The document defines and provides examples for the terms "bawling", "coyote", "dude", "roundup", and "spurs". It explains that calves were bawling noisily and kept the narrator awake. Coyotes are similar to wolves. Dudes are city people visiting ranches. A roundup involves herding cattle over long distances. Spurs are worn on boots to urge horses on.

1. bawling
crying out in a noisy way
I couldn’t sleep the first night on the
trail because the calves were bawling
noisily.
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Grade 4 Unit 2 Week 2 Coyote School News
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2. coyote
a small
wolf-like
mammal
living in
many parts
of North
America
Do you know that a coyote has many
things in common with a wolf?
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3. dude
people raised in the city,
especially easterners who
vacation on a ranch
All of the dudes looked funny as they
tried to ride a horse for the first time.
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Grade 4 Unit 2 Week 2 Coyote School News
BCSD Curriculum and Standards

4. roundup
the act of driving or bringing
cattle together from long
distances
During the roundup, we herded all the
cattle into a group and moved them to
a new place.
Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary
Grade 4 Unit 2 Week 2 Coyote School News
BCSD Curriculum and Standards

5. spurs
metal points or pointed wheels
worn on a rider’s boot heels
for urging a horse on
Just a light touch of the spurs to the
side of my horse causes him to move.
Pearson Reading Street Selection Vocabulary
Grade 4 Unit 2 Week 2 Coyote School News
BCSD Curriculum and Standards