RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE (Cinema)

The story is set in Utah in 1871. Most of this state's territory is covered with desert, mountains and wide plains. Horses and cattle are grazing on the plains, looked after by cowboys, we will witness a story of love and hatred, naturally with a happy ending.

THE RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE

Level: Intermediate

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Vocabulary:

Word	Meaning / Example	Picture Illustration
purple sage	a kind of flower
rider	a man on a horse
desert	a kind of place with lots of sand
mountains	a kind of place with lots of mountains, a land mass that projects high
plain	a kind of place with wide, leveled ground
ranch	a place where people raise cattle
cowboy	someone who takes care of the cattle in the old America
stable	a house of horse
valley	the place between two mountains
path	a road
gun	this is a gun
hill	a hill is not as tall as a mountain
prisoner	someone who is kept against their will
herd	This is a herd of cattle.
grave	a place where a dead person is buried
rope	a long string
field	the land where people grow plants or vegetables
farmhouse	a house for a farmer
waterfall	The riders rode into a waterfall.
mask	One of the rider wore a mask.
fire	Venters fired his gun.
bullet	the thing that flies out of the gun when fired
bleed	the blood flowing out of the body
dawn	At dawn the sun came up.
stream	a small river
belt	we wear a belt on our trouser or jeans
arch	the curve line Ex: Venters went under the arch of the stone.
thief (plural thieves)	Someone who takes things from other people without asking
wound	the hole or cut on the body
gold	a yellow, very precious metal
smoke	a stream of air
trail	marks, footprints, left behind by someone or something
canyon	a deep cut in the mountain made by a river flowing after a long time
locket	a small case, usually contains a picture or a watch, and is worn as a necklace
dust	a smoke made by kicking up the sand
chain	a chain is made by many round, metal rings put together
storm	a very bad weather with a lot of rain and wind
faint	to lose consciousness (e.g. when afraid, when tired, etc.)
cut	Lassiter wasn’t badly wounded. He had a small cut.
grey-haired	Dyers was a fat, grey-haired man.
donkey	Two donkeys carried Venters’ supply.