| A | B |
|---|
| ruefully | sorrowful; unhappy; mournful |
| chink | a narrow opening |
| chinking | filling up the chinks in something |
| flint | a very hard gray or brown stone which makes a spark when struck against steel |
| coaxed | persuade by soft words, influence by pleasant ways |
| proprietors | owners |
| rummaging | search thoroughly by moving things about |
| vaguely | not definite, clear; not distinct |
| mite | anything very small; little bit |
| begrudging | give or allow something unwillingly; grudge |
| burly | big and strong; sturdy |
| deprived | keep from having or doing |
| pewter | dishes or other utensils made of an alloy of tin with lead, copper, or other metals |
