1. “John Henry” Vocabulary

2. grit The grit on the sidewalk made it difficult to walk in bare feet.

3. grit- small pieces of stone or sand

4. dynamite Builders sometimes use dynamite to blast through rock.

5. dynamite- strong explosive

6. pulverized Paul Bunyan pulverized huge boulders into piles of tiny stones.

7. pulverized- crushed into a fine powder

8. rebuild The people of New Orleans have been working for months to rebuild the city.

9. rebuild- build or make again

10. acre An acre is large enough to hold several houses.

11. acre- a measure of land

12. commotion There was quite a commotion in the lunchroom when the fire bell rang.

13. commotion- noisy confusion