My Side of the Mountain Vocabulary

measures air pressure to predict the weather.

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Weatherometer

A large tree in the forest where Sam lives

• Christmas Tree

• Hemlock Tree

• House Tree

Small, steep-walled canyon

• valley

• stream

• gorge

To carve or shape wood

• spittle

• fiddle

• whittle

magnificent, excellent

• pathetic

• splendid

• Mrs. Cusack

capable of catching fire or burning

• combustible

• moist

• fire-worthy

Handbook; book of directions

• Dictionary

• Manual

• Atlas

Causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm; depressing

• discouraging

• optimistic

• promising

Simple and basic

• fancy

• primitive

• expensive

violently, ferociously

• happily

• kindly

• cruelly

• fiercely