Third History: The ransom of red chief
kidnapping is a noun / kid.nap.in / secuestro the action of abducting someone and holding them captive. orig. sentence: When this kidnapping idea struck us. -It was longer kidnapping. - Our major success was our first kidnapping for ransom. ransom is a noun / ran.som / rescate a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive. orig. sentence: Bill and I thought that Ebenezer would pay a ransom of two thousand dollars. -The kidnappers demanded a huge ransom. -The man's brother was held for ransom. feather is a noun / feder / pluma any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage. orig. sentence: The boy had two large bird feathers stuck in his hair. - The bird has grey feathers. -The bird ruffled its feathers. scalped is a noun / skalpd / escalpado take the scalp of an enemy as a battle trophy. orig. sentence: I'm going to be scalped of day break. -They killed and scalped her. The reportes had scalped him. cave is a noun / k...
