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Where the Red Fern Grows Chapters 1 - 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cry noisily and continuously | squall |
| a mongrel dog | cur |
| deep sleep | dormant |
| a gentle or loving touch | caress |
| give to someone as a share or task | allot |
| having a pleasant and distinctive smell; fragrant | aromatic |
| dead foliage in woods | canebrakes |
| a slender flexible shoot cut from a tree | switch |
| to get worse | fester |
| think about | mull |
| lift or carry something heavy | heft |
| prickly bushes | brier |
| supplies | provision |
| make minor changes | amend |
| a place for storage | depot |
| a syrupy sweetener | sorghum |
| uneducated country person | hillbilly |
| a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top on which metal can be hammered | anvil |
| question | query |
| the outer covering such as a husk | shuck |
| hinder or impede | hamper |