| A | B |
| particles | very small pieces; tiny bits |
| aloft | in the air; flying |
| humble | not proud or bold; modest or meek |
| midway | the part of a fair where sideshows, rides, etc. are located |
| genuine | really being what it seems to be; not false; true |
| knothole | a hole in a board or tree trunk where a knot has fallen out |
| buttermilk | the sour liquid left after churning butter from milk |
| stowaway | a person who hides aboard a ship, plane, etc.for a free or secret ride |
| schemer | person who is involved in making secret plans |
| pummeled | beat or hit again and again |