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Sign of The Beaver 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reckon | to consider; to come to a conclusion |
| notch | a slit made to serve as a record |
| loft | a small space below the roof that looks down into another room |
| chinks | small opening that lets in light or the weather |
| ruefully | to express something with sorrow |
| fell | to chop down |
| live coal | coal that is still hot enough to light a new fire |
| horrid | extremely bad or unpleasant; horrible |
| content | pleasantly happy; satisfied |
| pewter | a silver colored metal that is similar to tin |
| molasses | a thick brown syrup made of sugar |
| pelts | the skin of an animal |
| drawl | to speak in a slow manner |
| deprive | to not let someone have something |
| mite | a very small amount |
| wits | a person' s mental sharpness |