Worrywart, p.97: " and you, my father , my loving worrywart? "
Worry wart: hinks about unfortunate things that might happen
Steadily, p.98: "only his Eyes were steadily on me "
Steadily, p.98: "only his Eyes were steadily on me "
Steadily: Firm in position or place; fixed.
Grief, p.98: "i felt ill with grief "
Grief, p.98: "i felt ill with grief "
Grief: A source of deep mental anguish.
Davits, p.103: " it was leaning in from its davits "
Davits, p.103: " it was leaning in from its davits "
Davits: a crane-like device
Gusts, p.102: "i suppose some of the gusts would have upset umbrellas"
Gusts, p.102: "i suppose some of the gusts would have upset umbrellas"
Gusts: A strong, abrupt rush of wind
Hotfooted, p.103: "i let go , hotfooted it to the wall , moved over and pilled open the door . "
Hotfooted, p.103: "i let go , hotfooted it to the wall , moved over and pilled open the door . "
Hotfooted: a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
Seething, p.105: " the life fell through the air and we hit the seething water "
Seething, p.105: " the life fell through the air and we hit the seething water "
Seething: To be violently excited or agitated
Crookedly, p.106: “the lifeboat now had a prow projecting over the waves, if crookedly”
Crookedly: Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
Flickered, p.107:”lights flickered and went out”
Flickered: To move waveringly; flutter
Burbling, p.107: “i watched the ship as it disappeared with much burbling and belching.”
Burbling: A gurgling or bubbling sound, as of running water
Semblance, p.109: “only its slim front legs had a semblance of normal position”
Semblance: An outward or token appearance
Drool, p.111: "…so called because she tended to drool.."
Drool: To let saliva run from the mouth
Stern, p.115: “yet everytime the hyena paused at the stern bench, my heart jumped”
Stern: the rear part of a ship
Dimishing, p.125: “it protested with dimishing vigour”
Dimishing: See
Slippery, p.125: “…and blood being slippery…”
Slippery: causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
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