| A | B |
|---|
| witchin' | being a witch or using witchcraft |
| twixt-and-twinst | twisted |
| breeder | a young slave woman who is used to have babies |
| quarters | cabins where the slaves live |
| speculator | someone who invests in a risky venture in order to make a large profit |
| overseer | person who supervises the slaves in the fields during the day |
| shackle | a metal fastening used to hold a prisoner or a prisoner's body part |
| sassafras | a tree whose dried bark is used for flavoring or brewing tea |
| addled | confused |
| cower | to crouch or huddle up in fear |
| gaggle | a group or cluster of persons or things |
| beller | to holler or yell |
| lean-to | a shed having a roof with only one slope |
| extremity | a limb of the body |
| brimstone | sulfer and smoke |
| swoon | to faint |
| lard | a solid or semisolid fat obtained from the fatty tissue of a hog |
| slat | a thin, narrow, flat strip of wood or metal |
| epilogue | a closing section added to a novel providing further comment or information |
