Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Word Search
A free Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (1976) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by Mildred D. Taylor · First published 1976 · Historical Fiction.
Words to find: CASSIE, LOGAN, STACEY, LITTLEMAN, BIGMA, HAMMER, MISSISSIPPI, LAND, WALLACE, GRANGER, JEREMY, SIMMS.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- CASSIE /ˈkæsi/ · noun
- A tropical shrub or small tree (Acacia farnesiana, family Fabaceae) bearing sweetly scented yellow puffball flowers, whose blossoms are used in perfumery; the fragrance itself derived from these flowers. Related: acacia, sweet acacia, farnesiana.
- LOGAN /ˈloʊɡən/ (US and Canadian English); /ˈləʊɡən/ (British English) · noun
- Chiefly in Canadian English, a lumberjack: a person who fells trees for timber. The term is also associated historically with the logging communities of North America. Related: lumberjack, logger, woodsman, tree-feller.
- HAMMER /ˈhæmər/ · noun; verb
- A hammer is a hand tool with a heavy head used for striking nails, breaking objects, or shaping metal. As a verb, hammer means to strike repeatedly and forcefully, or figuratively to attack, criticize, or work persistently at something. Related: mallet, maul, strike, pound.
- LAND /lænd/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, land means the solid ground or part of the earth's surface, as distinct from water; it can also mean a territory, country, or property consisting of land. As a verb, it means to come down onto the ground, especially from an aircraft or boat, and can also mean to arrive at a place or reach a final position. Related: territory, country, ground, soil.
- GRANGER /ˈɡreɪndʒər/ (US); /ˈɡreɪndʒə/ (UK) · noun
- A farmer, especially in the United States; in British English, especially historically, a tenant farmer who rents and works a farm. Related: farmer, tenant farmer, agriculturalist, husbandman.
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