Earthquake in the Early Morning

Chapter 2

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Vocabulary Word for Chapter 2 - cobblestones

cobblestones /'kä-b&l-"stOn/

a naturally rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder; especially : such a stone used in paving a street or in construction

Page 10 - 11 - Painted wooden houses and gaslights lined a quiet cobblestone street.

Page 13 - They started up the cobblestone street.

Page 16 - The whole street began to move. The cobblestones rolled like waves on the ocean.

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Check out the earthquakes that have occurred in the last 24 hours at:

http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/map_sta_eq.shtml
(This site which is updated every 30 minutes contains a world map that points out the locations of recent earthquakes. The clickable map points to additional information.)