Riders of the Purple Sage Word Search
Free Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey (1912) word search. We picked 12 themed words — characters, settings, and objects from the book — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Written by Zane Grey · First published 1912 · Western.
Words to find: BUCK, DUANE, JANE, WITHERSTEEN, CHIEF, MEXICAN, MOJAVE, GILA, MESA, CAMP, RANCH, HORSER.
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Riders of the Purple Sage word list, defined
- BUCK /bʌk/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a buck is an adult male deer, goat, or rabbit, and informally a US dollar. As a verb, it means to jump or jerk suddenly with the back arched (as a horse does), or to resist or oppose something forcefully. Related: dollar, male deer, stallion, oppose.
- JANE /dʒeɪn/ · noun (feminine proper name)
- Jane is a traditional English feminine given name, related in origin to names such as Janet, Joan, and Joanna. The name has also had a dated generic use as a term for an ordinary woman, sometimes with a dismissive or disparaging connotation.
- CHIEF /tʃiːf/ · noun
- The leader or person in authority of a group, organization, or tribe; also used as an adjective meaning most important or highest in rank. Related: leader, head, boss, director.
- GILA /ˈhiːlə/ · noun
- A large, venomous lizard native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The shortened noun “gila” denotes the same species commonly called the Gila monster.
- MESA /ˈmeɪsə/ · noun
- A broad, flat-topped elevation of land with steep sides, typically found in arid or semiarid regions. A mesa is generally larger and more extensive than a butte, which is a smaller, isolated flat-topped rock formation. Related: plateau, tableland.
- CAMP /kæmp/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A place with temporary accommodation of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or campers; as a verb, to live temporarily in such a place or in a tent. Related: encampment, bivouac, site, campsite.
- RANCH /ræntʃ/ · noun; verb
- A ranch is a large farm or rural estate where livestock, especially cattle or horses, are raised. As a verb, ranch means to manage or operate a ranch or to run livestock on one. Related: cattle farm, livestock farm, stock farm, ranch house.
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