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Midwife's Apprentice Chapters 1-4
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6th Grade
11/17/2010

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moiling
Definition
changing; fermenting; active
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scavenge
Definition
to pick over to find useful bits
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taunting
Definition
jeering; mocking
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wimple
Definition
cloth for the head arranged in folds around the head, cheeks, chin and neck, often worn by nuns
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midwife
Definition
person who helps women in childbirth
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apprentice
Definition
person learning a task or skill, earning little or no pay
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compassion
Definition
sympathy; pity; feeling for one who is suffering a hardship
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stanch
Definition
stop or slow down the flow of blood
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dawdle
Definition
waste time
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comfrey
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daisy
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tonic
Definition
medicine to give strength
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abundance
Definition
plentiful amount
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chamber pot
Definition
container used for urination in the bedroom
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turmoil
Definition
confusion; commotion; disturbance
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exertion
Definition
strenuous action; effort
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cottage
Definition
small house
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