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Short Story - Lucky Jim
WORD GUIDE
WORDS A-Z:
bequeath:
leave, give - berth:
place where a boat ties up - blast:
make a loud noise - bob:
go up and down on the surface of the water - bow
(rhymes
with cow):
front end of a ship or
boat - buoy: large floating
marker - conceal:
hide - cradle: took hold of - crap:
rubbish,
shit - cuff: handcuff, tie - disable:
disconnect
- eager: keen, wanting - ear
plug: an ear plug
stops you hearing noises - ease:
maneuver, move - fit:
in good form, healthy - follow suit:
do the
same - frisk: check that someone
is not hiding weapons -
full
throttle: full speed
- gauge (rhymes
with page):
meter, measurer - have
one's own way: get exactly what one wants - holler:
shout - hull: the main part of a
boat - in the stock
market: on Wall Street - intent
on: concentrating
on - jaw: bottom half of the
mouth - lobster:
a large and expensive crustacean, like a long crab - no
way:
certainly not - outlast: last
longer than - rake in:
win - rehearse: prepare a speech
- revert to:
come to - sails: a sail catches
the wind, and makes a sailing
ship move forwards - soak: wet -
stern: back
end of a boat - sturdy: tough,
resistant - was used
to having: was in the habit of having
(do
not confuse with used to have)
- witness:
person who sees a crime - yell:
shout - yup:
yes -
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