The Railway Children Word Search
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit (1906), as a word search. 12 words drawn from characters, settings, and objects from the book sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Written by E. Nesbit · First published 1906 · Children's Novel.
Words to find: BOBBIE, PETER, PHYLLIS, MOTHER, FATHER, PERKS, PORTER, FIREMAN, GUARD, ENGINE, CARRIAGE, TRACK.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Railway Children word list, defined
- PETER /piːtər/ · proper noun
- A masculine given name, derived from Greek 'petros' meaning 'rock' or 'stone'. Related: Paul, John, James, William.
- MOTHER /mʌðər/ · noun
- A woman in relation to her child or children. A female parent. Related: parent, mum, ma, maternal figure.
- FATHER /ˈfɑːðər/ (US), /ˈfɑːðə/ (UK) · noun, verb
- A man in relation to his natural or adopted child; a male parent. As a verb, to father means to become the father of a child, or to be the source or originator of something. Related: dad, papa, parent, pop.
- PERKS /pɜːrks/ · noun
- A benefit or privilege, especially one that is not part of the normal conditions of employment or a situation. A pleasant or welcome feature of a place or situation. Related: benefits, privileges, advantages, perquisites.
- PORTER /ˈpɔːtər/ · noun, verb
- A person who carries heavy loads, especially in a hotel or railway station. To serve or supply (a person or place) with something, especially food or drink. Related: carrier, luggage handler, server, waiter.
- FIREMAN /ˈfaɪərmən/ · noun
- A member of a fire department, especially one whose job is to fight fires; a firefighter. The term is also used historically for a person who tends a furnace or the engine of a steamship or locomotive. Related: firefighter, fire fighter, smoke jumper, stoker.
- GUARD /ɡɑːd/ · noun, verb
- A person or thing that protects or defends something or someone. To protect or defend something or someone. Related: protector, defender, watchman, sentinel.
- ENGINE /ˈɛndʒɪn/ · noun
- A machine that converts energy, especially heat or fuel, into mechanical motion or power; more broadly, the source of power that drives a vehicle, machine, or process. Related: motor, machine, powerplant, mechanism.
- CARRIAGE /ˈkærɪdʒ/ · noun
- A horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying people, especially one that is closed and elegant; also a railway passenger coach or the moving part of a machine (such as a typewriter) that carries another component. Related: coach, carriage, wagon, buggy.
- TRACK /træk/ · noun, verb
- A mark or impression left by a moving object, or a path or route followed by something or someone. To follow or pursue something, especially a sound or signal. Related: path, trail, route, course.
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