Chapters 1-2
Vocabulary Words

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Word

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Definition

bluff 26 a high steep hill
bow 16 frame of a wagon that is bent into a simple curve
brindle 5 colored with faint dark streaks or spots on a gray or light brown background
clutch 17 to hold onto something tightly with your hand
cord 6 a unit of wood cut for fuel equal to a stack 4 x 4 x 8 feet or 128 cubic feet
crop 19 to cut off the upper or outer parts of (something)
enormous 7 very great in size or amount
miserable 11 very severe or unpleasant
papoose 6 a young child of American Indian parents
prick 19 to cause to be or stand straight and tall
pucker 20 to pull the sides of cloth together so that folds or wrinkles are formed
smother 21 to cover something in order to keep it warm
thud 1 a loud, dull sound made especially when a heavy object hits something
tremble 21 to shake slightly because you are afraid, nervous, excited, etc.
trot 13 a jogging rate of a horse that falls between a walk and a run
upright 3 positioned to be straight up

Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Word Central Dictionary based on use in Little House on the Prairie.

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