Golden Chariot: In what Bible story does the Golden Chariot descend? and whom does it carry away?
pale-face: an Indian name for the white man.
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box turtles: They are sometimes found as far north as the woods of Cape Cod, Massachusetts; but are very abundant farther south.
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Chewink: towhee, or ground-robin; to be distinguished by his loud call of “chewink” and his vigorous scratching among the leaves.