| Term | Definition |
| haggard | having a worn and tired look |
| barbarians | a person without culture or education |
| mercenaries | persons hired to fight for another country than their own |
| fencerow | a row of fences with unfarmed land on either side |
| tinker | a person who sells items by going from farm to farm |
| vexed | to be annoyed or irritated |
| beseeches | to request earnestly; beg for |
| scow | a boat with a flat bottom and square ends |
| pistoreens | a form of money used in the colonial times |
| tyrannical | having the qualities of one who rules unjustly and cruelly |
| wary | on guard against danger or trickery |
| siege | a long attack against a fort or city |
| phlegm | thick, slimy substance formed in nose and throat when you have a cold |