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 / keiv / cueva

a natural underground chamber in a hillside of cliff.

orig. sentence: We'll stay here in the cave a while.

-They were trapped in the cave for 5 hours.

- It was very dark and cold inside the cave.

Victim is noun / vIK.təm / Victima 

Someone or something that has been hurt , damaged , or killed or has suffered , either because of the actions of someone or something else , or because of illness or chance .

Orig. Sentence :We chose for our victim.

The murderer had lured his victim to a deserted house.

She claimed to have been a victim of famine victims.

Daybreak is noun / deI.breik/ Alba 

The period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky.

Orig.Sentences :Just at daybreak, I was awakened by a series of terrible screams from Bill.

- By daybreak , they had retreated to a couple of house in the area and fortified themselves in the premises .

- The tribes convened at daybreak , and were obliged to adjourn at sunset .

Bottom is noun / ba:țəm/ abajo

 

The lowest part of something .

Orig.Sentence : But, at last, we got him down in the bottom of the carriage and drove away.

-He stood at the bottom of the stairs and called up to me .

-The ship had sunk to the bottom of the sea bottom.

Carriage is noun / ker.ide / Carruaje 

A vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and was used mainly in the past.

Orig.Sentence : One night, we drove a horse and carriage past old Dorsets house.

- The carriage at the end of the train was left stranded when the coupling broke.

- The Queen's  carriage headed the pricession.

Enough is determiner , pronoun , adverb / ə'nvf / Suficiente 

As much as is necessary ; in the amount or to the degree needed.

Orig. Sentence :"Enough," says Bill.

- Enough already !

- Enough of this ! I don't want to discuss it any more

Behavior is an adjetive, noun /bəˈhāvyər/ Comportamiento

Is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, osganisms, systems, or artificial.

Orig sentence: If your behavior doesn't improve.

His behavior is too childish.

What explains this odd behavior? 

Captive is noun /ˈkaptiv/ Cautivo

A person who has been taken priosner or an animal that has been confiened.

orig sentece: Red Chief´s captive.

In which the story of the captive is continued.

The web is live 24-hours a day with a captive audience at all times.

Threatening adjetive /ˈTHretniNG/ amenazante

Is an act of coercion wherein an act is proposed to elicit a negative response.

Orig sentence: With the boy threatening to strike him with a rock.

Reality is hard and threatening.

The night was very threatening.

Lay down is a verb, adjetive /lā/ acostarse

Formulate and enforce or insist on a rule or principle.

Orig sentence: He lay down.

Europe must lay down broad policy lines, and they must be clear.

We should lay this down in very specific terms.

Toward preposition, adjetive /tôrd/ Hacia

Along a course leading to a long stride; going on, in progress.

Orig sentence: Over toward Summit.

She moved toward the door.

We will took towards Berlin and, above all towards rhis Parliament.

Argument, / Preposition /ˈɑːɡjʊm(ə)nt/ Argumento. 

- I took the rock away from the boy and ended the argument.

- She needs to have a good argument for her debate. 

- Hi argument was valid and accurate. 

Cave / Preposition / Kayv, / Cueva.

-I slid down the tree, got the note and was back at the cave in a half hour. 

- We want to visit some caves next holiday. 

- There is one little cave in my town. 

 

Demand / Di.mend. / Adjective / Demandar.

- We have your boy hidden in a place far from Summit. We demand fifteen hundred dollars for his return.

- I demand to have my complete refund. 

- She is demands to have her own salary. 

Against / əˈɡenst / Adjective/ Contra.

-When I got to the cave, I found Bill backed up against the side of it.

- My mom is against my new look, she doesnt like it. 

- My freind is against about wearing a mask. 

 

Improve /uhm.proov /  Adjective /  Improve.

- If your behavior doesn't improve," says I, "I'll take you straight home.

 - I need to improve in my clasess. 

-  He needs to improve his language.