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31 Cards in this Set
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Bawl
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Crying
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Acre
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Unit of measuring land
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Gripe
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To complain
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Cereus
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A funnel shaped flower
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Bounty
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A premium or reward
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Agent
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A person or business authorized to act on another's behalf
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Grumble
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To murmur or mutter in discontent
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Sod
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The surface of the ground; grass; turf
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Coo
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To utter or imitate the sound of a dove
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Bonus
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An extra reward
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Rag
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A worthless, torn up peice of cloth
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Kerosene
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A type of liquid that egnites essally and is used to power lamps
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Civil
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Pertaining to, or consisting of citizens
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Bushel
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A unit of weight
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Searing
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To burn or char the surface of something
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Crouch
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To stooper;
bend low |
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Seep
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To pass, flow, or ooze gradualy trough a porous substance
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Quench
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To put out or extinguish
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Fidgety
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Restless; impatient; uneasy
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Crusty
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Having a crisp or thick crust
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Sorghum
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A cereal grass, sorghum bicolor
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Writhe
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To twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort
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Testy
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Irritably impatient; touchy
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Dazed
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To stun or stupefy with a blow, shock, etc...
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Wince
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To draw back or tence the body as from pain or from a blow
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Wager
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The act of betting
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Drought
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A period of dry weather, especialy a long one that is injurious to crops
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Wisp
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Any thin mass: a wisp of hair
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Withered
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To lose the freshness of youth, as from age
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What evidence showed that the kelby family was poor?
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The lived in a shack
The mom was makeing feed sack clothes for the coming baby |
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Why were Livie and her family moving away?
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To look for a better place to farm
To find a better home. |
