| A | B |
| glowered | looked annoyed |
| bonjour | hello |
| latkes | potato pancakes |
| knishes | squares of dough filled with potato or other mashed vegetable and baked |
| horizon | the line along which the earth and sky seem to meet |
| landscape | a stretch of land |
| fragrance | a sweet or pleasant odor |
| timber | trees that can be used as building wood |
| snowshoes | frames attached to shoes and used for walking across snow |
| derriere | bottom |
| lumberjacks | people who chop down trees and haul the wood to a sawmill |
| immense | huge, very large |
| frantic | wildy excited |
| en retard | late |
| bunkhouse | building in a camp where a group of people sleep |
| les en retards | the people who are late |
| broche | a Hebrew blessing |
| Leve-toi | Get up! |
| Qui es tu? | Who are you? |
| Quel est ton nom? | What is your name? |
| flapjacks | pancakes |
| dismay | to fill with sudden concern |
| cords | measures for stacks of cut wood |
| notched | a cut shaped like a V |
| mon petit | my little one |
| woodsman | a person who works or lives in a forest |
| glinting | a brief flashing, like a light |
| merci beaucoup | thank you |
| Au revoir | good-bye |