Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims

Vocabulary in Context

bay When the large storm was

coming, many ships made their way into the bay.

Protected area of water where ships come in

language Trying to understand someone

speaking a different language can be extremely difficult.

The way people speak

chief All decisions had to go through

Chief Charging Bear. Leader of an Indian tribe

crawled Amy crawled underneath her

bed to hide so that she could scare her brother.

Moved on hands and knees

bowed At the end of the performance,

the singer bowed to the crowd. Bent at the waist

autumn In autumn the leaves begin to

change their colors. A season of the year

savage After years of being raised by

wolves, Mr. Eiler had become a savage.

An uncivilized person

fierce A fierce storm rattled the house

back and forth with high winds. scary

plume A plume from a pheasant stuck

out from the back of his hat. feather

cloak A long time ago men would wear

cloaks to help stay warm and dry.

A coat that drapes over the shoulders, no arms in it

sly The sly quarterback faked a

throw which slowed down the large, angry linebacker.

tricky

hold The supplies were kept in the

hold of the ship. Compartment in the bottom of a

ship

lantern The campers made sure that

they took lanterns to use at night.

Small light

inn The travelers found the inn to be

a good place to rest and have dinner.

Place where people eat, drink, and spend the night.

merchant The merchant sold us fancy

bracelets. Someone who buys and sells

goods

weary After a hard day at work, the

weary farmer fell asleep in his chair.

tired

trail The hikers followed the trail

through the woods to the top of the mountain.

path

huts Since they had no homes when

they arrived, they built huts. Small houses

nod The frightened child could only

nod when he was asked if he got in trouble at school.

Move the head up and down as a way to say yes