Vocabulary List

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pioneer - One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow

pioneer - Page 6 - Trains crossed the prairie after the pioneers came.

Page 7 - "So we must be going to pioneer time," said Annie

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billow - 1.  A great swell or surge, cloud, swirl, puff     2.  To swell out or bulge

billow Page 10 - Huge clouds of black smoke billowed into the gray sky.

Page 11 - Their white coverings billowed in the breeze.

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sod - The ground, especially when covered with grass

sod - Page 18 - Since the prairie did not have many trees, wood was hard to find. So pioneers often made their houses out of sod bricks, which were blocks of earth cut out of the prairie.

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modestly - Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own talents, abilities, and value; humbly, discretely

modestly - Page 25 - "Not exactly the best," Jack said modestly.

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hover - To remain or linger in or near a place, linger, hang around

hovered - Page 30 - The dark clouds still hovered in the distance.

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heed - To pay attention to; listen to and consider, notice, take note of, regard

 heed - Page 38

"Tis a lesson you should heed,
Try, try again;
If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try again.

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 funnel - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends, cone

 funnel - Page 47 - In the distance, twisting black clouds had dropped out of the storm clouds. They swirled into a funnel shape.

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barreling -  To move at a high speed or rate of progress

barreling -  Page 56 - It sounded like a train barreling right through the schoolhouse!

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destruction - To ruin completely; spoil; to tear down or break up; demolish, ruin, damage

destruction -  Page 58 - The twister had cut a wide path of dirt and destruction across the prairie.

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territories - A subdivision of the United States that is not a state and is administered by an appointed or elected governor and elected legislature.

territories Page 72 - Most were headed for the territories of Oregon and California.

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