CowboysCowboysVocabulary andVocabulary andAmazing WordsAmazing Words

Second Grade ReadingSecond Grade Reading

Unit 6 – Story 5Unit 6 – Story 5

Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words

• cattle

• trails

• cowboy

• railroad

• herd

• campfire

• galloped

• chuckwagon

• bellowed

• roundup

cattlecattle

• Animals raised for their meat, milk, or skins.

trailstrails

• Paths across fields or through the woods.

cowboycowboy

• A person who works on a cattle ranch.

railroadrailroad

• A road or track of two steel rails.

herdherd

• A group of the same kinds of animals.

campfirecampfire

• An outdoor fire used for cooking or staying warm.

gallopedgalloped

• To run very fast.

chuckwagonchuckwagon

• A wagon or truck that carries food and cooking equipment for cowhands.

bellowedbellowed

• To make a loud, deep noise.

rounduproundup

• The act of driving or bringing cattle together from long distances.

Amazing WordsAmazing Words

• climate

• livestock

• occupation

• buckaroo

• drover

• lariat

• legend

• rawhide

climateclimate

• T he kind of weather that happens in a particular place.

livestocklivestock

• Animals such as cows or chickens that are raised on a farm.

occupationoccupation

• The work that a person does to earn a living.

buckaroobuckaroo

• Another name for cowboy or cowhand.

droverdrover

• Another name for a cowboy who herds droves of cattle along a trail.

lariatlariat

• Another name for a lasso, or stiff ropes with a sliding loop at one end used for catching horses or cows.

legendlegend

• A story that has been passed down through the years that many people believe.

rawhiderawhide

• An animal hide that has not been tanned, or made into leather.