“An Episode of War” by Stephen Crane
“Willie Has Gone to War” by George Cooper and Stephen Foster
Vocabulary Warm-up Word Lists
Study these words from the selections. Then, complete the activities.
Word List A
bugler [BYOOG luhr] n. person who plays a bugle or trumpet
The bugler played “Taps” slowly and beautifully, and the entire crowd was moved.
comrades [KAHM radz] n. members of the same group; friends
Because we all want the same freedoms in life, we should consider ourselves comrades.
infantry [IN fuhn tree] n. branch of an army trained to fight on foot
Troops in the infantry can’t move as quickly as sailors or air force personnel.
lieutenant [loo TEN uhnt] n. commissioned military officer
After serving as a lieutenant for two years, Steve was promoted to the rank of captain.
roaming [ROHM ing] v. wandering; roving
Willa spent Saturday morning roaming around town, dropping in at various garage sales.
spectators [SPEK tay terz] n. onlookers; witnesses; observers
When the game went into overtime, the spectators became very excited.
stragglers [STRAG lerz] n. those who have strayed or fallen behind
Every marathon has a few stragglers who are happy just to finish the race.
sympathetically [sym puh THET ik uhl ee] adv. in a manner showing feeling and care
To show us that he understood, Larry nodded his head sympathetically.
Word List B
aggregation [ag ruh GAY shuhn] n. cluster; group of individuals or objects
The art dealer is interested in Betsy’s aggregation of antique vases.
appropriated [uh PROH pree ayt uhd] v. took possession of
Before our exam, Professor Wright appropriated all the students’ textbooks.
astoundingly [uh STOWN ding lee] adv. very surprisingly; astonishingly
Oscar is astoundingly tall for a boy his age.
berating [bee RAYT ing] v. scolding
We could hear the father berating his son for breaking the rules.
catastrophe [kuh TAS truh fee] n. complete failure; disaster
No one showed up, so the surprise party was a catastrophe.
endowed [en DOWD] v. equipped with
We were lucky because our team was endowed with new helmets and ice hockey sticks.
pine [PYN] v. to yearn; to long for
As Sam’s days at summer camp lengthened, he started to pine for home.
singular [SING yoo ler] adj. unusual; remarkable
The critic was positive, asserting that Gladys gave a singular performance last night.
Unit 4 Resources: Division, Reconciliation, and Expansion
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