READING 1 OF 23 focus words
A crowd at the door
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The festival organizer could see the new arrivals jostle the people trying to leave. He hoped to enlist two tall musicians to stand beside the door.
They agreed to signal each change of direction with a raised drumstick. Within minutes the line had begun to move.
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Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
Original fictional passages for vocabulary practice.