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Uncle Jeds Barbershop

• By Margaree King Mitchell
• Corby Arthur
• Beethoven Street Elementary School
• Third Grade

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equipment noun pg 95
tools or supplies used for a given purpose
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When he was done, he would pick me up and sit me
in his lap and tell me about the barbershop he
was going to open one day and about all the fancy
equipment that would be in it. Pedros hammer is
an important part of his equipment for work.
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sharecroppers noun pg 96
people who farm someone elses land and are paid
with a share of the crops
shack
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But most people were sharecroppers. That meant
they lived in a shack and worked somebody elses
land in exchange for a share of the crop. Daddy
told me about the times when our grandparents
were sharecroppers.
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exchange verb pg 96
trade one thing for another
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That meant they lived in a shack and worked
somebody elses land in exchange for a share of
the crop. In exchange for her work, Sara earned
15 dollars.
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delayed verb pg 99
caused to wait
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I know that three hundred dollars delayed him
from opening the barbershop. The snowstorm
delayed our flight.
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examine verb pg 97
look in detail
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When the doctors did examine me, they told my
parents that I needed an operation and that it
would cost three hundred dollars. I will examine
my results to draw a conclusion.
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failing pg 100
losing all its money
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He came by to tell Uncle Jed about the bank
failing. We know the little grocery store was
failing, so we always went there to buy our
groceries.