| A | B |
|---|
| bayonet (p.1) | a knife attached to the muzzle end of a rifle for close combat |
| bound (p.2) | committed to or determined to do something |
| militia (p.2) | a group of soldiers called upon at times of emergency |
| pallet (p.2) | a straw-filled mattress |
| cocked (p.10) | turned, tilted or twisted |
| argumentative (p.14) | to argue for the sake of arguing |
| palisades (p.24) | the walls or sides of a fort |
| bluster (p.27) | to bluff or boast |
| queer (p.33) | strange, unusual or different |
| writhing (p.34) | to turn or twist like a snake |
| heaving (p.38) | breathing deeply |
| frigates (p.39) | fast, three-masted sailing warships of medium size, used 1750-1850 |
| scurrying (p.24) | running quickly, scampering, hurrying |
| resolved (p.41) | having made up one's mind, determined |
| dwindled (p.43) | make or become smaller and smaller |
| furloughed (p.47) | leave of absence, especially one granted to a soldier |
| alight (p.52) | get out of, off of, or down from; come by chance |
| skirmishing | brief fighting between small groups of soldiers |
| suspicious (p. 56) | causing one to suspect; questionable, doubtful, mistrustful |
| raiding (p.58) | attacking suddenly |
| detachment (p. 67) | group of soldiers on special assignment |
| smoldering (p. 67) | burning and smoking without flame |
| gestured (p. 74) | moved a part of the body to express an idea or feeling |
| scowled (p.76) | looked angry or sullen by lowering the eyebrow |
| loyalist (p. 80) | person who supports the king or existing government |
| populace | the common people; the masses |
| roustabout (p.93) | an unskilled laboroer on a wharf, ship, ranch, circus, oil field |
