The Stranger By Chris Van Allsburg
Key Vocabulary
1. autumn- the season after summer
2. draft- a flow of air
3. etched- made a design by cutting lines
4. frost- very thin covering of ice
5. mercury- silvery white metal used in thermometers
6. peculiar- unusual, strange, or odd
7. thermometer- an instrument that measures temperature
8. timid- easily frightened; shy
Additional Words
9. fascinated- greatly interested
10. jammed- pushed suddenly and hard
11. hypnotized put into a trance or dazed condition
12. trembling- shaking