Vocabulary for Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson

maul (p. 70)—verb—to handle or use roughly; to injure by a rough beating, shoving, etc. pitch in (p. 60)—verb—to begin to work in earnest and vigorously; to join in; to help out. rile (p. 71)—verb—to irk, irritate, annoy, provoke. roost (p. 69)—verb—to settle or stay, especially for the night; to sit or rest on a … ................
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