| A | B |
|---|
| brigands | a member of a gang of robbers |
| devoured | to eat something quickly and hungrily |
| gravely | very serious |
| anxiously | worried; nervous |
| reproved | to find fault with; disapprove |
| complications | to make something more difficult; confusion |
| shrugged | to raise your shoulders in order to show doubt or lack of interest |
| persisted | to keep on doing something in spite of obstacles or warnings |
| emphatically | felt or done with emphasis |
| beckoning | making a sign to someone; asking him to come |
| heartily | enthusiastic or sincere |
| laden | carrying a lot of things |
| coaxing | to persuade someone gently and patiently to do something |
| encountered | an unexpected or difficult meeting |
| ambled | to walk slowly because you are not in a hurry |
| swished | to move with a soft, rustling sound |
| protested | to object to something strongly and publicly |
| marmalade | a jam made from oranges or other citrus fruit |
| devouring | to eat something quickly and hungrily |
| slyest | crafty, cunning, and secretive |
| contentedly | happy and satisfied |
| disgusting | very unpleasant and offensive to others |
| triumphs | a great victory success or achievement |
| suspiciously | a thought based more on feeling than on fact |
| reluctantly | unwilling |
| crescent | a curved shape similar to that of the moon when it's a sliver |
| scuffling | a confused or disorderly struggle or fight |
| accurately | exactly correct |
| cautioned | carefulness or watchfulness |
| corridor | a long hallway or passage in a building or train |
| spectacles | eye glasses |
| treadle | a lever moved by the foot to operate a sewing machine |
