| A | B |
|---|
| Allegiance | Loyalty to one's country or to another person |
| Chamber | A meeting room used by lawmakers |
| Citizens | Official members of a country |
| Citizenship | the state of being a citizen of a country with all of its rights and privileges |
| Enrich | to make something better by adding to it |
| Examiner | a person who asks questions |
| Petitioner | a person who asks for something |
| Ferry | a boat that carries people, and sometimes cars, from one place to another |
| Oath | a promise |
| Opportunity | good chance |
| wranglers | cowboys |
| frontier | land that has not been explored |
| tanned | used chemicals to turn animal skin into leather |
| determined | ready to work hard to reach a goal |
| gear | tools |
| opportunity | good chance |
| settlers | people who stay and make their homes in a new place |
| adventurers | travelers who do new and exciting things |
| pioneers | the first people to go to an unknown place |
| homestead | a house with land and buildings belong to it |
| orphan | a child whose parents have died |
| crossly | in an angry way |
| elegant | fancy or beautiful |
| godmother | a woman who promises to help a child |
| peasant | a poor worker on a farm |
| proud | thinking highly of oneself |
| courageous | brave |
| determined | ready to work hard to reach a goal |
| voyage | a long journey to a distant place |
| bewildered | greatly puzzled or confused |
| persisted | kept trying |
| peculiar | odd |
| affected | caused a change in |
| horizon | a line where the earth and sky seem to meet |
| miscalculated | did not figure correctly |
| singe | burn a little bit |
| temperature | how hot or cold something is |
| weather vane | a pointer that shows which way the wind is blowing |
| elegant | beautiful or fancy |
| orphan | a child whose parents have died |
| draft | a flow of air |
| timid | easily frightened; shy |
| autumn | the season after summer |
| etched | made a design by cutting lines |
| arrangements | plans |
| gathering | a coming together of people |
| great-uncle | a grandparent's brother |
| homestead | a house with land and buildings belong to it |
| persisted | kept trying |
| pitches in | helps out |
| reunion | a meeting of people who have been apart |
| satisfaction | happiness |
| Autumn | the season after summer |
| Draft | a flow of air |
| Etched | made a design by cutting lines |
| Frost | a very thin covering of ice |
| Mercury | a silvery metal sometimes used in themometers |
| Peculiar | Stange, odd, unusual |
| Thermometer | an instrument that measures temperature |
| Timid | Shy |
| Citizen | official member of a country |
| Enrich | to make better by adding something |
