1. Prelude Vocabulary
‘tis: it is
fatigue: tiredness
‘twas: it was
quiver: shake
exertions: efforts
gurgled: bubbled

2. Chapter 1 Vocabulary
peevish: irritable; crabby
vexatious: irritating
filch: steal
noxious: harmful; poisonous
haversack: backpack
wretched: shameful

3. ravine: canyon; gulch; valley a score: twenty skirmish: fight
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
ravine: canyon; gulch; valley
a score: twenty
skirmish: fight

4. roused: awoke; stirred; moved
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
roused: awoke; stirred; moved

5. Chapter 4 Vocabulary
omen: warning; portent; sign
dire: serious; terrible
ponder: to think deeply about

6. melancholy: sad; gloomy; dismal; morose
Chapter 6 Vocabulary
melancholy: sad; gloomy; dismal; morose

7. Chapter 7 Vocabulary befuddlement: confusion scoundrel: thief; bad guy
predicament: problem; difficulty
rusticated: worn; old
kin: relative
famished: very hungry
notion: idea
homespun: homemade garment

8. Chapter 8 Vocabulary keen: sharp pilfer: steal
rummaged: ransacked; went through
rogue: scoundrel; rascal; troublemaker
scuttled: scurried
beholden: indebted; owe someone for a favor or good deed
ruse: a hoax; trick
wager: bet; gamble

9. remorse: guilt refined: proper rue: regret indenture: bond; contract
Chapter 9 Vocabulary
remorse: guilt
refined: proper
rue: regret
indenture: bond; contract

10. fray: battle; quarrel jeering: mocking; taunting; making fun of
Chapter 10 Vocabulary
fray: battle; quarrel
jeering: mocking; taunting; making fun of

11. Chapter 11 Vocabulary
foe: enemy; adversary
boisterous: energetic; rambunctious
blunderhead: a fool
tendency: inclination; what one has the habit of doing

12. Chapter 13 Vocabulary
speculation: guess
treacherous: traitorous; disloyal; two-faced
ambush: attack
flanked: bordered; edged
addlepates: dummies; oafs
vermin: pests

13. Chapter 14 Vocabulary
encampment: camp
rations: supplies; provisions
fared: got along; coped
tatterdemalions: raggedy looking people
oafs: dumb people
forage: to search

14. Chapter 15 Vocabulary
maelstrom: turmoil; frenzy; storm
bedraggled: disheleved; ragged
grub: food

15. Chapter 16 Vocabulary
firecake: cake made of flour and water, cooked on rocks
concoction: a mixture
chiseled: cut out

16. portent: sign; omen victuals: food
Chapter 17 Vocabulary
portent: sign; omen
victuals: food

17. portioned out: distributed equally affliction: illness; malady
Chapter 18 Vocabulary
portioned out: distributed equally
affliction: illness; malady

18. Chapter 19 Vocabulary
smidgen: small amount

19. veered: changed direction
Chapter 20 Vocabulary
veered: changed direction

20. Chapter 21 Vocabulary
scavenging: searching; rummaging
provisions: rations; supplies
flogged: whipped
quarrel: fight; fray