Post on 22-Nov-2014
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Civil War on SundayChapters 5 - 10
alert
• Listening and watching very carefully
battlefield
• Place where fighting happens during a war
boom
• A deep, loud noise usually from an explosion
bumped
• To hit on something with force
cannons
• A large gun on wheels. It shoots large black balls.
canteen
• A flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
croaking
• Like the sounds of frogs and crows
dashed
• Hurried, raced, scrambled, ran
ditches
• A long, narrow hole dug in the ground.
drummer boy
• A boy who played the drum during battles to help the soldiers
exploding
• Blowing up; bursting with a loud noise
fever
• Body temperature that is higher than normal
firecrackers
• A small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
halt
• To cause to stop or end
heat stroke
• To become very sick from being too hot
homesick
• Missing one’s home to the point of pain or sickness
jerked
• A short, quick pull or twist
misery
• Pain or suffering; a feeling of intense unhappiness
muskets
• A gun with a long barrel, used before the rifle was invented
panic
• Excited, scared, don’t know what to do
pillow
• You use this to make your head comfortable while you are sleeping
remember
• When we think of something again. We do not forget.
squinted
• To look with the eyes half-closed
stretchers
• A way to move people who are sick or hurt, two people must carry the poles on each end.
swayed
Move or swing back and forth, from right to left
trenches
• Long ditches dug in the ground to protect soldiers in battle
twilight
• Time of day when the sun has just gone down and it is beginning to get dark
upset
• To be unhappy or worried
volunteer
• A person who helps or offers to do something without getting paid
wagon
• A four-wheeled vehicle that is used for carrying things, but that cannot move on its own. A horse or a tractor may pull this