The Red Pony --- Vocabulary

1. yard: n. an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a surrounding wall 院子
2. strangles: v. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air 勒死
3. buzzard: n. a bird that kills other creatures for food 欧洲猛禽
4. wagon: n. any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse 马车
5. barn: n. a large farm building for storing grain or keeping animals in 谷仓
6. hay: n. grass that has been cut and dried and is used as food for animals （用作饲料的）干草
7. cypress: n. wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus 柏树
8. quartz: n. a hard mineral, that is used to make very accurate clocks and watches 石英
9. porch: n.  a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance 走廊
10. tub: n. a large round container without a lid, used for growing plants in, etc. 盆
11. stern: adj. serious and often disapproving; expecting somebody to obey you 严厉的

Examples

1. The children were playing in the yard at the front of the school.  
2. He tried to strangle his opponent.
3. American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard. 
4. A wagon rumbled over the ground. 
5. They live in a converted barn.
6. The hay in the barn is for my horses.
7. Cypress and redwood are seldom used in the superstructure of commercial greenhouses.
8. Quartz is a major carrier of gold in quartz vein deposit.
9. An old lady was sitting on the porch of a hotel.
10. There were tubs of flowers on the balcony.
11. The police are planning sterner measures to combat crime.