Little House in the Big Woods
                                                Chapter 2
                                Winter Days and Winter Nights

                                      Vocabulary Words

Jack Frost

a make-believe person who makes pictures on the window pane

churning

making butter by dashing milk in a churn

butter pat

butter that has been shaped in a mold

patty pan

a pan for a small pie

trap lines

a series of traps; small, medium, and large for different animals

kerosene

a thin oil used in lamps and stoves

enormous

very large or great