| A | B |
| enthralled | to hold as if in a spell; fascinate |
| shaft | the long, slender stem or handle of an arrow or spear |
| tangle | to make or become knotted |
| repelled | to drive or force back |
| warily | in a careful way; cautiously |
| cleft | split open; divided |
| lichens | a tiny plant that looks like dry moss and grows in patches on rocks and trees |
| incredulous | not willing or able to believe |
| resolutely | having or showing a fixed purpose; determined |
| cowered | to bend over or tremble because or fear, cold, etc.; crouch or cringe |
| pondered | to think deeply about |
| plaintively | sad or full of sorrow |
| quench | to put out; extinguish |
| edible | fit to be eaten; safe to eat |