| A | B |
| meandered | followed a winding course |
| exodus | act of going out; departure |
| calabashes | gourds or gourd-like fruits whose dried shells are used to make bowls, bottles, and drums |
| ventured | dared to come or go |
| moisture | slight wetness; water or other liquid suspended in very small drops in the air or spread on a surface |
| expanse | open or unbroken stretch; wide, spreading surface |
| eaves | lower edges of a roof that extend over the side of a building |
| densest | most closely packed together; thickest |
| rain | water falling in drops from clouds |
| grasslands | lands with grass on them, used for pasture |
| dry spell | period without rain |