| A | B |
|---|
| fugutive | a person who runs away |
| sympathetic | Showing kind feelings toward others |
| asserted | Said firmly |
| abolitionist | A person who wants to end slavery |
| indignantly | with anger |
| pickpocket | A person who steals from someone’s pocket |
| predicament | An unpleasant, difficult, or dangerous situation |
| escort | A person going with another person or persons to see that they are kept safe |
| Yankee | A native of New England; Northern United States |
| liberty | Freedom; the condition of being free from captivity, imprisonment, or slavery |
| cripple | A person or animal that cannot use his legs, arms, or body properly because of injury or deformity |
| agitated | Disturbed; excited |
| concealed | Keep hidden or place out of sight |
| grasped | grabbed |
| boarding house | A house where people rent rooms |
| jolting | to move with a sudden jerky motion |
| ferry | a boat that crosses a river |
| pity | feeling sorry for yourself or someone else |
| console | to comfort someone |
| hasten | to move or act quickly |
