Ghost Towns of the American West
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Ghost Ghost Towns of Towns of
the the American American
WestWest
longedlongedevidenceevidencetatteredtatteredtroughtroughterritoryterritorycenturiescenturiesmineralsmineralsprosperityprosperitytracestraces
inhabitantsinhabitantsfrontierfrontiermigrationmigration
longed v. - past tense of long; to want very much; yearn
evidence – n proof of something
tattered – adj. torn into shreds
trough – n. A long, narrow container that holds water or food for animals.
territory – n. A large area or region of land.
centuries – n. plural of century; a period of one hundred years.
minerals – n. plural of mineral; a substance found in nature that is not an animal or plant. Salt, coal, and gold are minerals.
prosperity – n. success, wealth or good fortune
traces – n. plural of trace; a small bit or sign left behind showing that something was there.
inhabitants – n. plural of in habitant; a person or animal that lives in a place
frontier – n. the far edge of a country where people are just beginning to settle
migration – n. the movement of people from one area of a country or region to another.
line 1 – traveled trek pioneers wagonsline 2 – bluebonnet longhorn stockyards cowboys
line 3 – lead wind fair page
line 4– grew keep get fight