The Perilous Road

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Vocabulary Word of the Day - counter and dogtrot

counter - To meet or return (a blow) by another blow; respond to, set off, deal with, counteract
Page 77 -  "What was you doing there, Chris Brabson?" countered Silas.

dogtrot - Chiefly Southern U.S. A roofed passage between two parts of a structure.
Page 78 - Chris walked down the dogtrot.

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Civil War Literature Unit

Lesson 8 - Abe Lincoln
1 A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln
by David A. Adler
AR Reading Level 3.8  Point Value  0.5

 

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