Unit 1 Lesson 3 Open Court VOCABULARY

This morning, my horse, Pickle and I, set out for a morning ride. The year is 1848 I rode my horse _________. Girls are supposed to ride sidesaddle, but I'm going to ride so I won't fall off so easily!

• astride

• drowsed

• uttered

• bewildermnet

I couldn't read or write but I could smell a skunk fives away! I was in a state of ____________ when I saw a book cover with my face on it, so I just had to a friend read me a few pages.! Bunch of lies mostly! I didn't even know the author!

• drowsed

• patch

• bewilderment

• solemnly

Here's where I like to camp out when I'm away from Tombstone and my friend Doc Holliday. It has such a cozy, soft leafy _________ of grass right under the big shade trees.

• glistened

• solemnly

• woven

• patch

Yep. I feel right at home. I __________ for over two hours the other day. Oh ya, meet my dog Scoot. He keeps watch!

• solemnly

• drowsed

• exertions

• glistened

I heard Wyatt Earp was coming to Tombstone for a visit so I hopped on my horse and rode fast and hard to get back to Tombstone to see him.

The ____________ made by poor Pickle made him so tired. In the refection of the setting sun, I could see that his coat ____________ from sweat.

• blundered

• patch

• extertions

• glistened

Since I live out west, it gets really cold at night. I always make sure Pickle is nice and warm. I traded for a beautiful Apache made __________ blanket. Here's a picture for you to see it.

• uttered

• woven

• exertions

• blundered

Imagine my heartbreak when I knew that Doc Holliday had been shot by that no good Henry Kahn. It all happened in 1877! Doc didn't die right away, but it was days later when we __________________ walked up the hill to the Tombstone cemetary, and the right smart, holy preacher ________________ a few good words about our good friend Doc.

• astride

• solemnly

• blundered

• uttered

You see, Henry Kahn was a big fellow and ________ his way around town He was always falling into folks and stepping in between the wood cracks on the wooden sidewalk and falling down. When he snuck up on ole Doc that day, well...he didn't hear him. My friend said, "This is funny."

• uttered

• blundered

• patch

• astride