{"id":15442,"date":"2023-03-04T00:55:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T05:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/?p=15442"},"modified":"2026-04-10T00:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:02:53","slug":"s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/15442","title":{"rendered":"S"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The nineteenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, from its hissing sound. It has two uses; one to express a mere hissing, as in <em>Sabbath<\/em>, <em>such<\/em>, <em>sin<\/em>, <em>this<\/em>, <em>thus<\/em>; the other a vocal hissing, precisely like that of <em>z<\/em>, as in <em>muse<\/em>, <em>wise<\/em>, pronounced <em>muze<\/em>, <em>wize<\/em>. It generally  has its hissing sound at the beginning of all proper English words, but in the mdidle and end of words its sound is to be known only by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in <em>isle <\/em>and <em>viscount<\/em>. \u2014 Webster, 1882<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"float: none; color: #6384bd; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; font-family: PT Sans, sanserif, Georgia;\">Click on an image below to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" style=\"border-width:0; border-color:white; border-style:none;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_11775\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/11774\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11775\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11775\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/button_ecnerwaltsw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"St. Lawrence River\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11775\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/button_ecnerwaltsw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/button_ecnerwaltsw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Lawrence River<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7919\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4146\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7919\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/11\/button_saleratus_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"saleratus \/ soda\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7919\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/11\/button_saleratus_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/11\/button_saleratus_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">saleratus \/ soda<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11383\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/11378\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11383\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11383\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/button_mpsmasterw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Power &amp; Edwin Sanford\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/button_mpsmasterw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/button_mpsmasterw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edwin Sanford &amp; Mary Power<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9162\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/9161\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9162\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/button_sclausw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Claus \/ Santa Clause\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9162\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/button_sclausw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/button_sclausw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Claus \/ Santa Clause<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8086\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/8085\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8086\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/button_lessas_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Sasse\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8086\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/button_lessas_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/button_lessas_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lewis Sasse<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16409\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/16398\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16409\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/button_lehctasw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/button_lehctasw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/button_lehctasw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">satchel<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7749\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5544\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7749\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/button_knarfbuahcs_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Schaub\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7749\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/button_knarfbuahcs_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/button_knarfbuahcs_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank Schaub<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7749\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/11841\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7749\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/button_tnetapw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"School Lands\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7749\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LHOP School Lands Sale<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16237\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/16236\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16237\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/button_noitcesloohcs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16237\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/button_noitcesloohcs-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/button_noitcesloohcs.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">school section<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7646\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6242\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7646\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/button_enoas_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"scones\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7646\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/button_enoas_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/button_enoas_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">scones<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14315\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/14291\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14315\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/button_ttocsw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14315\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/button_ttocsw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/button_ttocsw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. and Mrs. Scott<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7822\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5401\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7822\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/button_nosynnet_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tennyson's Poems\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7822\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/button_nosynnet_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/button_nosynnet_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott&#8217;s Poems<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7692\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6650\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7692\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/button_gniruocs_s-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"scour \/ scouring brick\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7692\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/button_gniruocs_s-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/button_gniruocs_s.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">scour \/ scouring brick<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7624\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/7181\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7624\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/button_ehtycseldarc_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"cradle scythe\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7624\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/button_ehtycseldarc_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/button_ehtycseldarc_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cradle scythe<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7920\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5168\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7920\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/button_sculptorboy_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Sculptor Boy&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/button_sculptorboy_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/button_sculptorboy_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Sculptor Boy&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8679\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/8672\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8679\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/button_seel2w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Willard Seelye\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8679\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/button_seel2w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/button_seel2w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willard Seelye<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8755\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/8753\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8755\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/button_enihcamsw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sewing machine\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8755\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/button_enihcamsw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/button_enihcamsw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sewing machine<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7525\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4272\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7525\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/02\/button_auldlangsyne_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Auld Lang Syne&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/02\/button_auldlangsyne_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/02\/button_auldlangsyne_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shall auld acquaintance be forgot<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7945\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4286\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7945\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/01\/button_soldiercross_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Am I a Soldier of the Cross?&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7945\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/01\/button_soldiercross_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/01\/button_soldiercross_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shall I be carried to the skies?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8039\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6902\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8039\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/button_ytnahsmialc_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"shanty\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8039\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/button_ytnahsmialc_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/button_ytnahsmialc_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">shanty<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7537\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4300\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7537\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/03\/button_billyboy_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Billy Boy&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7537\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/03\/button_billyboy_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/03\/button_billyboy_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She can make a cherry pie, Billy boy!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13655\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/13631\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13655\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/button_nodlehsw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13655\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/button_nodlehsw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/button_nodlehsw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reverend Stewart Sheldon<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7790\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4782\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7790\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/button_mrotsretlehs_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;A Shelter in the Time of Storm&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7790\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/button_mrotsretlehs_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/button_mrotsretlehs_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;A Shelter in the Time of Storm&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7572\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4093\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7572\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/button_chinashepherdess_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"china shepherdess\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7572\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/button_chinashepherdess_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/button_chinashepherdess_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">china shepherdess<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8146\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/8145\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8146\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_doowrehsa_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Sherwood\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8146\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_doowrehsa_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_doowrehsa_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Sherwood<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7923\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5006\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7923\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/button_shoepeg_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"shoe pegs\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7923\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/button_shoepeg_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/button_shoepeg_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">shoe pegs<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7578\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6475\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7578\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/01\/button_crownsilver_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"silver\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7578\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/01\/button_crownsilver_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/01\/button_crownsilver_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura&#8217;s wedding silver<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9837\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/9836\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9837\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/button_ekalrevlisw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Silver Lake\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9837\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/button_ekalrevlisw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/button_ekalrevlisw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silver Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7804\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4780\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7804\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/09\/button_noomnollor_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Silver Moon&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7804\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/09\/button_noomnollor_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/09\/button_noomnollor_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Silver Moon&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17659\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/17656\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17659\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/button_singing-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17659\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/button_singing-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/button_singing.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">singing school<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7616\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4784\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7616\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/button_ecnepxis_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Sing a Song of Sixpence&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7616\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/button_ecnepxis_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/button_ecnepxis_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Sing a Song of Sixpence&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7928\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4786\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7928\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/03\/button_singingsch_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Singing School&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7928\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/03\/button_singingsch_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/03\/button_singingsch_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Singing School&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11001\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/11000\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11001\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11001\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/button_xuoisgibw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Big Sioux River \/ Sioux River\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11001\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/button_xuoisgibw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/button_xuoisgibw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sioux River \/ railroad camp<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7664\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4788\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7664\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/08\/button_eromdiks_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Mulligan Guard&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7664\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/08\/button_eromdiks_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/08\/button_eromdiks_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Skidmore Guard&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12544\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/12464\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12544\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/button_remmiksw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12544\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/button_remmiksw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2002\/12\/button_remmiksw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">skimmer<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7701\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4050\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7701\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/02\/button_greensky_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"green sky\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7701\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/02\/button_greensky_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/02\/button_greensky_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">clear, pure green sky<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7941\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4208\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7941\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/02\/button_slate_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"slate\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7941\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/02\/button_slate_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/02\/button_slate_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">slate<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7631\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/7076\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7631\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/button_eelggnihgiels_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Sleighing Glee&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7631\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/button_eelggnihgiels_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/button_eelggnihgiels_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Sleighing Glee&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17322\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/17321\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17322\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/button_kcatsekomsw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/button_kcatsekomsw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/button_kcatsekomsw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">smoke stack \/ smokestack<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8037\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5361\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8037\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/button_ytioh_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hoity-toity snip\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8037\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/button_ytioh_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/button_ytioh_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">hoity-toity snip<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7981\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6951\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7981\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/button_trofwons_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"snow fort\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7981\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/button_trofwons_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/button_trofwons_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">snow fort<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11062\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/11060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11062\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11062\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/button_wolpwonsw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"snowplow\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11062\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/button_wolpwonsw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/button_wolpwonsw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">snowplow<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9137\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/8881\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9137\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/button_cosmaerciw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ice cream social\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9137\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/button_cosmaerciw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/button_cosmaerciw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ice cream social<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7198\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/7196\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7198\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/button_egdirropesaep-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Bean Porridge Hot&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7198\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/button_egdirropesaep-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/button_egdirropesaep.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some like it hot, some like it cold<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7955\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5582\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7955\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/button_ssarggnos_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Song of the Grass&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7955\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/button_ssarggnos_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/button_ssarggnos_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Song of the Grass&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11626\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/11596\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11626\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11626\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/button_scompanw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Songs from the LH books\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11626\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/button_scompanw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/button_scompanw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Songs from the LH books<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7745\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6892\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7745\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/button_krowym_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sorosis Club\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7745\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/button_krowym_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/button_krowym_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sorosis Club<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7752\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6162\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7752\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/button_lerros_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sheep sorrel\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7752\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/button_lerros_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/button_lerros_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sheep sorrel<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8247\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/8242\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8247\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_orbmuz2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"South Troy \/ Zumbro Falls during the Little House years\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8247\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_orbmuz2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_orbmuz2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Troy during the Little House years<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8255\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/8254\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8255\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_orbmuztoday-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"South Troy \/ Zumbro Falls today\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8255\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_orbmuztoday-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_orbmuztoday.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Troy \/ Zumbro Falls today<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7620\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4812\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7620\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/button_ebtsevrah_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;What Shall the Harvest Be?&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7620\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/button_ebtsevrah_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/button_ebtsevrah_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sowing the seed by the daylight fair<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7950\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6551\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7950\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/06\/button_ssargeldeen_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"needle grass\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7950\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/06\/button_ssargeldeen_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/06\/button_ssargeldeen_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish needle grass<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11176\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/11172\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11176\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11176\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/button_metapsw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Spat them Out\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11176\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/button_metapsw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/button_metapsw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spat them Out<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7849\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5316\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7849\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/button_orthog_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"spelling \/ speller\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7849\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/button_orthog_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/button_orthog_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">spelling \/ speller<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12314\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4012\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12314\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/button_redipsw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12314\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/button_redipsw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/button_redipsw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">spider<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7751\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6780\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7751\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/button_leehwgninnips_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7751\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/button_leehwgninnips_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/button_leehwgninnips_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">spinning wheel \/ spinning-wheel<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13730\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/13281\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13730\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/05\/button_spin-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13730\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/05\/button_spin-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/05\/button_spin.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">spin-offs &amp; adaptations<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7887\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5366\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7887\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/button_renoops_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"spoon holder\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7887\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/button_renoops_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/button_renoops_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">spoon holder<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7571\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6708\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7571\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/button_cinotgnirps_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"spring tonic\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7571\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/button_cinotgnirps_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/button_cinotgnirps_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">spring tonic<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15027\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/14126\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15027\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/button_spoop-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15027\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/button_spoop-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/button_spoop.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spookendyke<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17034\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/17031\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17034\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/button_erauqsw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17034\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/button_erauqsw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/button_erauqsw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Square in Malone<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7946\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5156\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7946\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/button_squirrel_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"squirrel\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7946\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/button_squirrel_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/button_squirrel_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">squirrel<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7808\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/7367\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7808\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/button_noihcnats_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"stanchion\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7808\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/button_noihcnats_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/button_noihcnats_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">stanchion<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7709\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6619\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7709\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/button_hcrats_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"starch\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7709\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/button_hcrats_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/button_hcrats_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">starch<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7777\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4790\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7777\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/button_mehelltebforats_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Star of Bethlehem&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7777\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/button_mehelltebforats_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/button_mehelltebforats_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Star of Bethlehem&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7952\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4792\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7952\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/07\/button_starspangle_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Star Spangled Banner\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7952\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/07\/button_starspangle_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/07\/button_starspangle_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Star Spangled Banner&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7918\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6784\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7918\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/button_rratsrotcod_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Alfred Starr\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7918\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/button_rratsrotcod_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/button_rratsrotcod_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Alfred Starr<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7958\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6128\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7958\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/button_srepapyrrats_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"starry papers\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7958\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/button_srepapyrrats_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/button_srepapyrrats_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">starry papers<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13152\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6910\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13152\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/button_depotw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13152\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/button_depotw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/button_depotw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">depot \/ station<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8002\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5125\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8002\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/03\/button_whs_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"William H. Steadman famil.y\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8002\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/03\/button_whs_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/03\/button_whs_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William H. Steadman family<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7944\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6857\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7944\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/02\/button_snraets_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Orion E. Stearns\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/02\/button_snraets_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/02\/button_snraets_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orion E. Stearns<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9094\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/9090\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9094\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/button_nibbetsdlo_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Henry J. Stebbins\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9094\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/button_nibbetsdlo_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/button_nibbetsdlo_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry J. Stebbins<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7613\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6169\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7613\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/button_edakcots_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"stockade\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7613\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/button_edakcots_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/button_edakcots_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">stockade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7617\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6545\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7617\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/button_ecnefenots_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"stone fences\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7617\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/button_ecnefenots_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/button_ecnefenots_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">stone fences<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7596\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/5632\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7596\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/button_dnalroom_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Stories of the Moorland\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7596\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/button_dnalroom_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/button_dnalroom_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stories of the Moorland<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7823\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/7035\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7823\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/button_norpamrots_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"storm apron\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7823\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/button_norpamrots_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/button_norpamrots_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">storm apron<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7527\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/3992\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7527\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/button_artsmith_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Story of Art Smith\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7527\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/button_artsmith_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/button_artsmith_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Story of Art Smith<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8020\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6768\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8020\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/button_yklus_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sulky \/ sulky plow\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8020\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/button_yklus_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/button_yklus_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sulky \/ sulky plow<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7535\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4298\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7535\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/03\/button_bigsunflower_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Big Sunflower&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7535\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/03\/button_bigsunflower_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/03\/button_bigsunflower_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sunflower song<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7960\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6152\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7960\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/button_suluger_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Supposed speech of Regulus\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/button_suluger_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/button_suluger_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supposed Speech of Regulus<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13038\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/13034\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13038\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/button_royevrusw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13038\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/button_royevrusw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/button_royevrusw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">surveyor<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_13820\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/13817\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13820\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/button_surveyorshousew-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13820\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/button_surveyorshousew-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/button_surveyorshousew.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">surveyors&#8217; house<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7947\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6946\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7947\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/08\/button_srednepsus_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"suspenders \/ galluses\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7947\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/08\/button_srednepsus_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2005\/08\/button_srednepsus_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">suspenders \/ galluses<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7935\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/7101\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7935\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/button_snaws_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"swan\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7935\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/button_snaws_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/05\/button_snaws_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">swan<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7933\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4752\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7933\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/button_sklofdlo2_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Old Folks at Home&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7933\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/button_sklofdlo2_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/button_sklofdlo2_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swanee River<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7983\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/6447\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7983\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/button_tsensnaws_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Swan's Nest&quot;\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7983\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/button_tsensnaws_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/button_tsensnaws_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Swan&#8217;s Nest&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8024\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4794\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8024\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/button_ybteews_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet By and By\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/button_ybteews_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/button_ybteews_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Sweet By and By&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7762\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/4732\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7762\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/06\/button_loohcshtabbas_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Sabbath School\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7762\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/06\/button_loohcshtabbas_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/06\/button_loohcshtabbas_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet Sabbath School<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8180\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/8179\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8180\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_klawkeerc_w-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"swimming hole\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_klawkeerc_w-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/button_klawkeerc_w.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">swimming hole<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9186\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/archives\/9165\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9186\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/button_etacidnysw-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Syndicate Hotel\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9186\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/button_etacidnysw-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pioneergirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/button_etacidnysw.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syndicate Hotel<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr width=\"50%\"\/>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"float: none; color: #6384bd; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; font-family: PT Sans, sanserif, Georgia;\">Wait, there&#8217;s more!<\/span><br \/>\nThe following is an incomplete list of the remaining indexed <strong>main headings<\/strong>. Once a completed entry has been uploaded, it will be removed from the list below and added to the links above. Subheadings, reference locators, and cross-referenced subentries are not included in this list. Always consult the completed entry for referenced source of definition used below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sabbath<\/strong> &#8211; A day of rest; one day in seven appointed for rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been continued by the Christian church with a transference of the day observed from the last to the first day of the week; \u2013 called also <em>Lord&#8217;s day<\/em>, in commemoration of the resurrection of Christ upon that day. Sabbath is not strictly synonymous with Sunday. Sabbath denotes the institution; Sunday is the name of the first day of the week. The Sabbath of the Jews is on Saturday, and the Sabbath of the Christians on Sunday. In New England, the first day of the week has been called &#8220;the Sabbath,&#8221; to mark it as holy time; <em>Sunday <\/em>is the word more commonly used, at present, in all parts of the United States, as it is in England. &#8220;So if we will be the children of our heavenly Father, we must be careful to keep the Christian Sabbath-day, which is the Sunday.&#8221; \u2013<em>Homilies of the Eng. Church<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sacre bleu<\/strong> &#8211; French profanity, a variation of <em>Sacr\u00e9 Dieu<\/em>, used to express surprise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>saddle<\/strong> \u2013 A seat to be placed on a horse&#8217;s back for the rider to sit on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sadiron<\/strong> \u2013 An instrument for smoothing or ironing clothes; a flat iron.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sage <\/strong>\u2013 A labiate plant of several species of the genus <em>Salvia<\/em>, but especially <em>S. officinalis<\/em>. Sage is mostly employed in cookery as a condiment, but is also used in medicine as a diaphoretic. The popular name sage, accompanied with some distinguishing epithet, is sometimes applied to all the species of the genus <em>Salvia<\/em>, a great number of which are recognized by botanists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saint <\/strong>&#8211; A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue. One canonized by the church.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Paul, Minnesota<\/strong> &#8211; The capital of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p><strong>saloon<\/strong> \u2013 An apartment for specific public uses; as, the saloon of a steamboat, a refreshment saloon, or the like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>salt meat<\/strong> \u2013 Meat furnished or impregnated with, abounding in, or containing salt; prepared with, or tasting of, salt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>saltpeter<\/strong> \u2013 A salt consisting of nitric acid and potassa; nitrate of potassa. The name is also often applied to substances analogous in composition to nitrate of potassa, but containing different bases, as soda, lime, and the like, and respectively distinguished as soda saltpeter, lime saltpeter, &amp;c.<\/p>\n<p><strong>salt-rising bread<\/strong> &#8211; Dense bread that uses no yeast, but relies on wild organisms for leavening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>salve<\/strong> &#8211; An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Samson \/ Sam<\/strong>, horse &#8211; One of a team of horses, with David, belonging to Charles Ingalls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sampler<\/strong>  \u2013 A pattern of work; a specimen; especially, a collection of needle-work patterns, as letters or the like, to be used as samples.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sandpaper<\/strong>  \u2013 Paper covered on one side with a fine gritty substance, for smoothing and polishing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sandpiper<\/strong>  \u2013 A wading bird of the snipe family, belonging to the genera <em>Totanus <\/em>and <em>Tringa<\/em>. It inhabits seashores and marine marshes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sap<\/strong>, <em>see also<\/em> maple \u2013 The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices essential to nutrition. The ascending is the crude sap, the assimilation of which takes place in the leaves, which it becomes the elaborated sap suited to the growth of the plant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sapling <\/strong> \u2013 A young tree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saranac, New York<\/strong> \u2013 Town in Clinton County, New York. The horse-buyers in Farmer Boy were<\/p>\n<p><strong>satin<\/strong> \u2013 A glossy silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sausage<\/strong> \u2013 An article of meat minced and highly seasoned, and enclosed in a cylindrical case or skin, usually made of the intestines of some animal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>savage<\/strong> \u2013 Wild; untamed; as, savage beasts of prey. Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; as, savage life; savage manners. A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or manners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>saw \/ sawing<\/strong> \u2013 An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood, iron, &amp;c., consisting of a thin blade or plate of steel, with a series of sharp teeth on one edge, which remove successive portions of the material by cutting or tearing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sawdust<\/strong> \u2013 Dust or small fragments of wood, stone, or other material, made by the attrition of a saw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sawhorse<\/strong> \u2013 A trestle that supports wood for sawing<\/p>\n<p><strong>scalawag  <\/strong>\u2013 A miserable scamp; a scapegrace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scald  <\/strong>\u2013 To burn with hot liquid. To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in water or other liquor; as, to scald meat or milk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scale<\/strong>, fish  \u2013 <em>n<\/em>. One of the small, thin, membranous of bony pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermo-skeleton. <em>v.t<\/em>. To strip or clear of scales; as, to scale a fish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scale<\/strong>, weighing \u2013 The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; \u2013 chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scale<\/strong>, singing \u2013 The gamut, or graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the key-tone to its octave, and which may be repeated through any number of octaves. The diatonic scale is graduated by steps and half steps (tones and semitones), and completes itself in seven tones, ascending thus: <em>do<\/em>, <em>re<\/em>, <em>mi<\/em>, <em>fa<\/em>, <em>sol<\/em>, <em>la<\/em>, <em>si<\/em>, the <em>do<\/em> which follows being the recommencement of the same scale or series in a higher octave; the chromatic scale is graduated all the way by half steps, and completes itself in twelve tones. The word is sometimes used as synonymous with compass; as the scale of an instrument.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scalp<\/strong> \u2013 That part of the instrument of the head usually covered with hair; hence, the skin of the head, or a part of it, with the hair belonging to it, torn off, as by the Indian warriors of North America, as a token of victory over an enemy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scalp-lock \/ scalplock<\/strong>  \u2013 A long tuft of hair left on the crown of the head by the warriors of some tribes of American Indians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scarlet fever<\/strong> \u2013 A contagious febrile disease, characterized by inflammation of the fauces, and a scarlet rash, appearing usually on the second day, and ending in desquamation about the sixth or seventh day. The fauces is the posterior part of the mouth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scandal<\/strong> \u2013 <em>n<\/em>. Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, heinous, or flagrant; imputed disgrace. <em>Equity<\/em>. Any thing alleged in the court which is impertinent and reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or in contrary to good manners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>school<\/strong> \u2013 A place for learned intercourse and instruction; an institution for learning; an educational establishment; a place for acquiring knowledge and mental training. Hence, an institution of learning of a lower grade, below a college or university; a place of primary instruction; an establishment for the instruction of young children; as, a primary school; a common school. An assemblage of scholars; whose who attend upon instruction in a school of any kind; a body of pupils.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scotland<\/strong> &#8211;  The northernmost country in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scotch \/ Scotchwoman \/ Scottish \/ Scots<\/strong>  \u2013 Of, or pertaining to, Scotland or its inhabitants; Scottish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scrabble<\/strong> \u2013 1. The act of scrambling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble. 2. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to claw along on the hands and knees; to scramble.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scrap<\/strong>, fight \u2013 A small fight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scrap-bag \/ scrapbag<\/strong> \u2013 A cloth bag in which leftover or small bits of sewing fabric are stored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scraper<\/strong> \u2013 An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, and used for scraping earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals, &amp;c.<\/p>\n<p><strong>screech-owl<\/strong> \u2013 An owl that utters a harsh, disagreeable cry at night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>screen<\/strong> \u2013 Any thing that separates or cuts off inconveniences, injury, or danger; that which shelters or protects from danger, prevents inconvenience, shuts off view, and the like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scripture<\/strong> \u2013 The books of the Old and New Testament; the Bible. A passage from the Scriptures; a Bible text.<\/p>\n<p><strong>scud<\/strong> \u2013 To be driven or flee or fly with haste; to run with precipitation; to fly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>seamstress<\/strong> \u2013 A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needle-woman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Street<\/strong> \u2013 East-west thoroughfare one block south of the railroad in De Smet. The Ingalls building stood on the southeast corner of the intersection of Calumet Avenue (Main Street) and Second Street.<\/p>\n<p><strong>section-line<\/strong> \u2013 The boundary line of a section in surveying or land distribution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sedate<\/strong> \u2013 Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene; unruffled by passion; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>seeder<\/strong> \u2013 One who sows or plants seeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sermon<\/strong> \u2013 A discourse or address; a talk. Specifically, a discourse delivered in public, usually by a clergyman, for the purpose of religious instruction, and grounded on some text or passage of Scripture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>settle<\/strong> \u2013  To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as, the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled new England. To become fixed or permanent; to establish one\u2019s self; to assume a lasting form or condition; to become stationary, from a temporary or changing state of things. Hence, specifically, to fix one\u2019s place of residence; to take up habitation; to establish one\u2019s self for continuous abode; to enter into the married state, or the state of a householder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>settlement \/ settled country<\/strong> \u2013 The act of settling, or the state of being settled; as, specifically: Establishment of inhabitants; act of peopling, or state of being peopled; colonization; as, the settlement of a new country. A settled place of abode; residence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>settler<\/strong> \u2013 One who establishes himself in a colony; a colonist; as, a <em>settler <\/em>in Oregon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sew<\/strong> \u2013 To unite or fasten together with a needle and thread. The act or occupation of sewing or using the needle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>William Shakespeare<\/strong> \u2013 English poet and dramatist (1564-1616).<\/p>\n<p><strong>sham<\/strong> \u2013 False; counterfeit; pretended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shares<\/strong>, working on \u2013 To have part; to receive a portion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shaving-bench<\/strong> \u2013 A workbench used for green woodworking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shaving paper<\/strong> \u2013 Small sheet of paper used to remove lather from a razor after shaving.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shawl<\/strong> \u2013 A cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or hair, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sheaf<\/strong> \u2013 A quantity of the stalks of wheat, rye, oats, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of stalks or straw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shear<\/strong> \u2013 To cut or clip with an instrument of two blades; to separate any thing from by shears, scissors, or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shears<\/strong> \u2013 A cutting instrument consisting of cutting edges used in pairs, and on opposite sides of the material to be cut or sheared; specifically, an instrument consisting of two blades with a bevel edge, movable on a pin, used for cutting cloth and other substances; \u2013 now used exclusively in the plural.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sheathing<\/strong> \u2013 That which covers; especially, the casing or covering of a ship&#8217;s bottom and sides; or the materials for such covering; as, copper <em>sheathing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shed<\/strong>  \u2013 A slight or temporary erection built to shelter something; an out-building; a hut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sheep<\/strong> \u2013 A small ruminant quadruped, valued for its flesh and wool, the common sheep being Ovis aries, of which there are many varieties. The sheep is allied to the goat, having, like it, no tear-pits, but has certain characteristic differences, as in being of a harmless temper and very timid, in having the horns turned to the sides, with the points forward and not keeled in front, in the absence of odor in the male, and in its habit of running a tilt in fighting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shell<\/strong> \u2013 A hard outside covering; especially, that serving as the natural protection of certain fruits and animals; as the covering or outside part of a nut; as a hazel-nut <em>shell<\/em>. The covering of a crustaceous or aestaceous animal; as, the <em>shell <\/em>of a lobster or oyster. The covering or outside layer of an egg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shep<\/strong> \u2013 Almanzo&#8217;s dog in De Smet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sheriff<\/strong> \u2013 The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws. In the United States, sheriffs are elected by the legislature, or by the citizens, or appointed and commissioned by the executive of the State. The office is mostly ministerial. The sheriff, by himself or his deputies, executes civil and criminal process through out the county, has charge of the jail and prisoners, attends courts, and keeps the peace. His judicial authority is generally confined to ascertaining damages on writs of inquiry and the like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;She Was Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 1900 Arthur J. Lamb and Harry Von Tilzer song.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shilly-shallying<\/strong> \u2013 In an irresolute or undecided manner; in a hesitating manner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shiner<\/strong>, fish  \u2013 A small, fresh-water fish of the minnow kind;- so called from its brilliant, shining scales.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shingle<\/strong> \u2013 <em>n<\/em>. A piece of wood sawed or rived thin and small, with one end thinner than the other, in order to lap lengthwise, used in covering buildings, especially the roof. <em>v.t<\/em>. To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shirk<\/strong> \u2013 To avoid or get off from; to slink away. To seek to avoid duty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shirred \/ shirring<\/strong> \u2013 Having lines or cords inserted between two pieces of cloth, as the lines of India rubber in shirred suspenders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shock<\/strong> \u2013 To collect sheaves into a pile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shoes<\/strong> \u2013 A covering for the foot, usually of leather, composed of a thick species for the sole, and a thinner kind for the upper part; also, anything resembling a shoe in form or use. A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shot<\/strong>, for gun \u2013 A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; properly, whatever is discharged from firearms or cannon by the force of gunpowder. Shall globular masses of lead, of various sizes, used for killing birds and other small animals; as bird-<em>shot<\/em>, buck-<em>shot<\/em>, &amp;c.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shotgun<\/strong> \u2013 A light, smooth-bored gun, especially designed for firing shot at a short range.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shoulder<\/strong>, of ham \u2013 The foreleg of an animal dressed for market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shovel<\/strong> \u2013 An instrument consisting of a broad scoop or blade, more or less hollow, with a handle, used for throwing earth or loose substances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shutter<\/strong> \u2013 A close cover for a window or other aperture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>shuttle<\/strong> \u2013 An instrument used by weavers for passing or shooting the thread of the woof in weaving from one side of the cloth to the other, between the threads of the warp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>siding \/ sided<\/strong> \u2013 A board used to cover the side of a house.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sidewalk<\/strong>  \u2013 A raised way for foot-passengers at the side of a street or road; a foot-pavement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sieve<\/strong> \u2013 A utensil for separating the fine part of any pulverized or fine substance from the coarse, consisting of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in meshes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sill<\/strong> \u2013 The base or foundation of a thing; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like; hence, (a) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold. (b) The timber or stone on which a window-frame stands; or the lowest piece in a window-frame.<\/p>\n<p><strong>silk<\/strong> \u2013 The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in the form of a cocoon, within the worm is enclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larves of Bombyx mori. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sing<\/strong> \u2013 To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune. To utter with musical modulations of voice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sioux City, Iowa<\/strong> \u2013 city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the western part of Iowa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory<\/strong> \u2013 County seat of Minnehaha County.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sissy<\/strong> \u2013 A person regarded as effeminate or cowardly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sister<\/strong> \u2013 A female whose parents are the same as those of another person; \u2013 the correlative of brother.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sister<\/strong> \u2013 A female who is closely allied to, or associated with, another person, as in the same faith, society, and the like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sitting room \/ sitting-room<\/strong> \u2013 The main living space in a house or apartment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>skate<\/strong> \u2013 A frame shaped like the sole of a shoe, furnished with a metallic runner, or sometimes with small wheels, and made to be fastened under the foot, for moving rapidly on ice, or other smooth surface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>skedaddle<\/strong> \u2013 To betake one\u2019s self to flight; to run away with precipitation, as if in a panic; to withdraw, as an army, or part of an army, from the presence of an enemy, especially in a hasty or secret manner; to flee; to scud. Said to be of Swedish and Danish origin, and to have been in common use for several years throughout the North-west, in the vicinity of immigrants from those nations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>skein<\/strong> \u2013 A knot, or a number of knots, of thread, silk, or yarn; a quantity of yarn after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn contains eighty threads of fifty-four inches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>skid<\/strong> \u2013 A piece of timber used for supporting any thing, or along which something is rolled or caused to move.<\/p>\n<p><strong>skim<\/strong> \u2013 To clear, as liquid, from substances floating thereon, by an instrument that dips under and passes along the surface; as, to skim milk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;skimming&#8221; motion<\/strong> \u2013 To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>skinflint<\/strong> \u2013 A very penurious person; a miser; a niggard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skip<\/strong> \u2013 One of a team of horses, with Barnum, owned by Almanzo Wilder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>skunk<\/strong> \u2013 A carnivorous animal of the genus <em>Mephitis<\/em>, found over a very wide extent of country in North America. It is nearly allied to the weasel on the one hand, and to the otter on the other. This animal has two glands near the interior extremity of the alimentary canal, secreting an extremely fetid liquor, which the animal has the power of emitting at pleasure as a means of defense. This liquor possesses valuable medicinal powers, but its extreme offensiveness interferes with its use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>slab<\/strong> \u2013 A thin piece of any thing. An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it into boards, planks, and the like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>slat<\/strong> \u2013 A narrow piece of board or timber used to fasten together larger pieces, or to support something; as the slats of a cart or a chair; also, a flat step or rung of a ladder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sled<\/strong> \u2013 A carriage, or vehicle, moved on runners, used for conveying heavy loads over the snow. A light seat mounted on runners, used for sliding on snow and ice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sleigh<\/strong> \u2013 A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>slough<\/strong> \u2013 A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>slur<\/strong> \u2013 A mark, connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a stringed instrument; a tie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>smitten<\/strong> \u2013 Affected with some passion; excited by beauty or something impressive; especially, affected by the passion or love; enamored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>smoke<\/strong> \u2013 <em>n<\/em>. The exhalation, visible vapor, or substance that escapes or is expelled from a burning body; \u2013 applied especially to the volatile matter expelled from vegetable matter, or wood, coal, peat, and the like, the matter expelled from metallic substances being more generally called fume, or fumes. The gases of hydrocarbons, raised to a red heat or thereabouts, without a mixture of air enough to produce combustion, disengage their carbon in a fine powder, which floats in the hydrogen; this compound is smoke. The disengaged carbon deposited on solid bodies is soot.  <em>v.t<\/em>. To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to scent, medicate, or dry by smoke; as, to smoke beef or hams for preservation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>smudge<\/strong> \u2013 A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, or the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>snake<\/strong> \u2013 A serpent of the oviparous kind, distinguished from a viper; a serpent; \u2013 the common and general name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snap and Catch &#8216;Em<\/strong> \u2013 Parlor game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sneer<\/strong> \u2013 To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular cast of countenance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>snip<\/strong> \u2013 To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to cut off; to nip. To take, little by little. A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>snipe<\/strong>  \u2013 A bird of the genus Scolopax, that frequents the banks of rivers and the borders of fens, distinguished by its long, straight, slender bill, and highly prized for food. The American snipe is S. Wilsonii.<\/p>\n<p><strong>snivel<\/strong> \u2013 To cry or whine as children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>snow<\/strong> \u2013 Watery particles congealed into white or transparent crystals, or flakes, in the air, and falling to the earth, exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect forms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>snowball bush<\/strong> \u2013 A shrub, or small tree, of the genus <em>Viburnum<\/em>, bearing large balls of white flowers; gelder-rose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>snowbird<\/strong> \u2013 A bird which appears in the time of snow; \u2013 the popular name of <em>Emberiza nivalis<\/em>, which is found both in Europe and America; of <em>Fringilla nivalis<\/em>; of <em>Fringilla hyemalis<\/em>; and of various other birds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>snow-blind<\/strong> \u2013 Blindness, or dimness of sight, caused by the light reflected from snow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>soap<\/strong> \u2013 A compound of one or more of the acids obtained from fatty bodies, with alkalies or oxides. Soaps are commonly either margarates or oleates of potassa or soda, made by boiling some common oil with the lye of wood ashes, and are used in washing and cleansing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sod<\/strong> \u2013 That stratum of earth on the surface which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>soda<\/strong> \u2013 The protoxide of the metal sodium, formerly called, though not appropriately, mineral alkali.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So green grows the laurel and so does the rue<\/strong> \u2013 &#8220;Green Grows the Laurel&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soldat du Chene<\/strong> \u2013 Early 1800s Osage chief; Laura Ingalls Wilder tried to find out the name of the chief during her family&#8217;s stay in Kansas and used the name in error to refer to this chief.<\/p>\n<p><strong>solemn<\/strong> \u2013 1. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by religion; sacred. 2. Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; serious; grave; devout. 3. Real; earnest; downright.<\/p>\n<p><strong>soldier<\/strong> \u2013 One who is engaged in military service as an officer or private; one who serves in the army; one of an organized body of combatants. Especially, a private in military service, as distinguished from an officer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>somersault<\/strong> \u2013 A leap in which a person turns with his heels over his head, and lights upon his feet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Song of the Freed Men&#8221;<\/strong> \u2013 &#8220;We&#8217;re All Here&#8221; or &#8220;Do Thy Self No Harm,&#8221; song by Louis Murray Brown, circa 1880.<\/p>\n<p><strong>soot<\/strong> \u2013 A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from fuel in the process of combustion, rising in fine particles, and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke; strictly, the fine powder, consisting chiefly of carbon, that colors smoke, and which is the result of imperfect combustion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>soprano<\/strong> \u2013 The treble; the highest female voice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sour dough \/ sour-dough \/ sourdough<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>souring<\/strong> \u2013 The quality of being sour, or that which makes acid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sow<\/strong>, animal \u2013 The female of the hog kind, or of swine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sow \/ sowing<\/strong> \u2013 To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; hence, to plant in any way; as to sow good feed. To scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spade<\/strong> \u2013 An instrument for digging or cutting the ground, consisting of a broad and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spare-rib \/ sparerib<\/strong> \u2013 The piece of a hog taken from the side, consisting of the ribs with little flesh on them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sparrow<\/strong>  \u2013 One of several species of small passerine birds, having conical bills, and feeding on insects and seeds. The common sparrow of Europe (<em>Passer <\/em>[or <em>Fringilla<\/em>] <em>domestica<\/em>), is noted for its familiarity, its attachment to the young, its voracity, and its fecundity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>God that doesn\u2019t forget the sparrows&#8230;<\/strong> \u2013 Matthew 10: 29-31 &#8211; 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. \/ 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. \/ 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spat<\/strong> \u2013 A slight blow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spat \/ spatter<\/strong> \u2013 To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance; as water, mud, or the like; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the boots with mud. To injure by aspersion; to defame; to soil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spell<\/strong> \u2013 A short period; a brief time; a little while; a season; as, a spell of warm weather.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spellbound<\/strong> \u2013 Arrested or locked up by a spell or charm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spelling<\/strong> \u2013 To tell or name the letters of, as a word; to enumerate in order, as letters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spike<\/strong> \u2013 A sort of very large nail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sprigged<\/strong> \u2013 Marked or adorned with small branches; work with sprigs; as sprigged muslin. A sprig is a small shoot or twig or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spring<\/strong>, water \u2013 Any source of supply; especially the source from which a stream proceeds; a fountain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spring<\/strong>, season \u2013 The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and rise; the vernal season, comprehending the months of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of the equator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spring rush<\/strong> \u2013 Flurry of farm work after the end of winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spring seat<\/strong> \u2013 Flexible metal plates welded together between a wagon seat and wagon bed, absorbing sudden movement over terrain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring Valley, Minnesota<\/strong> \u2013 Town in Fillmore County; where the James Wilder family settled after leaving New York.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sprout<\/strong> \u2013 <em>n<\/em>. The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, or from the stump, or from the root of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch. <em>v.t<\/em>. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of a plant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spruce<\/strong> \u2013 A coniferous tree of the genus <em>Abies<\/em>, especially the species <em>Abies excelsa<\/em>, or Norway spruce, a native of the north of Europe; \u2013 applied in the United States to <em>A. Canadensis<\/em>, the hemlock spruce, and to <em>A. nigra<\/em> and <em>A. alba<\/em>, sprigs of which are sometimes used to give flavor to beer, as well as to the Norway spruce, cultivated for ornament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>spur<\/strong> \u2013 An instrument having a rowel or little wheel, with sharp points, worn on a horse-man\u2019s heels, to prick a horse in order to hasten his speed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clarence and Maylon Spurr<\/strong> \u2013 Brothers who were older students in the Walnut Grove school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>square dance<\/strong> \u2013 A country dance that starts with four couples facing one another in a square, with the steps and movements shouted out by a caller.<\/p>\n<p><strong>squash<\/strong> \u2013 A plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stable<\/strong> \u2013 A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in; a stall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stall<\/strong> \u2013 A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox is kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the apartment for one horse or ox. A stable; a place for cattle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stampede<\/strong> \u2013 To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd, troop, or teams of animals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starlight<\/strong> \u2013 First colt owned by Almanzo Wilder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stars and Stripes<\/strong> \u2013 The flag of the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>starve<\/strong> \u2013 To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent. Hence, to lack; to want.<\/p>\n<p><strong>State<\/strong> \u2013 In the United States, one of the commonwealths or bodies politic, the people of which make up the body of the nation, and which, under the national constitution, stand in certain specified relations with the national government, and are invested, as commonwealths, with full power in their several spheres, over all matters not expressly inhibited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stealthily<\/strong> \u2013 By stealth. Bringing to pass any thing in a secret or concealed manner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>steam<\/strong> \u2013 The elastic, a\u00ebriform fluid into which water is converted, when heated to the boiling point; water in the gaseous state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>steel<\/strong> \u2013 Iron combined with a small portion of carbon. It is used in making instruments, and is especially useful as the material of edged tools. Hence, an instrument made of steel, as a sword, knife, or the like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>steels<\/strong> \u2013 The corset; specifically, boning made of steel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>steer<\/strong> \u2013 A young male of the ox kind, or common ox; especially, a castrated taurine male from two to four years old.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stick-and-daub<\/strong>  \u2013 A stick chimney. A chimney made of sticks laid crosswise, and cemented with clay or mud, as in some log houses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stirrup<\/strong>  \u2013 A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, leather, &amp;c., horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of the rider, and attached to a strap which is fastened to the saddle, \u2013 used to assist persons in mountain a horse, and to enable them to sit steadily in riding, as well as to relieve them by supporting a part of the weight of the body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stitch<\/strong>  \u2013 <em>v.t<\/em>. 1. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt-bosom. 2. To sew or unite together; as, to stitch the leaves of a book and form a pamphlet. <em>n<\/em>. 1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link of yarn; as, to let down a stitch; to take up a stitch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stock<\/strong>, animals  \u2013 Domestic animals or beasts collected, used, or raised on a farm; as a stock of cattle or of sheep; \u2013 also called live-stock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stock<\/strong>, clothing \u2013 A kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck; as, a silk <em>stock<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stocking<\/strong> \u2013 A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stop<\/strong> \u2013 The closing of an aperture in the air-passage or pressure of the finger upon the string, of an instrument of music, so as to modify the tone; hence, any contrivance by which the sounds of a musical instrument are regulated; as, an organ-stop, which is also called register.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Store<\/strong> \u2013 That which is accumulated or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a ware-house; a magazine. Hence, any place where goods are sold, whether by wholesale or retail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>store-keeper \/ storekeeper<\/strong> \u2013 A man who has the care of a store.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stove<\/strong> \u2013 An apparatus, usually of iron, variously constructed, in which a fire is made for warming a room or house, or for culinary or other purposes. A cooking-stove is a stove with an oven, openings for pots, kettles, and the like, used for cooking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>strap<\/strong> \u2013 A long, narrow slip of cloth, leather, or other material, of various forms and for various uses; as, the strap of a shoe or boot; straps for fastening trunks or other baggage, for stretching limbs in surgery, and the like.<\/p>\n<p><strong>strap-ears<\/strong> \u2013 Loops used to pull on a boot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>straw<\/strong> \u2013 The stalk or stem of certain species of grain, chiefly of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, and peas. The stalk of certain species of grain when cut, and after being thrashed; as, a bundle, or a load, of straw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>strawberry<\/strong>  \u2013 A plant and its fruit of the genus <em>Fragaria<\/em>. It is highly esteemed for the edible fragrant fruit, of which there are many varieties. The American strawberry is <em>F. Virginiana<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stream<\/strong> \u2013 A current of water or other fluid; a liquid substance flowing in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river or brook, or from a vessel or other reservoir or fountain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stroke<\/strong> \u2013 A sudden attack of disease or affliction; calamity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>struck ox<\/strong> \u2013 A hard blow to the head which renders an animal unconscious prior to slaughter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>strung up<\/strong> To hang.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stubble<\/strong> \u2013 The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stud<\/strong> \u2013 Material for studs or joists; studs or joists considered collectively; studs. A stud is a small piece of timber or joist inserted in the sills and beams, between the posts, to support the beams or other main timbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stuffing<\/strong> \u2013 Seasoning for meat; that which is put in the meat to give it a higher relish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stump<\/strong>, tree \u2013 The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stump<\/strong>, of Jack\u2019s tail  \u2013 The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; as, the stump of a leg, of a finger, or a tooth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stylus<\/strong> \u2013 An instrument of writing; a style. Originally, an instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one end sharp, and the other blunt, smooth, and somewhat expanded, for the purpose of making erasures by smoothing the wax. Hence, any thing resembling the ancient style.<\/p>\n<p><strong>succotash<\/strong> \u2013 Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish, as well as the name, is borrowed from the native Indians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sugar<\/strong> \u2013 A sweet, crystalline substance obtained from certain vegetable products, as the sugar-cane, maple, beet, sorghum, and the like. The sugar in common domestic use is manufactured chiefly from the sugar-cane (<em>Saccharum officinarum<\/em>), but also from the sugar-maple, the beet, the sorghum, and other plants. From the saccharine liquor, after being concentrated by heat, and undergoing other treatment, the sugar separates from the in commerce by the name of raw or muscovado sugar, it being then of a dark-brown color. It is afterward refined, and takes the names of lump, loaf, refined, &amp;c., according to the different degrees of purification. The sugar maple is a species of maple (the <em>Acer saccharinum<\/em>), from whose sap sugar is made by boiling; rock maple; \u2013 called also sugar-tree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sulky<\/strong> \u2013 A two-wheeled carriage for a single person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sullen<\/strong> \u2013 Gloomy; dismal; foreboding. Gloomily angry and silent; cross; sour; affected with ill humor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sumac<\/strong> \u2013 A plant or shrub of the genus <em>Rhus<\/em>, of many species, some of which are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sunbonnet<\/strong> \u2013 A bonnet, generally of some light material, projecting in front of the face, and having a cape, worn as a protection against the rays of the sun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday school \/ Sunday-school<\/strong> \u2013 A school for religious instruction on the Lord\u2019s day, especially for children and youth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sunflower<\/strong> \u2013 A plant of the genus <em>Helianthus<\/em>; \u2013 so called from the form and color of its flower, which is a large disk with yellow rays, or from its habit of turning to the sun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>superintendent<\/strong> \u2013 One who has the oversight and charge of something, with the power of direction; as, the superintendent of an alms-house or work-house; the superintendent of public works; the superintendent of customs or finance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Susan<\/strong>, the cat \u2013 Cat owned by the Ingalls family in the Big Woods; she was left behind when the family moved to Indian Territory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Susan<\/strong>, Laura\u2019s doll \u2013 A corncob wrapped in a handkerchief; a pretend doll.<\/p>\n<p><strong>swagger<\/strong> \u2013 <em>v.t<\/em>. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud; to bluster; to bully. n. Boastfulness or insolence of manner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>swallow<\/strong> \u2013 A small bird with long wings, a forked or pointed tail, and small hooked feet. The gape of the mouth is very wide, though the beak is short. They feed on insects, which they seize while on the wing. The American chimney-swallow is a swift. The barn-swallow of the United States is <em>Hirundo hordeorum<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>swath<\/strong> \u2013 A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the scythe in mowing or cradling. 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