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Abraham Lincoln
Reading Town 2.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| history (n.) | the study or important people and events from the past |
| second (adv. or adj.) | 2nd, after 1st/first and before 3rd/third |
| worst (adj.) | very, very bad |
| torn (v.) | past of tear, ripped |
| wrong (adj.) | not right |
| fault | blame, mistake |
| either (conj.) | any one of the two, this one or the other one |
| President (n.) | leader of a country |
| cabin (n.) | log house |
| cutting (v.) wood (n.) | chopping trees and logs with an ax |
| fences (n.) | man made marker of a boundary, property line made from wood, metal or stone |
| firewood (n.) | wood used for a fire |
| plowed (v.) | past of to plow (verb), using a plow (noun) to make the earth soft for farming |
| noticed (v.) | to see something, past of notice |
| miles (n.) | a measurement of distance used by Americans |
| honest (adj.) | truthful, does not lie |
| laugh (n. and V.) | sound of happiness, what we do when we see or hear something funny |
| lawyer (n.) | expert on law, hired by people for his knowing the laws |
| elected (v.) | chosen for a position of leadership, past of elect (v.) |
| slavery (n.) | the state of not being free, the practice of keeping slaves |
| form (v.) | to make |
| Civil War (n.) | when people of the same country fight each other |
| fought (v.) | the past of to fight |
| Great (adj.) | wonderful, awesome |
| nodded (v.) | moving your head to say "Yes" or "No', past of to nod |
| certainly (adv.) | surely, without doubt,"yes of course" |
| terrific (adj.) | wonderful, amazing |
| in common (adj.) | shared alike by two or more subjects, |