewish house of worship Jewish people go to the synagogue to worship.
ignorant Having little knowledge, not knowing, unaware Joe was ignorant about the process of photosynthesis and could not explain it to his teacher.
pilgrim People who came from England to America for freedom to worship
taunted To make fun of or say mean insulting things to Elizabeth taunted Molly because she could not speak English like everyone else.
embroidered To make or fill in a design with needlework Molly’s mother made an embroidered handkerchief for her.