- absolution n.
- The act of freeing from guilt or blame.
- barren adj.
- Infertile; producing little or no vegetation.
- beseech v.
- To beg earnestly for.
- bushel n.
- Unit of measurement for dry goods, equal to four pecks or eight gallons.
- clapboards n.
- Narrow boards, usually thicker at one edge than the other, typically used for weatherboarding outside walls.
- congregation n.
- A group of people who share a common faith.
- cooper n.
- A person who makes or repairs barrels, casks, and other wooden containers.
- darn v.
- To fix a hole in clothing or fabric by weaving thread or yarn across it.
- ford n.
- A place in a river or other body of water that is shallow enough to be crossed without a boat.
- grubbing hoe n.
- A heavy tool with a long handle and a thin, flat blade, used for digging up roots and stumps.
- hither adv.
- To or toward this place.
- hitherto adv.
- Until now.
- industry n.
- Devotion to a task or duty.
- kraut n.
- Sauerkraut; a traditional German food consisting of cabbage that has been shredded, salted, and fermented.
- lovefeast n.
- A traditional Moravian religious service that includes singing, a talk, and the sharing of a simple meal.
- millrace n.
- The rapid current of water that causes a mill wheel to turn.
- missionary n.
- Person who attempts to convert others to a particular religion or set of ideas. Missionaries are often sent to foreign countries to perform this work.
- partake v.
- To have a share or portion.
- pasturage n.
- Land suitable for grazing animals.
- piecemeal adv.
- One piece at a time.
- procure v.
- To obtain.
- proprietor n.
- An owner; person who has the legal title to something.
- shod v.
- Fitted with shoes.
- sobriety n.
- Avoidance of excess or extravagance.
- stagnant adj.
- Foul or stale from not running or flowing.
- tackle n.
- A system consisting of ropes and blocks used for raising, lowering, and shifting heavy objects.
- tanner n.
- Person who makes animal hides into leather.
- thither adv.
- There; in that direction.
- thresh v.
- To separate the edible part of a grain from its hull.
- untrodden adj.
- Not stepped on; untraveled.
