A Desperate Trek Across America

a 16th-century Spanish soldier-explorer who took part in the defeat of the Indian civilizations of Mexico, Central America, or Peru.

• monologue

• device

• Pater Noster

• conquistador

a position of difficulty, distress, or extreme need.

• displace

• straits

• posse

• flotilla

a journey, especially a difficult or hazardous one, undertaken after extensive planning and with a definite objective in mind.

• expedition

• dynamic

• Pater Noster

• straits

seemingly endless.

• infinitive

• unimpeded

• jury-rigged

• interminable

a fleet of small water craft.  

• expedition

• flotilla

• chattels

• posse

not delayed or obstructed in its progress.

• monologue

• unimpeded

• infinitive

• informational text

a group of civilians temporarily authorized by officials to assist in pursuing fugitives.

• dynamic

• conquistador

• jury-rigged

• posse

assembled for temporary use in an improvised way.

• flagellants

• device

• jury-rigged

• expedition

a Latin phrase meaning “Our Father” that refers to the Lord’s Prayer.

• flotilla

• conquistador

• Pater Noster

• verb tense

members of a Christian religious sect who publicly beat themselves with whips as an act of religious devotion and discipline.

• Pater Noster

• posse

• jury-rigged

• flagellants