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American Stories 4th GradeBoss of the PlainsVocabulary

Mary Ann TerrellVCUSD Cave ElementaryCreated August 2009

adventurersad-ven-tur-ersSpanish translation:aventureros

Filipino translation:

travelers in search of unusual or exciting experiences

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determinedde-ter-minedSpanish translation:determinadoempeadoresueltoenrgicodeterminadoempeado en

sticking to a purpose

Filipino translation:

tinutukoy

determinado

disidido

I will make it!

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frontierfron-tierSpanish translation:fronterafronterizo

Filipino translation:hanggahan ng paniraha ng mga taoduluhanhangganan

unexplored land

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geargearSpanish translation:aparejocosasequipo

Filipino translation:noun: enggranaheverb: magkambiyo

equipment used for a specific activity

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pioneerspi-o-neersSpanish translation:colonizadorexploradorpionero

Filipino translation:tagapagbunsodpeople who are the first to settle in a region

settlersset-tlersSpanish translation:colonocolonizadorpoblador

Filipino translation:dayuhanpeople who travel to a little known area and make a home

tannedtannedSpanish translation:curtido

Filipino translation:changed animal hide leather by soaking it in chemicals

wranglerswran-glersSpanish translation:vaquero

Filipino translation:koboycowboys

opportunityop-por-tu-ni-tySpanish translation:oportunidadocasinchance

Filipino translation:pagkakataonoportunidad

a good chance

One of these doors will be the right one!

Practice your vocabulary comprehension again!

I wish I had lived in the old west!