Word Wizard
Children in Slavery

Section 8: Follow the Drinking Gourd
(Pages 32-to end)

1.  Conductor---Page 36, line 1, "And they got conductors," said Jeff.

*Dictionary---1.  One who leads, guides, or manages./ especially director of an orchestra or chorus.  2.  The person in charge of a train, trolley car, etc.  3.  A substance that transmits heat, electricity.
*Own---Someone who operates a train
*Noun
*The conductor shouted, "All aboard" before he started up the train.
 

2.  Whippoorwill---Page 39, line 6, "A whippoorwill called."

*Dictionary---An American nocturnal bird; its cry.
*Own---A type of bird.
*Noun
*The sound of the whippoorwill scared the campers in the middle of the night.
 

3.  Property---Page 60, "But right now the law says Jeff and Vinnie are another man's property-property same as a horse or a cow, property worth $2,500."
 

4.  On Your Own
 

5. On Your Own