Orphan Train Glossary

by Christina Baker Kline

Orphan Train Glossary

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inevitable

unavoidable

seep

to flow into

inclinations

a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way

empathy

to share the feelings of another

cliched

showing a lack of originality

elusive

difficult to find

fleeting

brief

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