Chapter 10 Vocab.

• strait-a narrow passage (to water connecting two seas or tow large areas of water)

sentence: Ulysses and his crews went through the strait

• beeswax-wax (secreted by bees to make honeycombs and used to make wood polishes and candles)- the crew use them to put them in their ears

sentence: Ulysses' crews put beeswax in their ears to keep safe from the Sirens.

• rawhide-untanned leather (tied Ulysses with)

sentence: The crews tied Ulysses with a rawhide.

• einder-ashes

sentence: The paper turned into einder after I burned it up.

• purled-to flow with a murmuring sound

sentence: The room was purled when someone in the room farted.

• spume- foam

sentence: There were spume of bubbles in the sink.

• hawser- heavy rope to moor the ship

sentence: The crew used the hawser to moor the ship.