Chapters 3-4 Vocabulary Words

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Word

Page #

Definition

calico 23 a light, printed cotton cloth
duck 26 to push under water for a moment
shallow 19 not deep
swirl 19 a twisting shape or mark
tableland 22 an area of high flat land
thicket 22 a group of bushes or small trees that grow close together
wade 20 to walk through water

Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Word Central Dictionary based on use in On the Banks of Plum Creek.


by: Casey Jo Burrus © 2016
Bingham, Illinois
updated: June 4, 2016
Cowden-Herrick Schools