| A | B |
|---|
| abandon | to leave |
| asparagus | plant with pale green juicy stems that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable |
| authoritatively | seeming to have an ability to control |
| cinder blocks | a small light block made of concrete mixed with burnt coal which is used in building |
| cope | to deal successfully with a difficult situation |
| crude | simple and not skillfully done or made |
| delirious | unable to think or speak clearly because of fever, excitement or mental confusion |
| down | small soft feathers, especially those from a young bird |
| forepaws | front feet of an animal |
| frail | weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken or harmed |
| furrowed | a long line or hollow which is formed or cut into the surface of something |
| hypochondriac | a person continually worries about their health without having any reason to do so |
| intensity | extreme and forceful |
| lath | a long thin flat strip of wood, used to make a structure to support plaster on walls or tiles on the roof of a building |
| longed for | to want something very much |
| pantry | small room or large cupboard in a house where food is kept |
| parsnip | a long, cream-colored root eaten as a vegetabl |
| precede | to be or go before (someone or something) in time or space |
| protruded | to stick out from something |
| rancid | tasting or smelling unpleasant because it is not fresh |
| scarce | not available in necessary amounts, or rare |
| shuck | shell or natural covering |
| skirting | to move along the edge of something |
| spacious | large and with a lot of space |
| sward | a grassy surface of land or turf that is filled with roots of grass forming a kind of mat |
| tedious | boring |
| warily | not completely trusting or certain about something or someone |
| widow | a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again |
