Chapter 7

piles of snow

...the banks beside the path were shrinking and settling.

close-fitting bodice (part of woman's dress above waist)

She let them touch the beautiful dark red buttons that buttoned the basque up the front...

type of pine tree; a reddish colored wood coming from the tree

He made them of cedar and white ash...

mouth or jaws

I could have stood and watched him eat what's in them and lick his chops.

when a tree puts out its leaves in spring

...this cold spell and the snow will hold back the leafing...

type of hardwood tree with small leaves and pale wood

He made them of cedar and white ash...