“Sarah, Plain and Tall” Vocabulary

overalls As Sarah slipped her legs into a pair of blue denim overalls, she looked out the window.

overalls trousers with a piece that covers the chest and attaches with suspenders

eerie The eerie color of the sky frightened her.

eerie scary

huddled It must have frightened the chickens, too, because they were all crowded together, huddled up close to the barn.

huddled gather together in a bunch

squall A squall was on its way and could bring strong winds and heavy rain.

squall strong gust of wind and rain that comes up suddenly

reins Sarah watched her husband at the reins of the wagon, driving his horse toward the far fields.

reins straps to guide and control a horse

pesky He was on his way to round up the pesky sheep that often annoyed him with their wandering.

pesky annoying or troublesome