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| frontier | the edge of the settled part of a country |
| election | choosing something or someone by voting |
| democracy | a government run by the people |
| plow | a farm tool that is usually pulled that cuts and turns the soil |
| nun | a woman who devotes her life to religion and who lives under religious vows or promises |
| remedy | a medicine used to ease pain or cure an illness |
| neighbor | a person living nearby |
| digestion | the process of making food absorbable by dissolving it and breaking it down |
| stomach | belly, tummy or abdomen |
| infection | a causing of disease in people, animals or plants by germs |
| pioneer | early settlers that paved the way for others |
| epidemic | an outbreak of sudden, rapid growth of disease |
| experiment | the process of testing |
| loom | a frame or machine used for weaving cloth |
| heirloom | a family possession passed down from generation to generation |
| ferry | a place where boats carry people and goods across a river or narrow body of water |
| quilt | a bed covering made of two layers of material with a filling of wool, cotton or feathers. |
| almanac | a book filled with facts and information about weather and many other subjects |
| mosquitos | insects that puncture the skin of animals and people and suck their blood and can spread diseases |
| medicine | a substance used in treating disease or ailments |
