| Term | Definition |
|---|
| plantation | a large farm where slaves were often used as workers |
| overseer | the person in charge of slaves on a plantation |
| mirage | an optical illusion often brought on by extreme thirst or hunger |
| Abolitionist | someone who works who end slavery |
| scrounge up | to search and find |
| listlessness | tiredness, slow-moving |
| ornithologist | one who studies birds |
| trough | a long, narrow, open container often used to hold food for animals |
| scrawny | small, extremely thin |
| trudge | to walk slowly and with difficulty |
| taut | tight, tense |
| trance | a dazed or bewildered condition; between sleeping and waking |
| bondage | in captivity; in chains |
| grovelling | to beg, plead, or flatter with great humility |
| foes | enemies |
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