| A | B |
| eagerly | in an eager way |
| trembling | shaking from cold or fear |
| chores | jobs that have to be done regularly; hard or boring tasks |
| snatched | grabbed or grasped suddenly |
| quivered | shaking, trembling |
| afford | to have enough money to be able to buy |
| bargain | an arrangement to give or do something in return for something else; something gotten for a lower price than usual |
| stump | the part of a tree left after the rest of the tree has been cut down |
| bundle | things wrapped up together; any package |
| dens | caves where wild animals live; rooms where people work or read |
| shapeless | without a clear form |
| strapped | fastened with a strap |
| barnyard | the area outside a barn that is often fenced in |
| lantern | a glass or paper case that holds a light and protects it from wind and rain |
| thaw | to melt; to become unfrozen |
| calico | a cotton cloth printed with a colored pattern |