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Decker Pigs Chapter7

Decker Pigs Chapter 7

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