| A | B |
| matchlock | a musket (gun) |
| ruefully | expressing regret |
| puncheon table | barrel shaped table |
| daubed | to spread over a surface |
| blunderbuss | a short barreled gun with a wide muzzle |
| chinking | filling in small cracks |
| proprietors | owners of land or a building |
| venturing | taking a chance or unknown journey |
| mournful | filled with sorrow or sadness |
| solitary | being alone or just one |
| horrid | to cause horror or to be very unpleasant |
| deacon | officer in a Christian church |