Uncle Jed’s BarbershopBy Margaree King Mitchell

Corby Arthur

Beethoven Street Elementary School

Third Grade

equipment noun pg 95

tools or supplies used for a given purpose

When he was done, he would pick me up and sit me in his lap and tell me about the barbershop he was going to open one day and about all the fancy equipment that would be in it.

Pedro’s hammer is an important part of his equipment for work.

sharecroppersnoun pg 96

people who farm someone else’s land and are paid with a share of the cropsshack

But most people were sharecroppers. That meant they lived in a shack and worked somebody else’s land in exchange for a share of the crop.

Daddy told me about the times when our grandparents were sharecroppers.

exchange verb pg 96trade one thing for another

That meant they lived in a shack and worked somebody else’s land in exchange for a share of the crop.

In exchange for her work, Sara earned 15 dollars.

delayed verb pg 99

caused to wait

I know that three hundred dollars delayed him from opening the barbershop.

The snowstorm delayed our flight.

examine verb pg 97

look in detail

When the doctors did examine me, they told my parents that I needed an operation and that it would cost three hundred dollars.

I will examine my results to draw a conclusion.

failing pg 100losing all its money

He came by to tell Uncle Jed about the bank failing.

We know the little grocery store was failing, so we always went there to buy our groceries.