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18 Cards in this Set
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Blunderbuss |
short-barreled gun with a flared muzzel |
type of gun - what does it look like |
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chinking |
filling cracks with a substance to keep out the wind and cold |
Matt used mud and clay from the river bank to do this
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flint |
hard gray rock used to produce a spark |
how did Matt start a fire |
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gaunt |
thin and haggard from hunger or age |
how did the old indian woman look |
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ramshackle |
in a state of disrepair |
how does something falling apart look |
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typhus |
an infectious disease that usually caused death |
sickness |
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lustrous |
shining |
the beaver pelt was heavy and lustrous |
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scant |
very little |
if I give you a penny do you have a lot |
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proprietors |
owners of a business |
who owns something |
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pewter |
an alloy of tin often used to make dishes |
what did Matt eat off |
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johnnycakes |
cornbread made on a griddle |
something Matt ate |
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stockade |
a fort made out of upright posts |
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contortions |
bends out of normal shape |
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tribute |
intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration |
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pungent |
a sharp strong taste or smell |
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comradeship |
a companion who shares your activities |
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boggy |
wet, muddy ground too soft to support a human's weight
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caribou |
large North American reindeer |
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