RoxaboxenRoxaboxenford traced mayor

decorated

blossomed

bordering

ford: to cross by ford: to cross by wadingwading

After that you had to After that you had to fordford a a river to reach Roxaboxen.river to reach Roxaboxen.

During the hike, we had to During the hike, we had to fordford a a creek that was knee high.creek that was knee high.

traced: formed carefully, traced: formed carefully, to sketchto sketch

A town of Roxaboxen began to grow, A town of Roxaboxen began to grow, tracedtraced in lines of stone: Main Street in lines of stone: Main Street first, edged with the whitest ones, and first, edged with the whitest ones, and then the houses.then the houses.The border of the garden was The border of the garden was tracedtraced with pansies. with pansies.

mayor: the chief elected mayor: the chief elected official of a cityofficial of a city

Marian was Marian was mayormayor, of course, , of course, that's just the way she was.that's just the way she was.

The town elected a new The town elected a new mayormayor last week.last week.

decorated: added decorated: added ornamentation; adornedornamentation; adorned

Each year when the cactus Each year when the cactus blossomed, they blossomed, they decorateddecorated the the grave with flowers.grave with flowers.

The students The students decorateddecorated the the room for the room for the party.party.

blossomed: Bloomed, blossomed: Bloomed, rpoduced flowersrpoduced flowers

And spring came, and the ocotillo And spring came, and the ocotillo blossomedblossomed, and everybody sucked the , and everybody sucked the honey from its flowers, and everybody honey from its flowers, and everybody built new rooms, and everybody decided built new rooms, and everybody decided to have jeweled windows.to have jeweled windows.

Our plum tree Our plum tree blossomedblossomed this spring. this spring.

bordering: to be lying on bordering: to be lying on the edge ofthe edge of

She could see the white stones She could see the white stones bordering bordering Main Street, and there where she could Main Street, and there where she could see her house the desert glass still see her house the desert glass still glowed – amethyst, amber, and sea-glowed – amethyst, amber, and sea-green.green. There was a river There was a river borderingbordering

the town where we lived.the town where we lived.