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Title: A Place Called Freedom


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A Place Called Freedom
  • Vocabulary

2
plantation
  • We escaped the large farm where we had worked and
    finally put the plantation behind us.

3
plantation
  • large farm

4
settlement
  • We were heading for a small community of friends
    who lived in a settlement in Indiana.

5
settlement
  • new community

6
fretted
  • We fretted and worried about whether we were
    really walking North.

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fretted
  • worried

8
gourd
  • We followed the Big Dipper, called the drinking
    gourd, because it is shaped like the shell of
    the dried fruit we drink from.

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gourd
  • hollowed-out shell of a fruit

10
sunrise
  • As a new day began, we watched the sunrise.

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sunrise
  • beginning of the day

12
weary
  • We were tired and weary from our long trip, but
    we knew we would soon be free.

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weary
  • tired
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