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Lucy's Ballad
Vocabulary words from novel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| outhouse or outdoor toilet | privy |
| to persuade someone using flattery | cajole |
| a substance used to help with a fire | kindling |
| a package | parcel |
| a simple poem sometimes sung | ballad |
| a boyfriend or a suitor | beau |
| a mode of transportation using horses and a wagon | stagecoach |
| an eatable weed found in the forest | pigweed |
| a harmonica | mouth harp |
| romantically sentimental | mooning |
| an existing idea or notion | notional |
| a place where liquors are sold | saloon |
| a receptacle for spit | spittoon |
| a person who rents a room by the week including meals | boarder |
| beetle larvae that lives in flour, cornmeal, etc.and eats seeds and fruit | weevils |
| barren, uninhabited | desolate |
| to burn the surface of | scorched |