Vocabulary Focus: The words below appear in this week’s reading selection.
- noun - verb - adjective
The Prairie Fire - Vocabulary
*1. douse (verb) throw a liquid on
2. drive (verb) prod animals into moving in a desired direction
*3. guard (verb) keep safe from harm or danger
4. heart (noun) one’s innermost feelings or spirit
*5. homestead (noun) a house and the farmland it is on
6. pack (noun) a group of animals that are alike
*7. parched (adjective) very dry
8. sod noun a cut layer of soil with grass growing on it
9. thrust (verb) push with force
*10. trudged (verb) walked slowly and with effort
11. waste (verb) spend or use foolishly
*12. yards (noun) measures of length equal to about three feet