Almanac - an annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related topics.
The boy looked at the Almanac to see what month it was.
2. Tobacco - any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, used for chewing and smoking.
The farmer started growing Tobacco to increase profits.
3. Caterpillars - the wormlike larva of a butterfly or a moth.
The caterpillars came out in the summer seasons.
4. Different - not alike in character or quality; differing; dissimilar: The two are different.
The weapon make was different from previous weapons the soldier used.
5. Acre - a common variable unit of land measure.
The battlefield was 2000 acres long and lasted for 4 years.
6. Figure - an amount or value expressed in numbers.
The U.S government lost alot of Figure
7. Valley - an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system.
8. Clothes - garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.
9. Thought - the product of mental activity; that which one thinks: a body of thought.
10. Enough - adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire: enough water; noise enough to wake the dead.
May 3, 2010
Chaper 4 summary
Benjamin was 40 years old at the beginning of the chapter, He met the Ellicott brothers and knew they wore going to be living near him from then on. Him and the Ellicott's got along well, George Ellicott let Benjamin borrow his astronomy equipment and Benjamin studied the sky. George sent a message to Benjamin praising his discoveries without any real training. At around this time the U.S Revolutionary war was taking place and Benjamin had to remove some tobacco plants for wheat to help the soldiers fight the British empire. Benjamin's monther died before the end of the war.
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