War Stuff
A group of volunteer soldiers
Militia
Not up to normal standards of good taste
Unseemly
To bow formally with slightly bended knees
Curtsy
A doubtful pause or reluctance
Hesitation
What was hidden in the bread?
Snuff Box
A small team or crew
Wrong or Faulty
Amiss
Tall and thin
Lanky
Long-barreled gun formerly used by infantry
Musket
What side was Ellen for?
Patriots
A blade or knife fitted at the end of a gun
Bayonet
A sailing vessel
Sloop
The state of losing hope
Desperation
Derided or mocked
Scoffed
What were the names of the soldiers with Ellen on the boat?
Higgins and Dow
A mounted weapon that fires heavy iron balls
Cannon
Behaving in a condescending or arrogant way
Haughtily
Very thin and weak
Scrawny
Knee-length pants
Breeches
Who was Ellen delivering the bread to?
Mr. Shannon
A large group of soldiers
Regiment
Urchin
Large and strong; heavily built
Burly
A poor troubled child from the city
Urchin
What town was Ellen going to?
Elizabeth-town