1. Vocabulary Words Houghton Mifflin Reading Theme 2 - Journeys
Boss of the Plains
Vocabulary Words
Houghton Mifflin Reading
Theme 2 - Journeys
Created by Mike Brewer  2008

2. See if you can correctly identify the following vocabulary words.

3. If necessary, use the context clues from the sample sentences to help you.

4. settlers

5. The early settlers to our state came from all over.
Sample Sentence:
The early settlers to our state came from all over.

6. n. People who travel to a little known area and make a home.
settlers
Definition:
n. People who travel to a little known area and make a home.

7. derbies

8. The cowboys wore hats called derbies.
Sample Sentence:
The cowboys wore hats called derbies.

9. n. stiff felt hats with rounded tops and narrow brims .
derbies
Definition:
n. stiff felt hats with rounded tops and narrow brims .

10. sombreros

11. The children wore different colored sombreros to help stay cool.
Sample Sentence:
The children wore different colored sombreros to help stay cool.

12. n. Large straw hats with tall tops and broad rims.
sombreros
Definition:
n. Large straw hats with tall tops and broad rims.

13. homburgs

14. The cowboy either wore a sombrero or a homburg.
homburgs
Sample Sentence:
The cowboy either wore a sombrero or a homburg.

15. n. soft felt hats with dented tops and rolled brims.
homburgs
Definition:
n. soft felt hats with dented tops and rolled brims.

16. drenching

17. The drenching rains left the baseball field looking more like a lake.
Sample Sentence:
The drenching rains left the baseball field looking more like a lake.

18. n. to soak something or someone
drenching
Definition:
n. to soak something or someone

19. suited

20. suited Sample Sentence:
Even though a burrow was slow and stubborn it was well suited to the miner.

21. suited
Definition:
verb. to fit the needs of

22. frontier

23. The frontier proved to be a challenging place to start a new life.
Sample Sentence:
The frontier proved to be a challenging place to start a new life.

24. frontier
Definition:
n. an unexplored land

25. territory

26. The eastern territory was a more challenging area to get through.
Sample Sentence:
The eastern territory was a more challenging area to get through.

27. n. A region or area of land
territory
Definition:
n. A region or area of land

28. pioneers

29. Pioneers came from all over the country looking for a new home.
Sample Sentence:
Pioneers came from all over the country looking for a new home.

30. n. people who are the first to settle in a region
pioneers
Definition:
n. people who are the first to settle in a region

31. form

32. form
Sample Sentence:
Before they poured the cement they used a form to form a perfect circle.

33. n. As a noun, a mold used to give shape to something
form
Definition:
n. As a noun, a mold used to give shape to something

34. tanned

35. The skins will shrink up and get hard unless they are properly tanned.
Sample Sentence:
The skins will shrink up and get hard unless they are properly tanned.

36. verb. Change animal hide to leather by soaking it in chemicals
tanned
Definition:
verb. Change animal hide to leather by soaking it in chemicals

37. scoffed

38. scoffed Sample Sentence:
The children scoffed at the man when he told them he had been to the moon.

39. scoffed
Definition:
n. made fun of

40. matted

41. The fishing line became matted after it came off the fishing reel.
Sample Sentence:
The fishing line became matted after it came off the fishing reel.

42. verb. as a verb, to become tangled or twisted
matted
Definition:
verb. as a verb, to become tangled or twisted

43. swig

44. The little boy took a swig of water after working in the yard.
Sample Sentence:
The little boy took a swig of water after working in the yard.

45. n. to drink something in large gulps
swig
Definition:
n. to drink something in large gulps