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8th grade Reading
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agitated | upset, nervous, anxious, can't sit still |
| inaccurate | not accurate, wrong |
| assassinated | high ranking government leader killed or murdered for a purpose; not random |
| rebel | go against the law, or go against what is accepted |
| hovered | to float or hang over something |
| bearer | one who holds on to, such as a pall bearer holds the casket of a deceased person or (I come bearing (bringing) gifts |
| ascending | rising or sloping upward, increasing to a higher level |
| fugitive | running away, moving from place to place |
| glimpse | to get a brief look at |
| saloon | elaborately decorated public hall or gathering place |
| audacity | the nerve, or guts |