Decker Pigs Chapter 7
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| Ridge | long, narrow high piece of land.
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| Chores | work or jobs that you have to do at home, e.g. Wash the dishes, take out the trash, feed the cat, etc.
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| hawk | a bird of prey (it eats other animals)
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| to drift | to float, carried by wind or water currents. An empty boat drifts with the current.
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| to dive | to jump headfirst (into water)
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| talon | bird's feet with claws
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| breath | air that comes out of your mouth and nose
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| struggle | to fight
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| hitched | connected
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| climb | to go upwards
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| sight | something or someone that is seen
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| nest | a place made of twigs, grass, or leaves where birds or other animals raise their young (children)
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| gullet | another word for stomach
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| beak | bird's mouth
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| rabies | a deadly disease that makes animals aggressive, which is usually passed on by bites
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| bury | to put something in a hole under the ground. A dog buries a bone.
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| Rifle | a type of gun which is long and thin
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| ought to | should, to be obligated to
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| sow | a female pig
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| brood | litter, group of children (from one set of parents). Her brood=her children
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| shelter | any building or or covering (tree branches, etc) that gives physical protection.
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| To snort | to make a loud sound from the throat or the nose
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| lantern | lamp
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| on account of | because of
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| spade | shovel, something you dig with
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| grave | hole in the ground where you bury dead people
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| kin | relation, family member
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| trousers | pants
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| shed | storage building outside the house
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| varmint | animal, that is a pest, or a nuisance. An animal that you don't like
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| mud | wet ground, wet dirt
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| headstone | piece of stone in a cemetery with the person's name
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| to drown | to kill, die under water
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| to hang oneself | to put a rope around your neck and kill yourself
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| coffin | box to bury people in
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