VOCABULARY
IDIOMS
PAST TENSE ED PRONUNCIATION D, T, ID
in, at on
The Amish
100

bare

uncovered or empty

100

unrealistic dream

pipe dream

100

enjoyed

D

100

______his birthday

on

100

What is the name used for the transportation that the Amish use

horse and buggy

200

peculiar

strange

200

met unexpectedly

ran into

200

tipped

T

200

_____the winter

in

200

What do we call the covering the Amish use to put over their clothes to protect them from getting dirty-usually used for cooking

apron

300

tolerate

accept, deal or put up with

300

lots of bureaucratic routines and paperwork in order to get something approved

red tape

300

contemplated

ID

300

____dinner time

at

300

In what state did many Amish settle?

Pennsylvania

400

persecuted

treated cruelly

400

unusual/different

out of the ordinary

400

referred

D

400

_____the age of 18

at

400

When do the Amish stop going to school?

8th grade/ 13 or 14

500

harvest

gather crops, pick the fruit and vegetables

500

the final stage of a trip

last leg

500

smoked

T

500

_____the map

on

500

What is the name of the special buggies given to young Amish boys at 16?

courting buggies

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