| A | B |
|---|
| shrouded | covered or hid from sight |
| ponder | to consider carefully |
| stout | sturdy; strong |
| dunes | hills of sand formed by the wind |
| strode | walked with long steps |
| awl | a pointed tool for poking holes in leather or wood |
| beckoned | summoned with a movement |
| forlorn | sad; hopeless |
| gorged | ate fast and greedily |
| lair | living or resting place of a wild animal |
| mussels | bluish-black shellfish, somewhat like clams |
| befell | happened to |
| sinews | tendons; the tissues fastening a muscle to a bone |
| crevices | cracks; narrow openings resulting from a split |
| pelicans | large fish eating birds having a pouch under their beak |
| omen | a sign; a warning |
| chafing | rubbing |
