Twelve Years a Slave - vocabulary

a big, long and dangerous animal with many teeth, which lives in the water

• alligator

• bird

• chicken

• horse

a small, simple house made of wood

• villa

• cabin

• apartment

• castle

people keep animals and good food there

• mountains

• beach

• farm

• river

a man who has people or animals that work for him

• master

• teacher

• lawyer

what you feel in our body when you are hurt or sick

• pain

• nervosity

a big piece of land to grow tea, sugar, cotton, ...

• farm

• plantation

• forest

a long piece of leather or rope for hitting people or animals

• a chain

• a cane

• a whip

"ropes" made of metal rings

• chain

• whip

• belt

a person who belongs to another person and must work for them for no money

• student

• slave

• employee

to save somebody or something from danger

• rescue

• support