| A | B |
| pious | deeply religious |
| ordained | ordered or decreed; announced |
| persisted | continued firmly or steadily |
| stunted | not properly grown |
| expired | died |
| Algonquins | North American Indians from parts of Canada who believed in a Great Spirit |
| wigwam | a dome-shaped hut used by some North American Indian peoples |
| moccasins | soft, leather shoes/slippers without a heel |
| wampum | small beads made from shells strung together to be worn or used as money by North American Indians |
| azure | like the color of the sky; bright blue |
| pavilion | a large tent or shelter, often highly decorated |
| herald | the person in a king’s court who makes official announcements |
| compare | how things are the same or alike |
| contrast | how things are different or unlike |
| character type | recognizable, unchanging figures whom readers meet over and over again in one story after another |