| A | B |
| Reservation | Government land set aside for Native Americans to live on |
| Physician | Doctor |
| Ominious | Threatening |
| Maneuvered | Skillfully moved around |
| Desolately | Dismally or without hope |
| Inundated | To swamp; to flood; to overwhelm. |
| Snowstorm | A storm that produces a lot of snow |
| Grippe | Influenza; the flu |
| Pneumonia | A disease of the lungs. |
| Wee Hours | Early, early morning hours, usually just before the sun comes up |
| Verge | The place where something begins; the brink |
| Allotment | A share or part of something |
| Consternation | Great dismay; paralyzing terror; fright |
| Throes | A violent spasm or struggle |
| Muffler | A wrap or scarf worn around the neck for warmth |
| Resentment | A feeling of being insulted |
| Donned | To put on |
| Manipulate | To handle or control |
| Linger | To wait around |
| Siege | Any long-continued attack, such as a siege of illness |