| A | B |
| runt | smallest animal of a litter |
| litter | all the piglets, etc. born at one time to a pig, etc. |
| injustice | lack of justice or fairness |
| peered | looked closely or squinted in order to see better |
| manure | waste matter of animals, used as fertilizer |
| trough | a long, narrow, open container from which animals eat or drink |
| snout | the part, including nose and jaws, that sticks out from the faces of pigs and other animals |
| slops | waste food used to feed pigs or other animals |
| captivity | the condition of being held by force |
| vanished | went suddenly out of sight; disappeared |
| grindstone | a stone used in a mill |
| scythe | a tool with a long curved blaed for cutting grass |
| pitchfork | a tool for lifting hay |
| oozing | to pass slowly through a small opening |