Jamestown
n. 詹姆斯敦（这里指田纳西州的一个城市）

journey
v. to travel

kin
n. （集合名词）relatives 亲戚

lumber-mill
n. a building where trees are cut up to make wood 锯木厂

lurk
v. to wait quietly and secretly in order to attack 埋伏以便伺机攻击

magnificent
adj. extremely good, beautiful or impressive 不平凡的；了不起的

Montana
n. a state in the U. S. 蒙大拿州

motto
n. a short statement used as a guide of behavior 座右铭

murderer
n. a person who unlawfully kills another person

Nebraska
n. a state in the U. S. 内布拉斯加州

New Orleans
n. a city in the U. S. 新奥尔良

North Carolina
n. a state in the U. S. 北卡罗来纳州

Oregon
n. a state in the U. S. 俄勒冈州

patriotic
adj. feeling or showing love, support and loyalty to one's country 爱国的

rapist
n. 强奸犯

readiness
n. willingness or eagerness to do sth.

renew
n. to find sth. again after it has been lost 重新恢复

revelation
n. sth. which is made known and was previously unknown 突然显示的事实

risk
v. to take an action, even though it might have unpleasant consequences 冒险

schedule
v. to arrange for sth. to be done; to plan that sth. will happen at a particular time

shabby
adj. in bad repair or condition 破旧不堪的

shelter
v. to provide a place to stay or rest
n. a place where you can stay or rest

skid
v. to suddenly slide sideways and get out of control 滑向一旁

solely
adv. only

stranded
adj. unable to move from the place where you are

symbol
n. a sign or object which represents an idea or value 象征

Tenn.
n. = Tennessee, a state in the U. S. 田纳西州

the Atlantic
n. 大西洋

the Pacific
n. 太平洋

thumb
n. 拇指

trucker
n. a truck driver

vehicle
n. a thing such as a car or bus etc. used for carrying people or things from one place to another 车辆

Wyoming
n. a state in the U. S. 怀俄明州