receipt		a paper that lists the money or goods you have received
debris		energetic and active
Captain Cook		the war in which the American colonists won their Independence from Britain
meekly		appropriate; fitting
expressman		waste
dry ice		slightly open
scarcely		solid carbon dioxide
pompous		agreeably; without argument
inquisitive		with begging
tobogganed		package delivery person
English		coasted or slid down
American Revolution		someone from Great Britain
washstand		curious
upholstered		hardly; barely
suitable		seriously; with dignity
lively		having a cover or cushion
retreating		backing up
pleadingly		proud; arrogant
solemnly		a stand holding a basin and pitcher for washing one's hands
ajar		a famous explorer in the 18th century from England