Grade 2 Read-Aloud

Westward Expansion: Supplemental Guide 7 | The Pony Express 145

Vocabulary Chart for The Pony Express
Core Vocabulary words are in bold.
Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.
Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).
Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.
Type of Words Tier 3
Domain-Specifi c Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

California

carriers

gallop/galloped/

galloping

hitch/unhitch

horseback

landmarks

Missouri

New York

Sacramento

stagecoach

telegraph

Utah

deliver/delivered/

delivery

endurance*

invented

loyal

message/

messages

across

businessmen

carry/carried

desert

horses

letter

pony

riders

send

stations

Multiple Meaning

trail

venture

journey

route

tough

fast

mail

rest

ride

time

Phrases

Mark Twain

Native Americans

Pony Express

Simpson Springs

United States

can-do spirit

no guarantees

on a moment’s

notice

speed up

Cognates

telégrafo inventado/inventó acruza

desierto

estaciones