Thanksgiving on Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne Vocabulary Chapters One and Two Chapters Three and Four Chapters Five and Six Chapters Seven through Ten

Chapters One and Two Vocabulary

feast noun a large meal

pilgrim noun a person who travels to new places

frilly adjective decorated with ruffles

Mayflower proper noun the ship in which the pilgrims sailed from England to America

Plymouth proper noun the village where the first pilgrims settled

thatched adjective leaves or reeds used for roofing

governor noun a person elected to run the state

William Bradford proper noun governor of Plymouth colony

Squanto proper noun Native American who helped the pilgrims after their first winter

Myles Standish proper noun military leader of the Plymouth colony

Wampanoag proper noun Native American Indian tribe of Southeastern Massachusetts

jerked verb a sudden quick pull or push

Chapters Three and Four Vocabulary

burly adjective strongly and heavily built

village noun community smaller than a town

John Smith proper noun captain of the Mayflower

Chief Massasoit proper noun leader of the Wampanoag Indian tribe

fowl noun a bird of any kind

fowling verb bird hunting

colony noun a group of people living in a new territory

Chapters Five and Six Vocabulary

eel noun a snake like freshwater or saltwater fish

clam noun a burrowing mollusk

wade verb to walk in or through water

slither verb to slip or slide like a snake

roots noun vegetables such as carrots or turnips that grow under the ground

hearth noun a brick, stone, or concrete area in front of a fireplace

herbs noun leafy vegetables that grow above ground

toil verb long, tiring work

Chapters Seven through Ten Vocabulary

musket noun a big muzzle loading gun

autumn noun a season in between winter and summer, the months of September through November also referred to as fall

crisp adjective cold

cured verb preserving meat with smoke or salt

slave noun a person owned by another person

community noun a unified group of people