Little House in the Big Woods - Chapter 2

Henny V. (Netherlands)
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  1. aired
    open to or abounding in fresh air
  2. bank
    financial institution that accepts deposits and lends money
  3. bare
    lacking its natural or customary covering
  4. buttermilk
    residue from making butter from sour raw milk
  5. chunk
    a compact mass
  6. churn
    a vessel to separate butterfat from buttermilk
  7. creek
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  8. crockery
    ceramic dishes used for serving food
  9. dash
    run or move very quickly
  10. dodging
    deliberately avoiding
  11. drift
    be in motion due to some air or water current
  12. fiddle
    a hand-held stringed instrument played with a bow
  13. flannel
    a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
  14. frost
    ice crystals forming a white deposit
  15. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
  16. grainy
    composed of or covered with particles resembling meal
  17. grate
    reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface
  18. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  19. icicle
    ice resembling a pendent spear formed by dripping water
  20. leaky
    permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases
  21. leap
    move forward by bounds
  22. loaf
    a shaped mass of baked bread
  23. mold
    the distinctive form in which a thing is made
  24. mustache
    an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
  25. paddle
    a short light oar used to propel a canoe or small boat
  26. pane
    sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
  27. pat
    hit lightly
  28. patty-pan
    a pan for cooking patties or pasties
  29. plump
    sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
  30. pour
    cause to run
  31. punch
    deliver a quick blow to
  32. purr
    a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
  33. ripping
    resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
  34. scald
    burn with a hot liquid or steam
  35. scramble
    move hurriedly
  36. sew
    create (clothes) with cloth
  37. slashing
    as if striking with slashing blows
  38. sled
    a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs
  39. splash
    cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
  40. spoil
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  41. thaw
    become or cause to become soft or liquid
  42. thimble
    a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing
  43. tramp
    travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
  44. trap line
    a line or series of traps
  45. tuck
    make a tuck or several folds in
  46. wriggle
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
Created on Tue Aug 24 16:50:13 EDT 2010

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