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Train

This refers to the form of long-distance transportation the family uses. The mother, baby boy and father have been traveling all day by this and stop at the border town before crossing a bridge over the Tuman River to Manchuria.

Tuman River

This is the name of the river that the family must cross to reach Manchuria.

Railroad station

This refers to the location at the border town between northern Korea and Manchuria where mother, father and baby boy warm themselves before crossing the frozen river.

Foreign Missionary School

This refers to the place that has agreed to hire the father to teach biology and chemistry in Manchuria.

Korean ghetto

This refers to the town populated primarily by Koreans and surrounded by Chinese where the family travels to Manchuria to live.

Thin ice

This is the term that refers to areas on the river caused by ice...

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