cowboys vocabulary and amazing words second grade reading unit 6 – story 5
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CowboysCowboysVocabulary andVocabulary andAmazing WordsAmazing Words
Second Grade ReadingSecond Grade Reading
Unit 6 – Story 5Unit 6 – Story 5
Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words
• cattle
• trails
• cowboy
• railroad
• herd
• campfire
• galloped
• chuckwagon
• bellowed
• roundup
cattlecattle
• Animals raised for their meat, milk, or skins.
trailstrails
• Paths across fields or through the woods.
cowboycowboy
• A person who works on a cattle ranch.
railroadrailroad
• A road or track of two steel rails.
herdherd
• A group of the same kinds of animals.
campfirecampfire
• An outdoor fire used for cooking or staying warm.
gallopedgalloped
• To run very fast.
chuckwagonchuckwagon
• A wagon or truck that carries food and cooking equipment for cowhands.
bellowedbellowed
• To make a loud, deep noise.
rounduproundup
• The act of driving or bringing cattle together from long distances.
Amazing WordsAmazing Words
• climate
• livestock
• occupation
• buckaroo
• drover
• lariat
• legend
• rawhide
climateclimate
• T he kind of weather that happens in a particular place.
livestocklivestock
• Animals such as cows or chickens that are raised on a farm.
occupationoccupation
• The work that a person does to earn a living.
buckaroobuckaroo
• Another name for cowboy or cowhand.
droverdrover
• Another name for a cowboy who herds droves of cattle along a trail.
lariatlariat
• Another name for a lasso, or stiff ropes with a sliding loop at one end used for catching horses or cows.
legendlegend
• A story that has been passed down through the years that many people believe.
rawhiderawhide
• An animal hide that has not been tanned, or made into leather.