Transcript Brave as a Mountain Lion pages 170-201

Brave
as a
Mountain Lion
pages 170-201
Vocabulary
res er va tion
reservation
Many Native Americans
live on a reservation,
land set aside by the
government as their
home.
reservation
Soon the reservation
would be covered with
darkness.
A reservation is land set
aside by the government
for Native Americans to
live on.
drift ed
drifted
As the wind blew, the
leaves drifted into a
ditch.
drifted
Any other night he would have
been hoping his father would
reach home before the snow
drifted too high to push
through.
Drifted means piled up
because of the wind.
dread ed
dreaded
I have always dreaded
going to school on a
test day.
dreaded
But tonight was different.
Tonight he dreaded his
father’s coming.
Dreaded means looked
forward to with fear.
qual i fied
qualified
She qualified for the
track team because she
was able to run fast.
qualified
Spider’s father read out loud:
“Dear Parent, I am pleased to
inform you that your son
Spider has qualified for the
school spelling bee.”
Qualified means fit or
able to do a job or task.
gym na si um
gymnasium
Our school’s basketball
games are played in the
gymnasium.
gymnasium
At recess the next day
Spider peeked into the
gymnasium. The huge
room was empty.
A gymnasium is a room
or building that has
equipment for physical
exercise or indoor
sports.
swirl ing
swirling
The water was swirling
around the drain in the
tub.
swirling
He couldn’t see the far
mountains for the swirling
snow.
Swirling means moving
around and around in a
twisting motion.