Louis
Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind |
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| Related Links: | |||||
| Blindness Resource Center: Braille Links on the
Internet Carson City Guide Dog Club Helen Keller- Pivotal People of the USA RNIB - Royal National Institute for the Blind, UK RNIB Factsheet - Braille RNIB Factsheet - Helen Keller The Story of Louis Braille |
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| Word List: | |||||
| * infected * blind awls peered * pity * slippery beggars stray * special * excuses echo shame |
*determined* earn eager miserable * failure * handkerchief improvements system Coupvray tap-touched raised-print nightwriting stylus |
*experiments* patterns succeeding disappointed * important * mistake searching charity * permission * jealous discovered stern |
* patient * forbidden substitutes explanation * ambitious * impressed popular solemn cell francs tuberculosis printing press |
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| Vocabulary: | |||||
| infected: disease caused by being brought into contact with germs or viruses. | |||||
| pity: thing to be sorry for. | |||||
| special: having a particular purpose. | |||||
| determined: with one's mind firmly made up. | |||||
| failure: thing that lacked success. | |||||
| experiments: trials or tests to find out something. | |||||
| permission: consent. | |||||
| important: meaning much. | |||||
| patient: having calm bearing of waiting. | |||||
| ambitious: strong desire for success. | |||||
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