Wondrous Words

1.Her days were spent in working and at night she cooked dinner, washed and ironed clothes, studied. She found that, in spite of her resolve never again to dream about some easier and more (remunerative) way of earning a living, and in spite of her determination to put all thought of singing out of her mind, she couldn't control a faint regret that (assailed) her when she least expected it.

Remunerative profitable

Assailed to overwhelm the mind


3.The children swarming past her added to the noise and theconfusion. There were everywhere -- rocking back and forth on the traffic (stanchions) in front of the post office, stealing rides on the backs of the crosstown buses...."bermudaonionwondrous-words

Stanchions  A stanchion is often referred to as a column; however it is a post. Stanchions can be used for several different purposes,