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32 Cards in this Set
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unique
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one of a kind
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drenching
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soaking rain
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picturesque
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very beautiful
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derbies
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stiff felt hats with rounded tops and narrow brims
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gamble
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a risk
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sombreros
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large straw hats with tall tops and broad brims
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gear
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equipment used for a specific activity
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frontier
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unexplored land
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scoffed
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made fun of or laughed at
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settlers
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people who travel to a littel known area and make it their home.
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sapling
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a young tree
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homburgs
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soft felt hats with dented tops and rolled brims
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pioneers
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people who are the first to settle in a region
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suited
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fit the needs of something
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prairie
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a wide area of flat or rolling land with tall grass
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scorching
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burning hot
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opportunity
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a good chance
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decoy
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an object used to take attention away from one thing and move it on to another
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determined
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sticking to a purpose
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wranglers
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cowboys
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corral
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a fenced-in place where cattle or horses are kept
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"drum up"
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an expression meaning "trying to get business"
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pelts
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skins of animals with the hair or fur on them
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hatchet
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a small ax
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distinctive
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unusual, specific qualities
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territory
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a region or area of land
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adventurers
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travelers in search of unusual or exciting experiences
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form
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used as a noun: a mold used to give shape to something
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tuberculosis
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a disease that usually effects the lungs and used to result in death
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matted
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as a verb: to become tangled or twisted
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tanned
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changed animal hide into leather by soaking in chemicals
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swig
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a large swallow of some kind of liquid
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