| A | B |
| reminded | made someone remember |
| bewildered | greatly puzzled, confused |
| marveled | filled with surprise or wonder |
| longed | wished for, wanted very much |
| surrounded | put all around |
| homeland | country where one was born or lived a long time |
| warblers | small gray or brown songbirds |
| silvereyes | small greenish birds with a ring of white feathers around the eyes |
| still | to make quiet |
| homesick | missing one's home to the point of pain or sickness |