Blood on the River Part 2 Vocab

"Can't a man get breakfast before he has to give an oration?" asked Captain Smith. Oration means....

• a supply of food or other necessities

• a strong impulse to commit an act

• a public speech

• opinions or theories about a topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

"You are, after all, apprentice to an officer," explains Captain Smith. Apprentice means..."

• a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape

• very seriously

• showing a feeling of being humble

• a person who works for another with the purpose of learning their job

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"It is afternoon before we finally quell the flames. Quell means....."

• extinguish

• not working

• avoid a duty or responsibility

• trespassing on property

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

"Reverend Hunt's handshakes as he lifts a spoonful of gruel to his mouth." Gruel means......

• a loose sleeveless cloak or cape

• a thin cooked cereal, such as oatmael

• a public speech

• to spear

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

"Some of the indigenous men are bare-chested despite the cold, and some have deerskin mantles thrown over one shoulder." Mantles means....

• avoid a duty or responsibility

• a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape

• tall decorative points at the top of a building

• to spear

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Captain Smith sets for us the goal of the houses for everyone and cheers us on, exhorting us to push ahead." Exhorting means.....

• very seriously

• desired

• advising

• showing a feeling of being humble

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

"Pray for humility- you will need that desperately if you become the servant of one of the gentleman," warned Reverend Hunt. Humility means......

• showing a feeling of being humble

• very seriously

• desired

• opinions of theories about a topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The crew doesn't take many provisions with them on their exploration." Provisions means....

• a supply of food or other necessities

• trespassing on property

• extinguish

• not working

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

"There are usual conjectures about what the cause of the illness may be. The usual suspicion is that there is a Spanish spy among us slipping ratsbane into our food."

Congectures means.......

• very seriously

• a strong impulse to commit an act

• advising

• opinions or theories about a topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Pocahontas looks at the muskets leaning against the wall and gives them a wide berth. " Berth means....

• avoid a duty or responsibility

• very seriously

• trespassing on property

• to provide an appropriate distance between objects, usually ships or boats

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4