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  1. communicate
    transfer to another
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    From that time until she was almost seven years old, Helen could communicate only by making signs with her hands.
  2. arrive
    reach a destination
    A teacher arrived from the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston.
  3. search
    look or seek
    Every day we visited the farm animals and searched for eggs in the chicken houses.
  4. touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
    I formed words in her hand, the names of everything we touched.
  5. active
    characterized by energetic movement
    She was very active.
  6. institution
    a custom that has been an important feature of some group
    A teacher arrived from the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston.
  7. regain
    get or find back; recover the use of
    But she had regained her sight.
  8. struggle
    strenuous effort
    She screamed and struggled when her mother tried to control her.
  9. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
    But she learned how to be active in her silent, dark environment.
  10. recover
    regain or make up for
    When Helen recovered, she demanded, "Who put salt in the water?
  11. surprise
    come upon or take unawares
    Helen looked in wonder and surprise as she felt my hand.
  12. peaceful
    not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
    The next morning I expected more of the same, but to my surprise she was calm, even peaceful.
  13. job
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty
    The job was long and difficult.
  14. suggest
    make a proposal; declare a plan for something
    He suggested the Kellers get a teacher for the blind who could teach Helen to communicate.
  15. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
    She wrote to friends in Boston about her experiences teaching Helen.
  16. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
    " Those first days when Helen Keller developed the ability to talk were wonderful.
  17. gentle
    soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
    Two weeks later, she had become a gentle child.
  18. intelligence
    the ability to comprehend
    Now I could lead and shape her intelligence.
  19. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
    Her father, Arthur Keller, was a captain in the army of the South during the American Civil War. Her mother was his second wife.
  20. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
    " Those first days when Helen Keller developed the ability to talk were wonderful.
  21. straight
    having no deviations
    Helen looked straight up at the sky as if a lost memory or thought of some kind was coming back to her.
  22. method
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
    At Perkins, she had learned the newest methods of teaching the blind.
  23. shape
    a perceptual structure
    Now I could lead and shape her intelligence.
  24. memory
    the cognitive process whereby past experience is remembered
    Helen looked straight up at the sky as if a lost memory or thought of some kind was coming back to her.
  25. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    In Helen's first experience with the ocean, she was caught by a wave and pulled under the water.
  26. simple
    having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
    Making simple signs with her hands was not enough.
  27. desire
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
    The young child had strong desires.
Created on 四月 30, 2010

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