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DISASTER IN DAYTON Words concerned Reservoir (n.): man-made lake where water is stored Loaf (n.): bread baked as on piece Dam (n.): wall built to keep back water Tinware (n.): articles made of tin Dummy (n.): figure of a person used to exhibit clothing in shop windows Words concerned reed (n.): kinds of a tall grasses growing in or near water snort(n.): sound of forcing breath out through the nose squirrel (n.): small bushy-tailed animal with red or grey fur disaster (n.): great misfortune Sentences concerned The whistles kept blowing and blowing. a high sound made by blowing a whistle, by blowing air out through your lips, or when air or steam is forced through a small opening Sentences concerned He put on rubber boots and set off. to start to go somewhere Sentences concerned …but if I were you I’d send up for some bread. to ask or order that something be brought or sent to you, especially by writing a letter or by telephone Sentences concerned The water came rolling by in waves, like the ocean when it is rough. having an uneven surface[≠?smooth]: with strong wind or storms [≠?calm]: Great Dayton Flood The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disaster[1] in Ohio history. In response, Ohio passed the Vonderheide Act to allow the Ohio state government to form the Miami Conservancy District, one of the first major flood control districts in Ohio and the United States.[2] This also inflicted a domino series of events, resulting in a further disruption. The flood was created by a series of three winter storms that hit the region in March 1913. Within three days, 8-11 inches of rain fell throughout the Great Miami River watershed on frozen ground, resulting in more than 90% runoff that caused the river and its tributaries to overflow. The existing series of levees failed, and downtown Dayton experienced flooding up to 20?feet (6.1?m) deep. This