Out of the Dust Vocabulary

annoyed or irritated

a song usually written in the ragtime style of music

rascals

long period of dry weather

body of a dead animal

reduced bit by bit

clear oil that is burnt to provide heat or light

the 8 note gap in a musical scale between a note and the next note of the same name

a variety of methods, as in planting different crops

rotted, showing pus

a bad or dishonest person

to twist and turn around, as in pain

medicine used to keep a wound from being infected

very dry

to do with someone who moves around doing seasonal work

a mutual promise to marry

sand hills made by the wind

covered with patches of different colors

a serious infection of the lungs caused by dust

the top layer of soil and grass attached to it