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THE TENEMENT I LIVE IN IS OLD AND SURROUNDED POOR NEIGHBORS.
AN APARTMENT IN A POOR PART OF THE CITY.
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BEING A YARDMASTER IS HARD BECAUSE YOU MUST DO THE HARD WORK AT A RAILROAD.
A PERSON IN CHARGE OF A RAILROAD OR MILITARY YARD.
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I’M NOT BLARNEY SO IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BE PERSUASIVE.
FLATTERING, PERSUASIVE TALK
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BACK IN THE DAY BANKS A LOT LEDGER BOOKS FOR MONEY.
THAT BUSINESS USES TO KEEP RECORD OF ALL MONEY TRANSACTIONS
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INGOT
NOUN
BACK IN THE DAY BLACKSMITHS HAD A LOT OF INGOT AFTER THE DAY.
A MASS OF METAL CAST INTO A BLOCK TO BE FORGED AT A LATER TIME
PRIVY
NOUN
I HAD TO USE THE PRIVY OUTSIDE BECAUSE MY HOUSE DIDN’T HAVE A TOILET.
A SMALL OUTHOUSE USED AS A TOILET
ANCHORAGE
NOUN
SHIPS HAVE TO USE THE ANCHORAGE TO PORT.
A PLACE TO ANCHOR SHIPS
BLOCKADE
NOUN
THE ANACONDA PLAN WAS A HUGE BLOCKADE FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHERN PORTS.
AN ACT OF BLOCKING A PLACE BY THE MILITARY TO CONTROL WHAT GOES IN AND OUT OF IT.
TURRET
NOUN
TANKS USE A TURRET TO FIRE MISSILES IN ANY DIRECTION.
HELLO, ROTATING STRUCTURES THAT HAVE GUNS MOUNTED IN THEM ON A SHIP OR TANK.
COAXED
VERB
I COAXED MY PARENTS INTO GETTING A BETA FISH.
TO PERSUADE USING PLEASANT WORD
AMBLE
VERB
I’D RATHER AMBLE THEN RUN.
TO WALK AT A SLOW, EASY PACE.
JEER
VERB
PEOPLE JEER AT THE PRESIDENT’S IDEA OF BUILDING A WALL.
TO LAUGH AT RUDELY OR UNKINDLY; MOCK.
PREDICAMENT
NOUN
WHEN YOU GET TOLD ON YOU ARE IN A PREDICAMENT.
A UNPLEASANT OR BAD SITUATION.
SMELT
VERB
PEOPLE HAVE TO SMELT STEEL FROM OTHER METALS LIKE SILVER.
TO MELT TO SEPARATE METAL.
SIDLE
VERB
I SIDLE TRYING NOT TO GET TOO MUCH ATTENTION.
TO MOVE SIDEWAYS SLOWLY AS TO NOT ATTRACT ATTENTION.
MUTINY
NOUN
THERE WAS A BIG MUTINY BECAUSE THE OFFICER THOUGHT THE SAILOR WAS A PIRATE.
WHEN SAILORS RISE UP AGAINST OFFICERS.
FORECASTLE
NOUN
THE FORECASTLE WAS SO HUGE IT MADE THE SHIP SINK.
THE CREW’S QUARTERS IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE SHIP.
REPULSED
VERB
TO GET OUT OF A PARKING SPACE YOU HAVE TO REPULSE.
DROVE BACK, REJECTED.
RECOIL
VERB
BECAUSE I WAS SCARED SO I RECOILED.
TO PULL YOURSELF BACK; SHRINK BACK
SMITHEREENS
NOUN
YOU NEED SMITHEREENS OF PAPER TO DO PAPER QUILTING.
BITS; SMALL PIECES.
GALE
NOUN
THE GALE BLEW THE PLASTIC ACROSS THE ROAD.
A VERY STRONG WIND.
MAULING
VERB
THE MECHANIC HAD TO START MAULING THE PIPE.
TO HANDLE ROUGHLY
BERTH
NOUN
THE BERTH WAS VERY SPACIOUS SO I COULD SLEEP AND ROLL.
A SHELF FOR SLEEPING ON A SHIP RO AIRPLANE.
HAWSE PIPE
NOUN
THE HAWSE PIPE WAS FLIMSY SO THE ANCHOR ROPE PASSED THROUGH IT AND FELL.
A STRONG METAL PIPE WHICH AN ANCHOR ROPE PASSES THROUGH.
SHEARED
VERB
THE CAR SHEARED OFF TO THE SIDE BECAUSE THERE WAS A DEER.
TO TURN FROM A COURSE, SWERVE
BROADSIDE
VERB
THE BROADSIDE MADE THE SHIP CORNERED AND SINK.
THE ACT OF FIRING ALL THE GUNS ON ONE SIDE OF THE SHIP AT THE SAME TIME
SHOAL
NOUN
I TAPED MY FOOT INTO THE SHOAL TO FEEL THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SEA.
A PLACE IN THE SEA,RIVER,OR LAKE WHERE THE WATER IS SHALLOW
CONCUSSION
NOUN
THERE WAS A LARGE CONCUSSION WHEN THE SHIP WAS IN A STORM.
A SUDDEN , VIOLENT SHAKING
SCUTTLE HOLE
NOUN
THE MAN OPENED THE SCUTTLE HOLE TO SINK THE VALUABLES FROM THE PIRATES.
A HOLE CUT INTO THE BOTTOM OF A SHIP TO SINK IT, OFTEN HAVING A COVER OR LID.
CONDESCEND
VERB
BOB CONDENSED BY BRAGGING HE GOT 100% ON A TEST.
TO ACT IN A WAY THAT SHOWS YOU THINK YOU ARE SUPERIOR TO OTHERS
