Unit 6: Traditions
Vocabulary Lists from SF Reading Street Unit 6: Traditions (Just Like Josh Gibson; Red, White, & Blue: The Story of the American Flag; A Birthday Basket for Tia, Cowboys, Jingle Dancer)
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- aunt
- your father's or mother's sister or your uncle's wife
- galloped
- to run very fast
- threw
- sent something through the air by the force of your arm
- cowboy
- person who works on a cattle ranch
- favorite
- the one you like better than all the others
- trails
- paths across a field or through woods
- drum
- musical instrument that makes a sound when it is beaten
- birthday
- the day you were born
- shuffled
- dragged your feet while walking
- cheers
- calls out or yells loudly to show that you like something
- basket
- a container to carry or store things in
- sailed
- moved smoothly like a ship with sails
- cattle
- cows and bulls
- campfire
- a fire used in a camp for cooking or warmth
- bases
- places that are stations or goals in certain games
- jingles
- to make or cause to make sounds like bells
- herd
- a group of the same kind of animal that is kept or fed together
- nicknames
- names used instead of real names
- stripes
- long, narrow bands of color
- voice
- sound you make with your mouth
- silver
- shiny white metal
- Louisville slugger
- a popular kind of baseball bat
- flag
- piece of colored cloth with stars or other symbols on it
- regalia
- fine clothes
- clattering
- making a noise like plates or silverware striking together
- freedom
- being able to do, say, or think as you please
- plate
- a hard rubber slab that a baseball player stands beside to bat
- America
- another name for the United States
- bank
- a place where people keep their money
- field
- a piece of land used for some special purpose
- collects
- brings together or gathers
- Congress
- the national lawmaking group of the US
- forties
- the years between 1940 and 1949
- railroad
- road or track made of two steel rails
- tía
- Spanish word for aunt
- borrow
- get something from a person for just a while
- bellowed
- made a loud, deep noise like a roar
- ninetieth
- next after 89th
- stars
- shapes with five or six points