| A | B |
| weakling | one that is weak in body, character, or mind |
| runt | the smallest of a litter of pigs |
| pitcher of cream | a container holding cream |
| sopping | soaking thoroughly |
| litter | the offspring at one birth of a multiparous animal |
| queer | differing in some odd way from what is usual or normal |
| wobbled | moved with an irregular rocking |
| newborn | recently born |
| dagger | a sharp, pointed knife for stabbing |
| miserable | wretchedly inadequate or meager |
| early risers | one that rises soon (as from sleep) |
| rubber nipple | an artificial, plastic teat through which a bottle-fed infant nurses |
| blissful | full of complete happiness |
| dreamily | in a dreaming way |
| pupil | student |