1. Riding the Rails West Vocabulary and Definitions
Unit 3, wk 5
Riding the Rails West
Vocabulary and Definitions

2. agreeable Define: willing.
Example: Lori loves cold weather and thinks it is pleasant and agreeable.
Ask: What kind of weather do you find agreeable?

3. appreciate Define: value.
Example: Jan and Kayla appreciate everything their grandmother does for them.
Ask: How do you show people that you appreciate them?

4. boomed
Define: grew.
Example: Anita’s lemonade business boomed when the weather got hotter.
Ask: What does boomed mean in a sentence?

5. descendants
Define: someone who is related to someone who lived in the past.
Example: Ann and her family are descendants of the people in the photographs.
Ask: What are descendants?

6. emigration Define: to leave a country to live elsewhere.
Example: People who left their homes knew the emigration would be hard.
Ask: What are some reasons for emigration?

7. pioneers Define: the first people to settle a place.
Example: In 1843, pioneers traveled across the country by covered wagons.
Ask: Why did pioneers travel across the country?

8. transportation
Define: A system of moving people and things from one place to another.
Example: Trains are my favorite form of transportation for many people.
Ask: Can you tell about another form of transportation?

9. vehicles Define: means of transporting people and goods.
Example: These vehicles are parked in a large parking lot.
Ask: What type of vehicle do you travel to school in?