butter churn
a device in which milk or cream is mixed to make butter
W.E.B. Du Bois
A Harvard trained professional who called for equal rights immediately for African Americans. He founded the NAACP that aimed to help African Americans improve.
mercantile
market or general store
tarring and feathering
form of public humiliation and punishment, usually carried out by a mob, in which the victim is first covered in tar, then feathers.
carpetbaggers
A northerner who went to the South immediately after the Civil War; especially one who tried to gain political advantage or other advantages from the disorganized situation in southern states
Reconstruction Era
The era following the Civil War where Radical Republicans initiated changes in the South that gave newly freed slaves additional economic, social, and political rights. These changes were greatly resented by many Southerners, causing the creation of organ
Aesop' Fables
-stories that teach moral lessons (animals)
The Count of Monte Cristo Novel
The identity that Dantes assumes when he inherits his enormous fortune; he is usually cold and sarcastically bitter
The Three Musketeers novel
1844 novel (originally serialized) that combines historical fiction with the romantic. It follows a poor young nobleman named d'Artagnan in his quest to become a Musketeer. In the process he befriends the Three Musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and t
retaliate
to pay back an injury
malevolently
with evil intent
flail
to swing about wildly
unmercifully
showing no mercy or compassion
sass
to talk back; to speak disrespectfully
aloofness
a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
audible
able to be heard
awestruck
filled with wonder mixed with fear
candidly
Honestly
condone
to overlook, pardon, or disregard
denote
(v) be a name or symbol for
disclose
to reveal, make public
dumfounded
stunned, speechless
falter
hesitate
feign
To fake
insolently
in a way that is insulting or rude
intermingle
To mix or become mixed together
nattily
in a way that is neat and trim
patronize
be a regular customer or client of
reprimand
v. To scold in a harsh or formal manner
sulk
to be withdrawn, as a silent treatment
vanity
excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements
vex
to annoy or bother someone
wizened
withered, dried up