ENG 1126 pp 10-11

Old Pontiac ran ..., his ponderous hoofs striking the prairie like sledge-hammers.

• very heavy

• sharp

• very large

• fast

Shawanoes . .., fluttering in calico frocks . .. were strolling about the streets

• feathers

• blankets

• loose garments

• furs

He sat still in his seat, .. . whistling in a low, contemplative strain to himself.

• very noisy

• sad

• loud

• deeply thoughtful

Parties of emigrants... were . . . on their way to the common rendezvous

• the prairie

• church

• a trip

• meeting place

He was on his way to Oregon, probably a more congenial field

• suitable

• rich

• productive

• competitive

There was an incessant hammering and banging from a dozen blacksmiths' sheds

• annoying

• continual

• soft

• punctuated

"Drive on! drive on!" cried R-, petulantly.

• insistently

• impatiently

• in an irritated manner

• shrilly

The emigrants are not all ... of this stamp.

• nationality

• character

• kind or type

• build

By dint of. . .a vigorous application of the whip, urged the mules out of the slough.

• the force

• a dent

• a way of

• a method

We dismounted behind the ridge ... and descended at a canter towards them...

• a race

• a slow trot

• a distance

• a gentle gallop