VOCABULARY
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                                                                        SHILOH
 

• belches --expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth
• decency-- the quality or state of being descent; condition or services considered essential for a proper standard of living
• jowls --cheek; the cheek of a hog
• lard --soft white solid or semisolid fat obtained by rendering fatty tissue of the hog
• nourish-- feed
• gunny sack-- a coarse heavy fabric made into a sack
• pneumonia-- disease of the lungs characterized by inflammation or infection
• suspicious-- tending to arouse suspicion; suspect
• commences-- to have or make a beginning; start
• envy--painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined by a desire to possess the same advantage
• moody--gloomy; subject to change in moods
• omission--something neglected or left undone
• quavery--tremble
• mash--a mixture of ground seeds for livestock (chickens)
• nuzzling--to root, rub, or snuff something with the nose
• stethoscope--an instrument used to detect and study sounds produced in the body
• snitching--tattle
• blackmail--extortion by threats  especially of public exposure or criminal prosecution
• witness-- to furnish proof; to see for oneself
• rural--relating to the country
• urban--relating to the city