| A | B |
|---|
| dishonest | not honest; likely to cheat or lie |
| swiftest | fastest |
| cottage | a small house in the country |
| meddle | to get involved with another person's business |
| quarrel | an argument |
| judgment | a decision |
| thrifty | not wasteful; careful with spending |
| harness | the leather straps and metal pieces used to connect a horse to a plow or wagon |
| grudge | bad feeling toward someone who is supposed to have done something wrong |
| solemnly | very seriously |
| squabbed | argued noisily |
| innocence | freedom from guilt |
| oaths | promises to speak the truth |
| headmaster | a school principal |
| proper | correct |
| hobble | walk with a limp |
| shrine | a place where people pay respect to a god |
| pagan | having to do with an ancient religion |
| sacrifices | offerings of valued objects |
| misplaced | wrongly given importance |
| bamboos | tropical plants with hollow woody stems |
| cypress | a kind of evergreen tree |
| perished | died |
| homespun | loosely woven homemade cloth |
| brambles | prickly bushes |
| thatched | covered with straw, grass or leaves |
