| A | B |
|---|
| orphaned | a child whose parents are dead |
| servants | person, such as a cook, maid or butler |
| diary | a record written each day of a person's own experiences and thoughts |
| adobe | bricks made of clay and straw that dry and harden in the sun |
| eldest | superlative of old |
| fit | sudden onset of a strong emotion or physical reaction |
| suitor | one who courts a woman or seeks to marry her |
| headstrong | not easily restrained, impatient of control |
| discarded | to throw away |
| obedience | the practice of obeying rules, laws, or request |
| smallpox | serious, very contagious disease that is often fatal |
| plague | very serious disease that spreads rapidly from person to person |
| tribes | group of people united because they have the same social customs, language, ancestors... |
| dialect | a way of speaking a language in different places or parts of a country |
| seamstress | woman whose job is sewing |
| pallets | a bed of straw |
| soot | fine substance that is like a black powder |
| bleak | without cheer; dreary |
| depicts | to represent by a picture |
| sparse | occurring or found here and there; thinly scattered |
| ignored | to pay no attention to; disregard |
| chores | small job, usually done on a regular schedule |
| refuge | protection or shelter from danger |
| foreigners | a person from another country |
| squatters | person who settles on land without a legal right |
| detested | to dislike strongly; hate; loathe |
| quills | writing pen that is made from a long, stiff feather |
