| A | B |
| came | past tense of come |
| door | a thing used to open or close the way to a room |
| pig | an animal who is raised for its meat; a young hog |
| some | a part of, not all; any |
| would | was willing to; past tense of will |
| body | the whole part of a person |
| broke | past tense of break |
| canoe | a light boat pointed at both ends and moved with a paddle |
| island | some land in the middle of some water |
| jail | a place to put people who break the law; a prison |
| lock | a thing that, when put together, cannot be opened without a key; to shut something in |
| sell | to give something away and get money back for it |
| wife | a married woman |
| Jackson's Island | the place where Huck hides after running away from Pap |
| New Orleans | a city at the end of the Mississippi River |