| A | B |
| rafter | parallel beam used to support a roof |
| veranda | an open porch with a roof and railing |
| foray | quick sudden attack or raid |
| carrion | dead, decaying, rotting flesh of a carcass |
| nonchalance | the act of doing something casually |
| dapple | an amimal with a spotted or speckled coat |
| incarnate | spirit in human form |
| providence | care or direction from God or nature |
| tether | to tie an animal to something by rope or chain |
| trod | to step or walk forward |
| ford | to cross a stream or shallow water |
| bleat | to cry or noise made by sheep or goat |
| revive | to restore or bring back to life |
| unfailing | reliable, endless, always successful |
| indispensible | absolutely necessary or essential |
| sulky | bad tempered or resentful; sad |