| A | B |
| buckshot | a large shot gun |
| whimper | whine |
| loping | leaping |
| plank | a heavy wide board |
| jam | a food made of fruit and sugar by boiling |
| route | a usual course of travel |
| scolding | criticize angrily |
| slinking | creeping along |
| snarl | growl |
| offend | to annoy |
| ford | a shallow part of water that you can wade through |
| tremble | shake |
| grovel | beg |
| ridge | a raised part of an area |
| dusk | the time right before the sun goes down |
| fine | money that is paid as a punishment |
| lard | white fat from a hog |
| game warden | a person paid by the government to make sure that people are obeying the laws of hunting and fishing |
| veterinarian | a doctor for animals |
| detour | going a different route than usual |
| gristmill | a mill for grinding grain |