| A | B |
|---|
| bellows | makes a loud, deep noise |
| billows | great waves of smoke, flame, or sound |
| crouched | stooped low with bent legs |
| smarted | felt or caused sharp pain |
| tufts | bunches of feathers, hair, or grass held together at one end |
| dugout | prairie home made of mostly sod (soil) |
| Addie | big sister who was responsible for her little brother & smart & courageous |
| Burt | trapped by wild fire at home with his sister Addie & obeys her orders |
| George | brother who found Addie & Burt in the well & believes Addie is the bravest person he knows |
| cinders | burned or partially burned pieces of wood, grass or coal |
| charred | blackened by fire |
| engulf | to surround or overwhelm |
| illuminate | to brighten or light up |
| firebreak | a strip of land that has been cleared to help stop the spread of a wildfire |
