| A | B |
|---|
| eke | to work very hard for something |
| Hardscrabble | earning a very small amount as a farmer |
| inoculation | shot with medicine given to make a sick person better |
| stillborn | dead at the time of birth |
| Mary Breckinridge | main character in the story |
| typhoid | a disease that causes fever |
| diphtheria | an infectious disease that makes breathing difficult |
| brigade | group of people that form a military unit |
| Frontier Nursing Service | Mary Breckinridge started this, a group of women that travel to give medical help |
| turpentine | a brownish liquid that smells strong |
| mincy | very spoiled and educated |
| saddlebags | a pouch or part of a saddle that hangs over the horse's bottom |
| chutes | a rapid wave that is white at top |
| victuals | foods that people eat |
| sterilize | to kill the germs |
| dispensary | a location where medicine is given out |
