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The Long Winter #1
Vocabulary from The Long Winter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pioneer | the first people to settle in a new land |
| prairie | a large are of land that is a treeless grassy plain |
| kerosene | a fuel used for light or heat |
| homestead | land claimed as a home farm by a settler |
| territory | an area of land that is government owned |
| muslin | plain colored, study cotton fabric used to make sheets |
| whittling | cutting strips of pieces from wood with a knife to make a carving. |
| clamber | scramble, climb awkwardly |
| shanty | a roughly built cabin, a shack |
| zenith | pinnacle, peak, summit, the highest point |
| partition | divider, dividing panel or wall |
| sober | grave, having an attitude that is serious, somber |
| kindling | material that burns easily used to start a fire |
| preserves | fruit made into jam or jelly |