Blood on the River Vocabulary

What is a prophecy?

• a wild guess

• a prediction

• an answer

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

locket

• a lock

• a key

• a necklace with a small case that opens

• a bracelet with charms

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

blight

• plant disease

• disease that affects people

• bad luck

• a difficult problem

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

magistrate

• a banker

• a preacher

• a teacher

• a judge or town official

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

gallows

• a jail

• wooden structure built for public hangings

• a prison cell

• a basement or cellar

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

wares

• clothing

• food

• weapons

• articles offered for sale, like in a market

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

orphan

• a type of cat

• a child who has lost both parents

• a child who has lost one parent

• a type of flower

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

slothfulness

• laziness

• energy

• strength

• wisdom

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

wield

• fight

• running for your life

• holding and using a weapon or tool

• crazy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.6

Jamestown

• town founded by a guy named James

• first permanent English settlement

• an amusement park

• a lovely vacation spot