| A | B |
|---|
| rebelliously | unruly |
| jutting | sticking out sharply |
| absorbed | deeply interested |
| bewildered | confused; puzzled |
| flurry | noisy confusion |
| indignant | angry |
| resignedly | without a struggle |
| regiment | a large group of soldiers |
| pert | high spirited |
| cordial | friendly and polite, but formal |
| reluctantly | unwillingly; slowly |
| genuine | a feeling that you really have, not one that you pretend to have |
| somberly | sadly; unhappily |
| dismaying | causing to be upset or sad |
| pelt | to hurl oneself |
| eiderdown quilt | a comforter filled with soft duck feathers |
| giddy | excited |
| cottonwood | kind of wide-spreading tree |
| propel | to push forward |
| excavation | hole made by digging |
| flailing | waving wildly |
| treading | stepping on |
| lunge | a sudden movement forward |
| ingloriously | not graceful |
| quavery | trembling; shaking |
| tarpaulin | material used to cover and protect things from moisture |
| dappling | group, or bunch, or spots |
| gingerly | very carefully |
| Labradors | breed of big dogs |
| litter | young animals born at one time |
| forlorn | sad and lonely |
| pigeonhole | small compartment in a desk |
| fleetingly | quickly; briefly |
