| A | B |
| stern | to be firm or strict |
| germs | one of the many kinds of plants or animals that can cause disease |
| servant | a person, such as a maid or cook, who works for wages in someone's household |
| perform | to carry out an action |
| generous | willng to give or share freely, to be unsef |
| desert | to leave someone when you should not or to abandon someone or place, a dry barren place |
| ponder | to think deeply or carefully about something |
| prosper | to be successful ot to achieve success |
| elders | a person who is older, certain church or town officials |
| boulder | a large rock or stone |
| herself | term used to represent a female |
| further | to go beyond |
| shoulder | the part of the human body between the neck and arm |
| character | usually the people or animals of a story, a persons traits or qualities |
| northern | located in the north |
| southern | located in the south |
| conversation | to talk or speak with another person |
| alter | to change or make something different |
| count | to name number in a regular order, to add up to get a total, to be important or have value |
| capital | the most important, the place where the government is located |
| errand | a job that someone must do or carry out |
| dreary | without happiness |
| forge | to move ahead with much difficulty |
| peer | someone that is one's own age, to stare at someone, to look at someone closely |