1. Prelude Vocabulary
‘tis: it is
  fatigue:  tiredness; exhaustion
‘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
Chapter 9 Vocabulary
 remorse:  guilt
  refined:  proper
  rue:  regret

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
4.  tendency:  inclination;  what one has the habit of doing

12. Chapter 13 Vocabulary
2. treacherous:  traitorous; disloyal; two-faced
3.  ambush:  attack
4. flanked:  bordered; edged
6.  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: disheveled; 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

21. fervently: strongly doleful: mournful
Chapter 22 Vocabulary
fervently: strongly
doleful: mournful

22. Chapter 24 Vocabulary disbanded: broke apart idleness: laziness
gallows: a platform with beams used for hanging prisoners
mettle: toughness; bravery; moxy; grit
forge: oven or furnace over which metal is melted and molded into tools
forge: mold; melt; shape; create
forge: stronghold; place people come together to protect an area from attack

23. Chapter 25 Vocabulary shirking: avoiding exemplary: excellent; model
3. bamboozled: tricked
commemorate: to remember; honor
momentous: very important
feat: an achievement; accomplishment
vigor: strength; stamina

24. fortifications: defenses
Chapter 26 Vocabulary
fortifications: defenses

25. picaroons: scoundrels; rascals; mischief makers
Chapter 27 Vocabulary
picaroons: scoundrels; rascals; mischief makers

26. Chapter 28 Vocabulary
rogue: scoundrel; picaroon
petulance: moodiness; peevishness
3. meekest: gentlest; mildest; quietest

27. confer: to discuss palaver: chat
Chapter 29 Vocabulary
confer: to discuss
palaver: chat

28. shoddy: sloppy; inferior reliable: dependable vouched: swore
Chapter 30 Vocabulary
shoddy: sloppy; inferior
reliable: dependable
vouched: swore

29. Chapter 31 Vocabulary
ruse: trick
hearth: fireplace
apprenticed: learned (from someone who does the job)
diverting: distracting
pondered: thought deeply about

30. Chapter 33 Vocabulary
somber: melancholy; gloomy
sentiments: thoughts
impudence: rudeness; nerve; audacity
grave: serious; dire
miscalculation: wrong calculation; wrong conclusion

31. Malcontent: not happy; not content
Chapter 34
Malcontent: not happy; not content
Droned: babbled; talked in a monotone almost like a buzz

32. Chapter 36 Hovel: shack; hut; dirty place
Goaded: prodded; urged; motivated; instigated
Perish: die; wither