2. Plodding - to walk slowly and usually heavily and to develop progress or develop slowly 3. Thatched – to make (a roof) with dried plant material 4. Halted – having a manner of walking that is impaired by a limp: LAME 5. Buxom – of a woman: healthy and attractive with large breasts 6. Perchance – maybe but not definitely 7. Furtive – done in a quit and secret way to avoid being noticed 8. Countenance – the appearance of a person’s face : a person’s expression 9. Embers – a glowing piece of coal or wood from a fire 10. Amiable – friendly and pleasant 11. Broaching – any of various pointed or tapered tools, implements, or parts 12. Sunbeams – a ray of sunlight 13. Flitted – to move or fly quickly from one place or thing to another 14. Chrysalids – to be in the pupa stage, enclosed in a cocoon, before turning into a butterfly or moth. 15. Devoured – to eat up greedily or ravenously 16. Emaciation – to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin 17. Strenuous – requiring or using great exertion 18. Lenient – allowing a lot of freedom and not punishing bad behavior in a strong way : not harsh, severe, or strict 19. Wholly – completely or fully 20. Rummaged – to search for something especially by moving and looking through the contents of a place 21. Lured – an appealing or attractive quality and a device used for attracting and catching animals, birds, or especially fish 22. Despondency – the state of being despondent or extremely low in spirits : Dejection, Hopelessness 23. Exultant – very happy and excited 24. Wistfully – having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about something that you want to have or do and especially about something that made you happy in the past 25. Tedious – boring and too slow or long