GLOSSARY

aftershock (AF-tur-shahk)—

a small earthquake that comes after a larger one

bao (BOW)—

a bread-like dough usually filled and steamed in Chinese cuisine for dumplings and buns

bubonic plague (boo-BON-ik PLAYG)—

a disease spread by rats that causes fever, weakness, and swollen lymph nodes

cable car (KAY-buhl kahr)—

vehicle used for public transportation that moves on a suspended cable

Chinatown (CHYE-nuh-toun)—

an area outside of Mainland China where many Chinese people live

debris (duh-BREE)—

pieces of broken objects

eternity (i-TUR-nih-tee)—

a seemingly endless amount of time

ferry (FEH-ree)—

a large ship or boat used to transport passengers or goods

firebreak (FIRE-brayk)—

an area of open or clear land used to stop the spreading of a fire

immigrant (IM-ih-gruhnt)—

a person who comes to live permanently in a country they weren’t born in

looter (LOOT-er)—

a person who steals during a crisis, like a war or natural disaster

Mandarin (MAN-duh-rin)—

one of the major languages in China

outlaw (OUT-law)—

someone who has broken the law

Penny Dreadful (PEN-ee DRED-fuhl)—

affordable, popular books published in the nineteenth century

Presbyterian (press-bih-TAIR-ee-uhn)—

a Protestant Christian church

restriction (ree-STRIK-shuhn)—

a limit on the use of a property or area

steeple (STEE-puhl)—

a high tower on a church, often with a spire on top

steer (STEER)—

a young male bull, usually raised for beef

tremor (TREM-ur)—

a small earthquake, or a shaking movement

vermin (VUR-min)—

wild animals that carry disease