A Castle on Viola Street

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A Castle on Viola Street

• By DyAnne DiSalvo

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downtown

• Places that are downtown are in the main, or
  lower, part of the city.

• We took the downtown bus to get to the post
  office.

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appliances

• Appliances are machines that are used in homes.

• Stoves and toasters are appliances.

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owners

• Owners are the people to whom something belongs.
  

• The owners of the houses are always on vacation.

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construction

• The act of building something is called
  construction.

• The workers are busy with the construction of a
  new school.

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equipment

• Equipment includes tools and materials needed to
  do a job.

• The carpenter brought a hammer, some nails, and
  other equipment with him.

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leaky

• Something that is leaky has a hole in it so that
  water passes through it.

• The house had a leaky roof.