drover
part of speech
noun (drover, drovers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A drover is a person who moves cattle or sheep from one place to another on foot, often over long distances. tree →
2) Drovers were common long ago, and still work in places like Australia. tree →
sense in the lessons
maths: a person in an old story who moves animals; animals counted; distances per day (days = total distance ÷ miles per day); history: cattle drives to market, Australian drovers; stories: life on the road with a herd
examples
- The drover had 120 sheep. tree →
- He drove the cattle 15 miles a day. tree →
- The drover lost 6 cows on the way. tree →
- How many days to go 90 miles? tree →
- The drover rode a horse beside the herd. tree →
- Australian drovers moved cattle across the outback. tree →
- The drover's dog kept the sheep together. tree →
- Many guests were present--horse dealers, cattle drovers, and two Englishmen. tree →
note
A word of the story; the numbers are animals, miles or days. Trap: none special. Days = distance ÷ distance per day.
Trees and pragmatics
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