Ch. 1Vocabulary

dejectedly

in low spirits; gloomily

Milo dejectedly strolledhome after school.

The player walked dejectedly to the locker room.

phonograph

a device that producesa sound from a device

Before there were CD’s,there was the record player which was better known as a phonograph.

Did you know that Thomas Edison invented the first phonograph?

tollbooth

booth where fees are paid to use something Milo found a tollbooth

in his bedroom when he arrived home after a boring day at school.

turnpike

a highway that you must pay to use

There is a turnpike you must travel on your way to Disneyworld in Orlando.

impractical

not easily doable or something that is unrealistic

The high heels would be veryimpractical on a PE day!