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Unit 2 Lesson 3 The Boy Who Didn’t Believe in Spring By Lucille Clifton By: Gloria J. Garibay

Crops Now that spring has arrived, the farmer is planting his crops Crops Now that spring has arrived, the farmer is planting his crops. The farmer did not have a good crop this year due to the weather.

Crops Plants grown for food or to sell to make money

Decorated They passed the Church of the Solid Rock with high windows all decorated and pretty. The wedding reception hall looked lovely, decorated with twinkling lights and pretty flowers.

Decorated Made beautiful by adding fancy things and frills

Mound The catcher walked toward the pitcher’s mound, a slightly raised area of ground on a baseball field. The children were playing on a dirt mound in the middle of the lot.

Mound Small hill or pile of dirt,rocks, or other material

Vacant The warehouse looked as though it had been vacant for years. There was a vacant lot between two house on my street.

Vacant Empty; abandoned

Patch A large empty patch stood out from the full green lawn. I ripped my jeans, so my mom put a patch on the hole.

Patch An area different from what is around it