| A | B |
| chirp | a short, sharp sound made by some small birds or insects |
| furiously | quickly, widely |
| melody | a succession of single tones in music |
| occasion | a special event |
| railroad | the track with steel rails on which trains travel |
| subway | an underground electric railway |
| traffic | coming and going along a way of travel |
| venturing | daring to go |
| blisters | small areas of skin that puff into bubbles |
| catalog | a list with pictures and prices |
| celebrate | to observe a special time with festivities |
| impressed | influenced deeply |
| padlock | a lock that can be put on and removed |
| bodega | a grocery store in a neighborhood where people speak Spanish |
| boars | male pigs or hogs |
| fond | loving and liking |
| gnawing | biting and wearing |
| sow | a fully grown female pig |
| varieties | different kinds, types, or sorts |
| bristled | had one's hair stand up straight |
| dugout | a shelter framed by digging into the side of a hill |
| jointed | having joints |
| naughty | bad; not behaving well |
| punish | to discipline |
| rushes | grasslike plants with hollow stems |
| shallow | not deep |
| frightful | causing fear or terror |
| armor | covering worn to protect the body in fighting |
| fierce | savage; wild |
| harshest | roughest to the touch, taste, eye and ear |
| lizards | reptiles somewhat like snakes but with four legs and thicker bodies |
| prey | an animal hunted or seized for food |
| reptiles | cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs |
| roam | wander |