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The Iditarod Dream/ Me Mop and the Moondance Kid
Key VocabularyHoughton Mifflin Reading
Theme 2 – Overview/Wrap up
P. HOLT February 2013
See if you can correctly
define the following
vocabulary words.
If necessary, use the context clues from the
sample sentences to
help you.
obstacles
obstaclesSample Sentence:There were many obstacles in the young mushers
path on race day.
obstaclesDefinition:
n. Things that block progress
spectators
spectatorsSample Sentence:
The spectators lined the race
course for 50 km.
spectatorsDefinition:
n. People who watch an event
pace
paceSample Sentence:
The pace of the sleds during the
race can vary from fast to slow.
paceDefinition:n. speed
mushers
mushersSample Sentence:
Young mushers start of racing in the Iditarod Jnr.
mushersDefinition:
n. drivers of teams of dogsleds
checkpoint
checkpointSample Sentence:The rules state a
musher must stop for ten hours at the
overnight checkpoint.
checkpointDefinition:
n. a place where vehicles are inspected
cargo
cargoSample Sentence:The sled’s cargo
contains wilderness survival
equipment.
cargoDefinition:
n. things carried by a ship or vehicle
inning
inningSample Sentence:The ninth inning of
a baseball game can be very
exciting!
inningDefinition:
n. a part of a baseball game
during which each team bats
foul
foulSample Sentence:The batter cannot strike out on a foul
ball.
foulDefinition:
n. Outside the field of play in
baseball
play-offs
play-offsSample Sentence:The ninth inning of the play-off game
was intense!
play-offsDefinition:
n. a series of games played to decide a championship in
sports
respectable
respectableSample Sentence:
There were a respectable amount of spectators at the
ball game.
respectableDefinition:
n. pretty good