Vocab 1
Part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying blood to and from the heart.
Vein
An animal that has been marked with a branding iron so farmers know it’s theirs.
branded
The teacher made us laugh.
Subject: The teacher
Predicate: made us laugh
How did the newborn get her nickname, Thunder Rose?
Rose snored as loud as thunder at that night.
How did Rose drink the milk?
Rose picked up the cow and drank all its milk.
Something that has been built.
constructed
A quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep.
lullaby
Buses and planes bring tourists to Taipei.
Subject: Buses and planes
Predicate: bring tourists to Taipei.
How did Rose make the herd of cows stop?
Rose sang a sweet song to the wild cows and made them stop.
What did Rose do when she was 2 years old?
Rose used some steel to make a thunder bolt, and she called it “Cole”.
The action of stealing
Thieving
A thick black gooey substance mad from tar.
pitch
The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
Subject: The Queen of England
Predicate: lives in Buckingham Palace
What did Rose do when she saw two tornadoes?
Rose sang a wonderful song that the calmed the tornadoes.
What happened to the cows when Rose carried them to market in Abilene?
Someone trying to steal the cows.
with delicate beauty, freshly and prettily
daintily
Good at thinking of ways to do something.
resourceful
Someone from Kaohsiung gave me a poster of a beautiful sunset.
Subject: Someone from Kaohsiung
Predicate: gave me a poster of a beautiful sunset
How did Rose get the water to make the cows move? Did it work?
She jumped to the clouds and used the steel rope to squeeze them. But it didn’t work.
Why did Rose call the fence wire “Barbara’s wire”?
It's because the little Barbara Jay bird liked the wire.
Easily made grumpy or angry
Irascible
Great destruction or damage.
devastation
Every sailor trusts and obeys the captain.
Subject: Every sailor
Predicate: trusts and obeys the captain
Why do we have to think of Rose and her lullaby when we see thunder?
It's because she once saved the people from the drought by singing her lullaby of thunder.
What did Rose do for the kids and her dad when she was 12 years old?
Rose bent steel to make the 26 letters of the alphabet to help kids learn. She also made a branding iron (MAC) for her dad.