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Nine Rags to Riches
reading vocabulary
| Definition | Vocabulary Word |
|---|---|
| a large group of businesses under one control | empire |
| a sly or secret plan | scheme |
| a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimum standards | tenement |
| a loyal supporter | stalwarts |
| a very wealthy or powerful business person | magnate |
| a gap in time, a break | hiatus |
| having little or no money with few or no material possessions | destitution |
| a person who works as a trainee to gain experience | intern |
| sell or offer to sell from place to place | hawked |
| play music in public and solicit money for it | busking |