| A | B |
| bolt | a flash or stroke |
| horizon | the line where the sky and the earth seem to meet |
| lightning | a flash of light in the sky |
| rumbled | made a deep, rolling sound |
| thunder | the rumbling sound that follows lightning |
| weather | what it is like outside |
| damp | a little wet |
| clap | a loud, sudden sound |
| cooed | talked softly and fondly |
| stammered | talked with difficulty |
| crowed | talked happily |
| creased | marked with a fold |
| penned | wrote |
| ingredients | things that go into a mixture |
| scurried | moved in a hurry |
| gather | bring together |
| peck | to hit with a beak |
| croaked | spoke in a rough, hoarse way |
| slit | to cut through |
| jagged | having sharp points sticking out |
| crept | moved slowly |
| bellowed | made a deep, roaring sound |
| churned | beat milk in a special container to make butter |
| batter | a mixture of wet and dry ingredients |
| faded | lost its brightness |
| glistening | shining |
| samovar | a metal urn with a faucet at the base, used to boil water for tea |