click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Whistling Mystery
phrase cards for repeated reading of ReadWorks.org article, "The Mystery of the
Term | Definition |
---|---|
borough of Staten Island | one of five divisions of New York City |
which was decidedly eerie | very strange or creepy |
"acoustic baffles" | flexible sound barriers to keep sound low |
section of Father Capodanno Boulevard | the name of a street |
noise that sounded something like whistling | * * * |
some residents | people who lived there |
100,000 people with unlimited air | one hundred thousand people with unlimited air |
giant metal skeleton | frame of the building |
blew off of the Atlantic Ocean | * * * |
devices designed, ironically | the baffles were supposed to stop sound, but ended up making sound |
exposed to the wind | the wind could blow on it |
skyscrapers in Midtown had architectural features | the tall buildings were made in a certain way |
exteriors which contained | the outside had |