| A | B |
|---|
| Threshold | The wood or other material under a door. |
| Stethoscope | The instrument a doctor uses to hear sounds in a person’s chest. |
| Facilities | Things that help make a job easier. |
| Hopscotch | Playground game |
| Superstition | A belief in things that are not real or not possible. |
| Curandera | A healer |
| Ushering | To escort or take someone someplace. |
| Gossamer | Light; thin; flimsy; like a spiderweb |
| Reception | A party held to welcome someone |
| Profusely | Very abundant |
| Disloyal | Unfaithful: false, traitorous. |
| Ailment | Sickness or illness |
| Mesa | A small, isolated, high plateau with a flat top and steep, rocky sides |
| Fury | Violent or very strong anger |
| Manuelita | The healer or curandera; represents the old ways |
| Knapsack | Backpack |
| Lupe | The little girl in the story |
| Cupboard | A closet that has doors and is used for storing supplies |
| Herbs | Plants grown to season food |
| Dab | Apply a tiny amount |
