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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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