Secret Of Painted Acres chapter 1 pg. 1

Brittany L. (United States of America)
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  1. griddlecake
    a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
    But shaded for the moment by the mesa, the rangeland looked gray, flat and smooth like a griddlecake.
  2. rangeland
    land suitable for grazing livestock
    But shaded for the moment by the mesa, the rangeland looked gray, flat and smooth like a griddlecake.
  3. gelding
    castrated male horse
    The chestnut-and-white gelding shifted impatiently.
  4. vaquero
    a cowboy or cattle driver
    “Easy, Vaquero,” the girl crooned.
  5. Mesa
    a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix
    The huge, magenta sun peeked over the top of the Mesa, three miles to the east.
  6. cinch
    a band that holds a horse's saddle in place
    She gritted her teeth and tightened the cinch around her horse’s belly as far as it would go.
  7. silhouette
    a filled-in drawing of the outline of an object
    The table-mountain was silhouetted, black against the pale orange sky.
  8. aspen
    any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
    In the forest south of the Rancho, the aspens, cedars and pines were tipped with gold.
  9. grit
    small coarse bits of stone, sand, or gravel
    She gritted her teeth and tightened the cinch around her horse’s belly as far as it would go.
  10. chestnut
    a type of hardwood tree that yields edible nuts
    The chestnut-and-white gelding shifted impatiently.
  11. shadowy
    filled with shade
    Within the rancho’s large, shadowy courtyard, three painted horses stood tied to the hitching rack near the ‘pony pasture’.
  12. sunrise
    the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
    Sunrise had come to the Painted Acres Rancho.
  13. painted
    coated with paint
    Sunrise had come to the Painted Acres Rancho.
  14. pasture
    a field covered with grass and suitable for grazing
    Within the rancho’s large, shadowy courtyard, three painted horses stood tied to the hitching rack near the ‘pony pasture’.
  15. pony
    any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
    Within the rancho’s large, shadowy courtyard, three painted horses stood tied to the hitching rack near the ‘pony pasture’.
  16. acres
    extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
    Sunrise had come to the Painted Acres Rancho.
  17. saddle
    a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
    Andra Britten turned to check that her saddle was on securely.
  18. pine
    a coniferous tree
    In the forest south of the Rancho, the aspens, cedars and pines were tipped with gold.
  19. smooth
    having a surface free from roughness or irregularities
    But shaded for the moment by the mesa, the rangeland looked gray, flat and smooth like a griddlecake.
  20. gray
    of an achromatic color intermediate between white and black
    But shaded for the moment by the mesa, the rangeland looked gray, flat and smooth like a griddlecake.
  21. horse
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
    Within the rancho’s large, shadowy courtyard, three painted horses stood tied to the hitching rack near the ‘pony pasture’.
  22. sky
    the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
    The table-mountain was silhouetted, black against the pale orange sky.
  23. gold
    a soft yellow malleable ductile metallic element
    In the forest south of the Rancho, the aspens, cedars and pines were tipped with gold.
  24. sun
    the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
    The huge, magenta sun peeked over the top of the Mesa, three miles to the east.
  25. mountain
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings
    The table-mountain was silhouetted, black against the pale orange sky.
  26. mile
    a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
    The huge, magenta sun peeked over the top of the Mesa, three miles to the east.
  27. white
    being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
    The chestnut-and-white gelding shifted impatiently.
  28. girl
    a young woman
    “Easy, Vaquero,” the girl crooned.
Created on Tue Feb 09 11:33:00 EST 2010

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