Reading strategies and resources 090903 Ulysses Chapter 4 Summary
In this chapter, Ulysses goes to the island of the Cyclops to get some food. Ulysses's men started to walk into the cave of Polyphemus, the strongest and the most violent of all the Cyclops, because they smelled goat. When Ulysses's men went in there, two of his men were eaten, so Ulysses uses his cleverness. He tells Polyphemus to enjoy eating people with wine, and Ulysses gave unwatered wine to him. Therefore, Polyphemus was drunk and went into sleep. At that time, Ulysses was getting ready to make Polyphemus blind so that Ulysses an his men could escape. He has made Polyphemus blind, and left the island. He told his name to Polyphemus at the end, by pride. However, Polyphemus was very mad and asked Poseidon to punish Ulysses by making him not letting go home for many years and go on a long, long journey, and make him forgotten when he gets home, and become a stranger. Responding to literature 090901 Ulysses Journal Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page.
1. Please describe Ulysses-what does he look like and act like? Try to be specific.
Ulysses is a ancient Greek soldier who lived in the time of Trojan War. He fought very well on the Trojan War, and he's the one who decided to make the huge horse. Ulysses acts very cleverly, and he tries to save his other soldiers on the boat. There are no exact description about his appearance, but I can think of how he looks like by the cover of the book. He seems very wild with his beards and mustache, and he also looks like he is always ready to fight. Ulysses does things with his soldiers for all of their benefits, but not only himself. He acts as a true leader in the legend. 090907 Ulysses Journal Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page. 2. Why did Ulysses' men betray him and open the bag of winds from Aeolus? What happened to those men?
Ulysses' men betrayed him and opened the bag of winds from Aeolus, because they thought there were gold coins in the bag. When Ulysses was asleep, his men went near him and talked about the bag. Since Poseidon didn't want Ulysses to go back home so easily, he made a 'clink' sound, and Ulysses' men thought it was the sound from the bag. They said that they shared everything, even harshness, so they have rights to share some gold. When the knot wouldn't get loose, one of the men cut out a part of the bag, and all of the wind which were in there went back into the air, and started to move the ship back to where the bronze wall was. Also, the two men were blown off the ship because the wind was too strong. Ulysses was heartbroken, and tried not to show the feelings to his men. He stood on the deck, barking orders, and made all of the men mend sail, patch hull, rig new spears, and keep rowing. 090915 Ulysses Journal Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page. 3. What would it be like to live on Cannibal Beach? What problems would it create to have a quicker cycle of day and night? How do you think this kept Ulysses from discovering what the trees were?
If I live on Cannibal Beach, I think I wouldn't be able to survive at all there. Also, I would be so confused about one day, and lose track of the days. I think some problems would occur if there is a quicker cycle of the day and night where on Cannibal Beach. First, it would get harder to find food and drinks because the night come too fast and the morning does, too, which makes me sleep less and find food around the beach less, too. Also, another problem I think that I am going to have is that the things there are too big to recognize them, so I wouldn't be able to recognize something that I need. Finally, there are the ogres in the island, which makes my life dangerous. I think having a quicker cycle of the day and night kept Ulysses from discovering what the trees were because the day and night changed too often, so he can't really see what they are, and they were too big to realize something. 090924 Ulysses Journal Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page. 4. InChapter 9, The Wandering Rocks, Ulysses has to decide what to do for himself. All of the advice that he has been given turns out to be useless. What does he decide to do? Have you ever been in a situation that required you to make an important decision on your own? How did you decide what to do?
In Chapter 9, The Wandering Rocks, he plans to go in between the rocks, swiftly, but the rocks were about to come together, so he changes his direction and decides to go to the Sun Titan's island, where Elpenor predicted that Ulysses would go there. I have been in a situation that required me to make an important decision on my own when I could choose to audition for KAIAC Music Festival or not. I thought that attending KAIAC Music Festival would help me improve in my skills, so I decided to attend it. 091015 Ulysses Journal Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page. Ulysses has gone through much physical and mental hardship. Through all of this he has been determined to return to Itacha. What people and/or places in your life would you be willing to fight as hard as Ulysses to get to/see. Explain your answer.
I think I would be able to fight for my family. I always say I don't like my sister, but I actually like her very much except for some situations. Also, I love my mom and dad, because they be my best friend when I have some difficulties, and fight for me in the danger. I love my family more than anything in the world, and I can do whatever I have to do for my family. That's what family is for, and that 's what they do for me when I'm in danger. This is how much I love my family, and I will always fight for my own family. Also, I would be determined to be a lawyer, and fight for any hardships that I have to go through, and make my family proud. 091126 Crispin Journal Father Quinel reveals three things in chapter 8. What are they? What does he promise to reveal later?
Father Quinel reveals three very important things: Asta's son's name, that Lord Furnival is very ill and is going to die, and that Asta could read and write and she wrote on the lead cross. He promises to reveal later about Crispin's father, when Crispin comes to the church again the next night, ready to leave the city. 100304 Crispin Journal Compare and contrast Crispin's attitude towards God, reason, village life, and royalty at the beginning and the end of the book. How has his view of himself changed? Discuss how his sense of self is related to his changed perception of the world. At the beginning of this book, Crispin thought nobody could change their lives. He thought that God made people as they are, and no one can change their own lives. He believed that he can't change his life as a serf before he met Bear. After he met Bear, which is right now, he thinks he can make his own life better. Also, Crispin thought that he should be royal to all of the people who are in higher location than him, but now he's not really obeying to people who once were his master, like John Aycliffe or Lady Furnival. However, he is still royal to people he believe in. His village life has changed in a way, too. He now plays music, and performs in front of people, and he didn't do that, but he just ran away from people. He now thinks he is also an important person that has some work to do. He is quite confident in himself.
Literary Terms
1. character: a person or animal who takes parts in the action of a literary work
2. conflict: a struggle between opposing forces
-internal: one that takes place within the mind of a character
-external: one in which a character struggles against some outside force
3. foreshadowing: the use, in a literary work, of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
4. mood: the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
5. protagonist: the main character in a literary work
6. antagonist: a character or force in conflict with a main character
7. setting: the time and place of the action
8. symbol: anything that stands for or represents something else
9. theme: a central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work
091202 Crispin Literary Terms Chapter 11
1. character: Crispin, Father Quinel, Aycliffe, Aycliffe's men
2. conflict
- internal: Father Quinel dies, and Crispin feels very shocked and sad
- external: When Crispin was trapped, he didn't have anywhere to go because he didn't have Father Quines with him.
3. foreshadowing: Father Quinel was dead, and he must have been murdered because he was bleeding.
4. mood: serious and anxious
5. protagonist: Crispin
6. antagonist: Aycliffe, Aycliffe's men
7. setting: river
8. symbol: Father Quniel's death means that Crispin doesn't have any protection anymore.
9. theme: Sometimes you have to be independent, and don't rely so much on others.
Chapter 12
1. character: Crispin
2. conflict
- internal: Crispin is trying to figure out how he's going to live rest of his life as a wolf's head.
- external:
3. foreshadowing: Crispin has to keep on running away because he might meet another hunting party
4. mood: despair, sadness, a little hope, worry, sorrow
5. protagonist: Crispin
6. antagonist:
7. setting: across the river
8. symbol: the cross of lead
9. theme: Sometimes when everything else in the world is gone, there is only oneself to rely on.
091202 Crispin Journal Crispin encounters two dead men shortly after fleeing the village. How does each affect him?
First, Crispin encounters a man who is dead, and he finds out that he is Father Quinel. When Crispin finds out that the dead body is Father Quinel, he is very shocked. Also, Crispin is terrified and responsible for his death, and he feels like the God has really abandoned him. Later on, he thinks he death is related to his mom's death and himself. Crispin also thinks that Father Quinel died because he was going to tell Crispin about his father and more about his mom.
100318 Literature Book-Melting Pot Check Your Comprehension
1. What countries and ethnic groups do the people in Anna Quindlen's neighborhood represent? - Ecuador, Italy, Japan, India, and Yugoslavs. 2. What role did Quindlen's children play in helpin the family fir into the neighborhood?
- Quindlen's children helped her get along with the people in the neighborhood, like a bridge over many families in the neighborhood. 3. How does Quindlen get along with her neighbors?
- She finds similarities between her neighbors and herself, such as being Italian, and having children. They also get along by talking to each other. 4. How do the people in the neighborhood get along "on a micro level"?
- Her neighbors know each other personally and like them, even though they hate the kind of person she is included in.
Interpret
1. What beliefs do most of the neighborhood residents share? [Connect]
- most of the neighborhood residents share beliefs that the person who he knows personally and likes isn't like the other people in her kinds, who he hates. 2. How do these shared beliefs both unite and divide the residents? [Interpret]
- The belief divides the residents because of the difference in the culture even though they like each other, and they unite the residents because they like each other. 3. What does Quindlen's choice of neighborhood reveal about what she finds important? [Analyze]
- She thinks that knowing and learning new cultures from other kinds of people from many other places from the world is important. 4. What advice would Quindlen give on how people of different cultures can get along with one another? [Draw Conclusions]
- He can give advice that people from different cultures can still be friends by knowing each other and talking about their similarities, but not just the differences in their cultures.
Evaluate
5. Do you think it's possible to be "one of them" and "one of us"? Explain. [Make a Judgement]
- Yes, because people have different qualities in different kinds of things, and they can have something similar with one person, and also be similar to another. 6. What does this story suggest about the way people live in American city neighborhoods? [Social Studies Link]
- This story suggests about the way people live in American city neighborhood that people can get along very well even though they have different ethnicity and different culture.
Writing strategies and resources
Personal spelling and vocabulary Ulysses Vocabulary Chapter 1
1. vessels
-a craft bigger than a rowboat for navigations of the water
2. stays
-a strong rope or wire used to steady or brance something; to fasten
3. booty
-money or goods taken in war or by robbery
4. prow
-the bow of a ship
5. quartering winds
-wind coming from a direction behind and to the side
6. baubles
-an object of little value
7. shaft
-the long handle of a weapon
8. head wind
-wind blowing in the opposite direction of the boat
9. hull
-the frame or body of a ship, flying boat, or air ship
10. scudded
-to move or run swiftly
Chapter 2
1. bouquets
-a bunch of flowers
2. hospitable
-offering a pleasant of healthful environment
3. brow
-the upper edge of a steep slope
4. lolled
-to hang or let hang loosely
Chapter 3
1. mutiny
-forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; especially : concerted revolt (as of a naval crew) against discipline or a superior officer
2. exiling
-the state or a period of voluntary absence from one's country or home
3. bailing hooks
-hooks that are used to carry heavy objects on a ship
4. moor
-to make fast with or as if with cables, lines, or anchors; one of the Arab; to secure
5. smithcraft
-the art or occupation of a smith
6. agile
-having a quick resourceful and adaptable character; lively; quick
7. bowels
-the interior parts
8. vigil
-a watch formerly kept on the night before a religious feast with prayer or other devotions
9. phlegmy
-dull or apathetic coldness or indifference; calmness and composure
10. forging
-to form (as metal) by heating and hammering
11. disembark
-to remove to shore from a ship
12. gullet
-an invagination of the protoplasm in various protozoans
Chapter 4
1. shrouds
- one of the ropes leading usually in pairs from a ship's mastheads to give lateral support to the masts 2. reveling
- to take intense pleasure or satisfaction 3. mischievous
- able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble, or minor injury
4. sullen
- gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
5. outwitted
- to get the better of by superior cleverness
6. coursed
- to run or move swiftly through or over
Chapter 5
1. cannibal
- a human being/ animal that eats its own kind
2. indifferent
- not interested or concerned
3. mumbling
- speaking softly and unclearly
4. trooping
- moving or gathering in crowds
5. brutal
- being cruel and inhuman
Chapter 6
1. perils
- exposure to the risk of being injured
sentence: Ulysses was out on the perils of the sea.
2. inhabitants
- one that occupies a particular place regularly
sentence: The inhabitants of the country didn't want people invading them, so they got ready to fight the invaders.
3. moored
- to secure the boat by anchor
sentence: I moored my cookie from my sister, but my sister ate it when I put it in the refrigerator.
4. marrow
- the inner part (core) of the bone
sentence: It was so hot that I felt like even my marrows were sweating.
5. ogres
- a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings
sentence: there were a lot of ogres in the island, so people had to run away as fast as they could.
6. provisioned
- state of being prepared beforehand
sentence: My class was provisioned by the school to do volunteer works and community service.
7. sorceries
- the use of supernatural powers
sentence: The witch practiced sorcery on a group of men to make them an animal.
8. ethical
- involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval
sentence: Sarah did ethical works for other people to watch and follow, but she found out everyone didn't even look at her.
Chapter 7
1. loom
- to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions
sentence: A huge bug loomed into my sight while it was getting brighter and brighter.
2. skiff
- any of various small boats; especially: a flat-bottomed rowboat
sentence: Some of the people in the boat could escape by a small skiff.
3. spur
- small peninsula
sentence: Our sailing team landed on a spur on accident.
4. haughtily
- blatantly and disdainfully proud
sentence: She haughtily bragged about herself to her classmates.
5. gorged
- to consume or eat greedily
sentence: Since we were so hungry, we all gorged the food into our mouth.
6. prophesy
- to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge
sentence:The predictor prophesied that there would be a tsunami near Japan.
7. glut
- to fill especially with food to satiety
sentence: Handel and Gretel found out that the witch wanted to glut them and eat them later.
8. venerable
- made sacred especially by religious or historical association
sentence: Many people think Jerusalem is a venerable place.
9. intoxicating
- to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
sentence: The drugs that he consumed were very intoxicating, so it made him get drunk.
Chapter 8
1. girdling
- to not move around because it is held tight
2. foretold
- to be told beforehand, to see the future; predict
3. curdle
- to go bad or wrong
4. feeble
- markedly lacking in strength; weak
5. gurgle
- to flow in a broken irregular current
6. fathoms
- to penetrate and come to understand; imagine
7. counsel
- advice given especially as a result of consultation; to give advice
Chapter 9
1. spawned
- created
2. sheared
-to cut to the skin
3. rendezvous
- a meeting place
4. vengeful
-revenge
5. ordained
-appointed
Chapter 10
1. strait
- narrow place
2. beeswax
- a thick wax
3. rawhide
- untanned, rough leather
4. cinder
- ash
5. purled
- to edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
6. spume
- bubbles
7. hawser
- a thick rope to moor the boat
Chapter 11
1. submerging (p.92)
- to put under water
sentence: He was submerging some money into the water, and mixed some paint with the water so that nobody could see the money.
2. insatiable (p.93)
- incapable of being satisfied
sentence: Because of her insatiable hunger, she got fatter and fatter everyday.
3. contending (p.94)
- to struggle in contest or rivalry or against difficulties
sentence: I was contending against my teacher's opinion.
4. shuddering (p.94)
- to tremble convulsively
sentence: A poor girl on the street was shuddering because of the freezing weather.
5. dumbfounded (p.94)
- to confound briefly and usually with astonishment
sentence: I was dumbfounded when I saw a guy who finished a math project in 2 minutes.
6. starboard (p.95)
- the right side of a ship or aircraft looking forward
sentence: The men in the ship rowed to the starboard side.
7. helmsmen (p.95)
- the person at the helm
sentence: The new helmsmen didn't know how to steer past the whirlpool.
Chapter 12
1. summoned (p.96)
- to call upon for specified action
sentence: Ms. McCord summoned some students and told them about the group project.
2. intentions (p.97)
- a determination to act in a certain way
sentence: It was the students' intentions for doing a project, but they didn't really do a good job.
3. stern (p.98)
- the rear end of a boat
sentence:
4. scour (p.99)
- to move about quickly especially in search
sentence: My friends and I scoured around the island to search for some food.
5. limpets (p.99)
- a marine gastropod mollusk that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath, browses over rocks or timbers in the littoral area, and clings very tightly when disturbed
sentence: We wanted to eat the limpets, but they were clinging too tight to the rock.
6. makeshift (p.100)
- a usually crude and temporary expedient
sentence:
7. libation (p.100)
- an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
sentence: Ulysses' men poured water for libation while they were sacrificing the cattle.
8. kine (p.101)
- archaic word for cow
sentence: There were a lot of kines on the road when I went to India.
9. ravenous (p.102)
- very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
sentence: Everyone on the ship were ravenous when eating even when they weren't hungry.
10. dappled (p.102)
- marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
sentence: I saw the paper dappled with black ink.
11. unfurled (p.103)
- make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state
sentence: I unfurled out from the uncomfortable pose that I was having.
12. forestays (p.103)
- a stay from the foremast to the foredeck or bow of a ship
sentence:
13. keel (p.103)
- the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom
sentence:
14. vortex (p.104)
- something that resembles a whirlpool
sentence: The ship was in the middle of a vortex.
15. lichen (p.104)
- any of numerous complex plantlike organisms made up of an alga and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on a solid surface
sentence: I saw lichens growing on a piece of wood in a humid place.
16. tumult (p.104)
- a violent outburst
sentence: Because of the tumult of the whirlpool, the boat was gone.
Chapter 13
1. tunic (p.107)
- a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist, and worn as an under or outer garment by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome
2. hemmed (p.107)
- to surround in a restrictive manner
3. grotto (p.107)
- an artificial recess or structure made to resemble a natural cave
4. interlude (p.109)
- a usually short simple play or dramatic entertainment
5. defying (p.110)
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6. exploits (p.111)
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7. inattention (p.113)
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8. tapestry (p.114)
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9.veto (p.114)
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10. notion (p.115)
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11. embrasure (p.115)
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12. winnowing (p.116)
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13. wielding (p.120)
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14. looted (p.120)
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15. enticements (p.121)
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16. lyre (p.122)
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17. entranced (122)
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18. decrees (123)
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Chapter 14
1. meddlesome
- fond of meddling; interfering
2. scowl
- a facial expression of displeasure
3. buoyant
- capable of floating
4. exerting
- to bring to bear especially with sustained effort or lasting effect
Chapter 15
1. writhed
- to move or proceed with twists and turns; to twist from or as if from pain or struggling
2. anointing
- to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
3. dazed
- to dazzle with light; to stupefy especially by a blow
4. grimy
- full of or covered with grime (soot)
5. glade
- an open space surrounded by woods
6. dashed
- made up of a series of dashes
7. besieged
- to press with requests; to cause worry or distress to
8. partial
- of or relating to a part rather than the whole
9. laden
- carrying a load or burden
10. oracle
- a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions
11. ruffian
- a brutal person
12. prudence
- sagacity or shrewdness in the management of affairs
13. sneeringly
- smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking
14. cudgel
- to beat with or as if with a cudgel
15. undiluted
- not mixed with any other liquid
crispin
Chapter 1
midst
-in the middle of
-sentence: In the midst of boring days, I heard that my cousins were coming to visit from Singapore.
shroud
-a long cloth that a dead person is wrapped in
-sentence: The priest wrapped my great-grandfather in a shroud and prayed for him.
taunted
-insulted
-sentence: When someone taunted my younger sister, I got really mad and wanted to shout and yell at that person.
pauper
-a very poor person
-sentence: The paupers didn't have that much money, so they couldn't afford a nice grave for a dead person.
steward
a person who manages other people's property
sentence: The steward who used to manage our family's property ran away with a bunch of money, so we decided to catch him and put him into the jail.
deign
to do something which is lower than self-worth
sentence: The man deigned and looked at my younger brother, and he glared at the man.
transgression
a violation of duty
sentence: I had to get a punishment just for a small transgression, such as missing a day of work, and coming late to the work.
poaching
illegally hunting something that isn't one's own property
sentence: A little boy was poaching a wealthy person's chicken, and he got caught, so he had to work fo the wealthy man for a week.
forfeit
lost as a penalty of wrongdoing
sentence: My iPod was forfeit from me when I kept on playing with it when I shouldn't have.
Chapter 2
ceased
to come to an end
sentence: The winter has ceased, but the coldness hasn't.
welt
a red mark left on flesh by pressure
sentence:
minions
a follower of a powerful person
sentence:
parchment
a stiff, flat, thin material made from an animal's skin
sentence:
kin
family
sentence:
transfixed
to stop everything with horror
sentence:
avail
take advantage of
sentence:
Chapter 3
recurrence
an event occurring again
sentence: Everyone was surprised at the recurrence of H1N1 in Korea
mortality
the ability to live and die
sentence: In some stories, people say that having mortality is more lucky than being immortal.
impoverished
poor
sentence: In medieval England, many men didn’t want to marry an impoverished woman.
jests
a thing said for amusement or joke
sentence: He felt really sad because of the jests his friends said to tease him.
shunned
isolated, ignored
sentence: When I was shunned by other people, I felt like I was alone.
plight
situation
sentence: It wasn’t really a plight that everyone could talk about, so many people were careful about that incident.
serf
a laborer for the person who’s in charge of the village, a lord
sentence: In medieval England, most of the people were serfs.
mercenary
a foreign soldier who fights in a war
sentence: The mercenaries that the Roman Empire hired betrayed Rome and fought for his own country.
Chapter 4
Untoward
unexpected
sentence: That situation was untoward.
Thatch
roof made of straw
sentence: At ancient time there were many houses with thatch.
Bailiff
person who make sure that the decisions of laws are obeyed
Sentence: At the village, they need bailiff.
Reeve
head of a village
Sentence: Reeve decide the rules for village.
Mean
poor, and not fancy
Sentence: We should help mean people.
Pinnacle
high rock
Sentence: Pinnacles are dangerous to climber.
Meander
followed trail, or course
Sentence: I meander when I get bad grade.
Impenetrable
impossible to go through
Sentence: We have all impenetrable situation.
Fallow
not successful
Sentence: His business was fallow.
Infidels
person who do not believe religion
Sentence: In Korea there are many infidels.
Chapters 5/6
Canonical
relating to a cathedral chapter
Sentence: Catholic has many Canonical rules.
Strident
loud and strong
Sentence: The boy has strident voice.
Clamor
unpleasant, loud noise
Sentence: I heard the clamor of traffic.
Apprehension
anxious or fear what’s going to happen
Sentence: After the test, I feel apprehension because of my test score.
Implore:
to beg someone
Sentences: He has to implore teacher’s mercy.
Hue:
My think: shade of a color
Sentences: There was a different hue an matters.
Cry:
My think: to express anger
Sentences:
Chapter 7
Skittish:
active
Sentence: I like skittish person.
Petitions:
request
Sentence: He send the petitions to his company.
Moot:
a subject to discuss
Sentence: We need moot for debate.
Treason:
betrayer of country
Sentence: People don’t like when treason came back.
Plight:
bad situation
Sentence: In this plight what should I do?
Curfew:
the time set as a deadline
Sentence: Every children has a curfew.
Grammar and usage Idioms Idioms #1
-Ace up your sleeve: If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.
-Achilles’ heel: a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength, that can actually or potentially lead to downfall. Idioms #2
-Add fuel to the fire: to make a bad situation worse
-Afraid of your own shadow: very timid and fearful Idioms #3
-Air your dirty laundry in public: If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.
-Albatross around your neck: An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful. Idioms #4
-All ears: If someone says they're all ears, they are very interested in hearing about something.
-All that glitters is not gold: This means that appearances can be deceptive and things that look or sound valuable can be worthless. Idioms #5
-All thumbs: too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity.
-Ants in your pants: agitated or excited about something and can't keep still. Idioms #6
-Apple of your eye: something or, more often, someone that is very special to you
-As the crow flies: the shortest possible distance between two places; a measure in a straight line Idioms#7
-Asleep at the switch: not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully
-At the drop of a hat: do it immediately Idioms#8
-At the end of your rope: at the limit of your patience or endurance
-Ax to grind: a resentment and you want to get revenge or sort it out Idioms#9
-Babe in the woods: a naive, defenseless, young person
-Back to square one: back to the beginning, to start again.
Reading strategies and resources
090903 Ulysses Chapter 4 Summary
In this chapter, Ulysses goes to the island of the Cyclops to get some food. Ulysses's men started to walk into the cave of Polyphemus, the strongest and the most violent of all the Cyclops, because they smelled goat. When Ulysses's men went in there, two of his men were eaten, so Ulysses uses his cleverness. He tells Polyphemus to enjoy eating people with wine, and Ulysses gave unwatered wine to him. Therefore, Polyphemus was drunk and went into sleep. At that time, Ulysses was getting ready to make Polyphemus blind so that Ulysses an his men could escape. He has made Polyphemus blind, and left the island. He told his name to Polyphemus at the end, by pride. However, Polyphemus was very mad and asked Poseidon to punish Ulysses by making him not letting go home for many years and go on a long, long journey, and make him forgotten when he gets home, and become a stranger.
Responding to literature
090901 Ulysses Journal
Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page.
1. Please describe Ulysses-what does he look like and act like? Try to be specific.
Ulysses is a ancient Greek soldier who lived in the time of Trojan War. He fought very well on the Trojan War, and he's the one who decided to make the huge horse. Ulysses acts very cleverly, and he tries to save his other soldiers on the boat. There are no exact description about his appearance, but I can think of how he looks like by the cover of the book. He seems very wild with his beards and mustache, and he also looks like he is always ready to fight. Ulysses does things with his soldiers for all of their benefits, but not only himself. He acts as a true leader in the legend.
090907 Ulysses Journal
Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page.
2. Why did Ulysses' men betray him and open the bag of winds from Aeolus? What happened to those men?
Ulysses' men betrayed him and opened the bag of winds from Aeolus, because they thought there were gold coins in the bag. When Ulysses was asleep, his men went near him and talked about the bag. Since Poseidon didn't want Ulysses to go back home so easily, he made a 'clink' sound, and Ulysses' men thought it was the sound from the bag. They said that they shared everything, even harshness, so they have rights to share some gold. When the knot wouldn't get loose, one of the men cut out a part of the bag, and all of the wind which were in there went back into the air, and started to move the ship back to where the bronze wall was. Also, the two men were blown off the ship because the wind was too strong. Ulysses was heartbroken, and tried not to show the feelings to his men. He stood on the deck, barking orders, and made all of the men mend sail, patch hull, rig new spears, and keep rowing.
090915 Ulysses Journal
Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page.
3. What would it be like to live on Cannibal Beach? What problems would it create to have a quicker cycle of day and night? How do you think this kept Ulysses from discovering what the trees were?
If I live on Cannibal Beach, I think I wouldn't be able to survive at all there. Also, I would be so confused about one day, and lose track of the days. I think some problems would occur if there is a quicker cycle of the day and night where on Cannibal Beach. First, it would get harder to find food and drinks because the night come too fast and the morning does, too, which makes me sleep less and find food around the beach less, too. Also, another problem I think that I am going to have is that the things there are too big to recognize them, so I wouldn't be able to recognize something that I need. Finally, there are the ogres in the island, which makes my life dangerous. I think having a quicker cycle of the day and night kept Ulysses from discovering what the trees were because the day and night changed too often, so he can't really see what they are, and they were too big to realize something.
090924 Ulysses Journal
Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page.
4. In Chapter 9, The Wandering Rocks, Ulysses has to decide what to do for himself. All of the advice that he has been given turns out to be useless. What does he decide to do? Have you ever been in a situation that required you to make an important decision on your own? How did you decide what to do?
In Chapter 9, The Wandering Rocks, he plans to go in between the rocks, swiftly, but the rocks were about to come together, so he changes his direction and decides to go to the Sun Titan's island, where Elpenor predicted that Ulysses would go there. I have been in a situation that required me to make an important decision on my own when I could choose to audition for KAIAC Music Festival or not. I thought that attending KAIAC Music Festival would help me improve in my skills, so I decided to attend it.
091015 Ulysses Journal
Please respond to the following journal assignment on your wiki page.
Ulysses has gone through much physical and mental hardship. Through all of this he has been determined to return to Itacha. What people and/or places in your life would you be willing to fight as hard as Ulysses to get to/see. Explain your answer.
I think I would be able to fight for my family. I always say I don't like my sister, but I actually like her very much except for some situations. Also, I love my mom and dad, because they be my best friend when I have some difficulties, and fight for me in the danger. I love my family more than anything in the world, and I can do whatever I have to do for my family. That's what family is for, and that 's what they do for me when I'm in danger. This is how much I love my family, and I will always fight for my own family. Also, I would be determined to be a lawyer, and fight for any hardships that I have to go through, and make my family proud.
091126 Crispin Journal
Father Quinel reveals three things in chapter 8. What are they? What does he promise to reveal later?
Father Quinel reveals three very important things: Asta's son's name, that Lord Furnival is very ill and is going to die, and that Asta could read and write and she wrote on the lead cross. He promises to reveal later about Crispin's father, when Crispin comes to the church again the next night, ready to leave the city.
100304 Crispin Journal
Compare and contrast Crispin's attitude towards God, reason, village life, and royalty at the beginning and the end of the book. How has his view of himself changed? Discuss how his sense of self is related to his changed perception of the world.
At the beginning of this book, Crispin thought nobody could change their lives. He thought that God made people as they are, and no one can change their own lives. He believed that he can't change his life as a serf before he met Bear. After he met Bear, which is right now, he thinks he can make his own life better. Also, Crispin thought that he should be royal to all of the people who are in higher location than him, but now he's not really obeying to people who once were his master, like John Aycliffe or Lady Furnival. However, he is still royal to people he believe in. His village life has changed in a way, too. He now plays music, and performs in front of people, and he didn't do that, but he just ran away from people. He now thinks he is also an important person that has some work to do. He is quite confident in himself.
Literary Terms
1. character: a person or animal who takes parts in the action of a literary work
2. conflict: a struggle between opposing forces
-internal: one that takes place within the mind of a character
-external: one in which a character struggles against some outside force
3. foreshadowing: the use, in a literary work, of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
4. mood: the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
5. protagonist: the main character in a literary work
6. antagonist: a character or force in conflict with a main character
7. setting: the time and place of the action
8. symbol: anything that stands for or represents something else
9. theme: a central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work
091202 Crispin Literary Terms
Chapter 11
1. character: Crispin, Father Quinel, Aycliffe, Aycliffe's men
2. conflict
- internal: Father Quinel dies, and Crispin feels very shocked and sad
- external: When Crispin was trapped, he didn't have anywhere to go because he didn't have Father Quines with him.
3. foreshadowing: Father Quinel was dead, and he must have been murdered because he was bleeding.
4. mood: serious and anxious
5. protagonist: Crispin
6. antagonist: Aycliffe, Aycliffe's men
7. setting: river
8. symbol: Father Quniel's death means that Crispin doesn't have any protection anymore.
9. theme: Sometimes you have to be independent, and don't rely so much on others.
Chapter 12
1. character: Crispin
2. conflict
- internal: Crispin is trying to figure out how he's going to live rest of his life as a wolf's head.
- external:
3. foreshadowing: Crispin has to keep on running away because he might meet another hunting party
4. mood: despair, sadness, a little hope, worry, sorrow
5. protagonist: Crispin
6. antagonist:
7. setting: across the river
8. symbol: the cross of lead
9. theme: Sometimes when everything else in the world is gone, there is only oneself to rely on.
091202 Crispin Journal
Crispin encounters two dead men shortly after fleeing the village. How does each affect him?
First, Crispin encounters a man who is dead, and he finds out that he is Father Quinel. When Crispin finds out that the dead body is Father Quinel, he is very shocked. Also, Crispin is terrified and responsible for his death, and he feels like the God has really abandoned him. Later on, he thinks he death is related to his mom's death and himself. Crispin also thinks that Father Quinel died because he was going to tell Crispin about his father and more about his mom.
100318 Literature Book-Melting Pot
Check Your Comprehension
1. What countries and ethnic groups do the people in Anna Quindlen's neighborhood represent?
- Ecuador, Italy, Japan, India, and Yugoslavs.
2. What role did Quindlen's children play in helpin the family fir into the neighborhood?
- Quindlen's children helped her get along with the people in the neighborhood, like a bridge over many families in the neighborhood.
3. How does Quindlen get along with her neighbors?
- She finds similarities between her neighbors and herself, such as being Italian, and having children. They also get along by talking to each other.
4. How do the people in the neighborhood get along "on a micro level"?
- Her neighbors know each other personally and like them, even though they hate the kind of person she is included in.
Interpret
1. What beliefs do most of the neighborhood residents share? [Connect]
- most of the neighborhood residents share beliefs that the person who he knows personally and likes isn't like the other people in her kinds, who he hates.
2. How do these shared beliefs both unite and divide the residents? [Interpret]
- The belief divides the residents because of the difference in the culture even though they like each other, and they unite the residents because they like each other.
3. What does Quindlen's choice of neighborhood reveal about what she finds important? [Analyze]
- She thinks that knowing and learning new cultures from other kinds of people from many other places from the world is important.
4. What advice would Quindlen give on how people of different cultures can get along with one another? [Draw Conclusions]
- He can give advice that people from different cultures can still be friends by knowing each other and talking about their similarities, but not just the differences in their cultures.
Evaluate
5. Do you think it's possible to be "one of them" and "one of us"? Explain. [Make a Judgement]
- Yes, because people have different qualities in different kinds of things, and they can have something similar with one person, and also be similar to another.
6. What does this story suggest about the way people live in American city neighborhoods? [Social Studies Link]
- This story suggests about the way people live in American city neighborhood that people can get along very well even though they have different ethnicity and different culture.
Writing strategies and resources
Personal spelling and vocabulary
Ulysses Vocabulary
Chapter 1
1. vessels
-a craft bigger than a rowboat for navigations of the water
2. stays
-a strong rope or wire used to steady or brance something; to fasten
3. booty
-money or goods taken in war or by robbery
4. prow
-the bow of a ship
5. quartering winds
-wind coming from a direction behind and to the side
6. baubles
-an object of little value
7. shaft
-the long handle of a weapon
8. head wind
-wind blowing in the opposite direction of the boat
9. hull
-the frame or body of a ship, flying boat, or air ship
10. scudded
-to move or run swiftly
Chapter 2
1. bouquets
-a bunch of flowers
2. hospitable
-offering a pleasant of healthful environment
3. brow
-the upper edge of a steep slope
4. lolled
-to hang or let hang loosely
Chapter 3
1. mutiny
-forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority; especially : concerted revolt (as of a naval crew) against discipline or a superior officer
2. exiling
-the state or a period of voluntary absence from one's country or home
3. bailing hooks
-hooks that are used to carry heavy objects on a ship
4. moor
-to make fast with or as if with cables, lines, or anchors; one of the Arab; to secure
5. smithcraft
-the art or occupation of a smith
6. agile
-having a quick resourceful and adaptable character; lively; quick
7. bowels
-the interior parts
8. vigil
-a watch formerly kept on the night before a religious feast with prayer or other devotions
9. phlegmy
-dull or apathetic coldness or indifference; calmness and composure
10. forging
-to form (as metal) by heating and hammering
11. disembark
-to remove to shore from a ship
12. gullet
-an invagination of the protoplasm in various protozoans
Chapter 4
1. shrouds
- one of the ropes leading usually in pairs from a ship's mastheads to give lateral support to the masts
2. reveling
- to take intense pleasure or satisfaction
3. mischievous
- able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble, or minor injury
4. sullen
- gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
5. outwitted
- to get the better of by superior cleverness
6. coursed
- to run or move swiftly through or over
Chapter 5
1. cannibal
- a human being/ animal that eats its own kind
2. indifferent
- not interested or concerned
3. mumbling
- speaking softly and unclearly
4. trooping
- moving or gathering in crowds
5. brutal
- being cruel and inhuman
Chapter 6
1. perils
- exposure to the risk of being injured
sentence: Ulysses was out on the perils of the sea.
2. inhabitants
- one that occupies a particular place regularly
sentence: The inhabitants of the country didn't want people invading them, so they got ready to fight the invaders.
3. moored
- to secure the boat by anchor
sentence: I moored my cookie from my sister, but my sister ate it when I put it in the refrigerator.
4. marrow
- the inner part (core) of the bone
sentence: It was so hot that I felt like even my marrows were sweating.
5. ogres
- a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings
sentence: there were a lot of ogres in the island, so people had to run away as fast as they could.
6. provisioned
- state of being prepared beforehand
sentence: My class was provisioned by the school to do volunteer works and community service.
7. sorceries
- the use of supernatural powers
sentence: The witch practiced sorcery on a group of men to make them an animal.
8. ethical
- involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval
sentence: Sarah did ethical works for other people to watch and follow, but she found out everyone didn't even look at her.
Chapter 7
1. loom
- to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions
sentence: A huge bug loomed into my sight while it was getting brighter and brighter.
2. skiff
- any of various small boats; especially : a flat-bottomed rowboat
sentence: Some of the people in the boat could escape by a small skiff.
3. spur
- small peninsula
sentence: Our sailing team landed on a spur on accident.
4. haughtily
- blatantly and disdainfully proud
sentence: She haughtily bragged about herself to her classmates.
5. gorged
- to consume or eat greedily
sentence: Since we were so hungry, we all gorged the food into our mouth.
6. prophesy
- to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge
sentence:The predictor prophesied that there would be a tsunami near Japan.
7. glut
- to fill especially with food to satiety
sentence: Handel and Gretel found out that the witch wanted to glut them and eat them later.
8. venerable
- made sacred especially by religious or historical association
sentence: Many people think Jerusalem is a venerable place.
9. intoxicating
- to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
sentence: The drugs that he consumed were very intoxicating, so it made him get drunk.
Chapter 8
1. girdling
- to not move around because it is held tight
2. foretold
- to be told beforehand, to see the future; predict
3. curdle
- to go bad or wrong
4. feeble
- markedly lacking in strength; weak
5. gurgle
- to flow in a broken irregular current
6. fathoms
- to penetrate and come to understand; imagine
7. counsel
- advice given especially as a result of consultation; to give advice
Chapter 9
1. spawned
- created
2. sheared
-to cut to the skin
3. rendezvous
- a meeting place
4. vengeful
-revenge
5. ordained
-appointed
Chapter 10
1. strait
- narrow place
2. beeswax
- a thick wax
3. rawhide
- untanned, rough leather
4. cinder
- ash
5. purled
- to edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
6. spume
- bubbles
7. hawser
- a thick rope to moor the boat
Chapter 11
1. submerging (p.92)
- to put under water
sentence: He was submerging some money into the water, and mixed some paint with the water so that nobody could see the money.
2. insatiable (p.93)
- incapable of being satisfied
sentence: Because of her insatiable hunger, she got fatter and fatter everyday.
3. contending (p.94)
- to struggle in contest or rivalry or against difficulties
sentence: I was contending against my teacher's opinion.
4. shuddering (p.94)
- to tremble convulsively
sentence: A poor girl on the street was shuddering because of the freezing weather.
5. dumbfounded (p.94)
- to confound briefly and usually with astonishment
sentence: I was dumbfounded when I saw a guy who finished a math project in 2 minutes.
6. starboard (p.95)
- the right side of a ship or aircraft looking forward
sentence: The men in the ship rowed to the starboard side.
7. helmsmen (p.95)
- the person at the helm
sentence: The new helmsmen didn't know how to steer past the whirlpool.
Chapter 12
1. summoned (p.96)
- to call upon for specified action
sentence: Ms. McCord summoned some students and told them about the group project.
2. intentions (p.97)
- a determination to act in a certain way
sentence: It was the students' intentions for doing a project, but they didn't really do a good job.
3. stern (p.98)
- the rear end of a boat
sentence:
4. scour (p.99)
- to move about quickly especially in search
sentence: My friends and I scoured around the island to search for some food.
5. limpets (p.99)
- a marine gastropod mollusk that has a low conical shell broadly open beneath, browses over rocks or timbers in the littoral area, and clings very tightly when disturbed
sentence: We wanted to eat the limpets, but they were clinging too tight to the rock.
6. makeshift (p.100)
- a usually crude and temporary expedient
sentence:
7. libation (p.100)
- an act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice
sentence: Ulysses' men poured water for libation while they were sacrificing the cattle.
8. kine (p.101)
- archaic word for cow
sentence: There were a lot of kines on the road when I went to India.
9. ravenous (p.102)
- very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification
sentence: Everyone on the ship were ravenous when eating even when they weren't hungry.
10. dappled (p.102)
- marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
sentence: I saw the paper dappled with black ink.
11. unfurled (p.103)
- make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state
sentence: I unfurled out from the uncomfortable pose that I was having.
12. forestays (p.103)
- a stay from the foremast to the foredeck or bow of a ship
sentence:
13. keel (p.103)
- the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom
sentence:
14. vortex (p.104)
- something that resembles a whirlpool
sentence: The ship was in the middle of a vortex.
15. lichen (p.104)
- any of numerous complex plantlike organisms made up of an alga and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on a solid surface
sentence: I saw lichens growing on a piece of wood in a humid place.
16. tumult (p.104)
- a violent outburst
sentence: Because of the tumult of the whirlpool, the boat was gone.
Chapter 13
1. tunic (p.107)
- a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist, and worn as an under or outer garment by men and women of ancient Greece and Rome
2. hemmed (p.107)
- to surround in a restrictive manner
3. grotto (p.107)
- an artificial recess or structure made to resemble a natural cave
4. interlude (p.109)
- a usually short simple play or dramatic entertainment
5. defying (p.110)
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6. exploits (p.111)
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7. inattention (p.113)
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8. tapestry (p.114)
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9.veto (p.114)
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10. notion (p.115)
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11. embrasure (p.115)
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12. winnowing (p.116)
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13. wielding (p.120)
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14. looted (p.120)
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15. enticements (p.121)
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16. lyre (p.122)
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17. entranced (122)
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18. decrees (123)
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Chapter 14
1. meddlesome
- fond of meddling; interfering
2. scowl
- a facial expression of displeasure
3. buoyant
- capable of floating
4. exerting
- to bring to bear especially with sustained effort or lasting effect
Chapter 15
1. writhed
- to move or proceed with twists and turns; to twist from or as if from pain or struggling
2. anointing
- to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
3. dazed
- to dazzle with light; to stupefy especially by a blow
4. grimy
- full of or covered with grime (soot)
5. glade
- an open space surrounded by woods
6. dashed
- made up of a series of dashes
7. besieged
- to press with requests; to cause worry or distress to
8. partial
- of or relating to a part rather than the whole
9. laden
- carrying a load or burden
10. oracle
- a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions
11. ruffian
- a brutal person
12. prudence
- sagacity or shrewdness in the management of affairs
13. sneeringly
- smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking
14. cudgel
- to beat with or as if with a cudgel
15. undiluted
- not mixed with any other liquid
crispin
Chapter 1
midst
-in the middle of
-sentence: In the midst of boring days, I heard that my cousins were coming to visit from Singapore.
shroud
-a long cloth that a dead person is wrapped in
-sentence: The priest wrapped my great-grandfather in a shroud and prayed for him.
taunted
-insulted
-sentence: When someone taunted my younger sister, I got really mad and wanted to shout and yell at that person.
pauper
-a very poor person
-sentence: The paupers didn't have that much money, so they couldn't afford a nice grave for a dead person.
steward
a person who manages other people's property
sentence: The steward who used to manage our family's property ran away with a bunch of money, so we decided to catch him and put him into the jail.
deign
to do something which is lower than self-worth
sentence: The man deigned and looked at my younger brother, and he glared at the man.
transgression
a violation of duty
sentence: I had to get a punishment just for a small transgression, such as missing a day of work, and coming late to the work.
poaching
illegally hunting something that isn't one's own property
sentence: A little boy was poaching a wealthy person's chicken, and he got caught, so he had to work fo the wealthy man for a week.
forfeit
lost as a penalty of wrongdoing
sentence: My iPod was forfeit from me when I kept on playing with it when I shouldn't have.
Chapter 2
ceased
to come to an end
sentence: The winter has ceased, but the coldness hasn't.
welt
a red mark left on flesh by pressure
sentence:
minions
a follower of a powerful person
sentence:
parchment
a stiff, flat, thin material made from an animal's skin
sentence:
kin
family
sentence:
transfixed
to stop everything with horror
sentence:
avail
take advantage of
sentence:
Chapter 3
recurrence
an event occurring again
sentence: Everyone was surprised at the recurrence of H1N1 in Korea
mortality
the ability to live and die
sentence: In some stories, people say that having mortality is more lucky than being immortal.
impoverished
poor
sentence: In medieval England, many men didn’t want to marry an impoverished woman.
jests
a thing said for amusement or joke
sentence: He felt really sad because of the jests his friends said to tease him.
shunned
isolated, ignored
sentence: When I was shunned by other people, I felt like I was alone.
plight
situation
sentence: It wasn’t really a plight that everyone could talk about, so many people were careful about that incident.
serf
a laborer for the person who’s in charge of the village, a lord
sentence: In medieval England, most of the people were serfs.
mercenary
a foreign soldier who fights in a war
sentence: The mercenaries that the Roman Empire hired betrayed Rome and fought for his own country.
Chapter 4
Untoward
unexpected
sentence: That situation was untoward.
Thatch
roof made of straw
sentence: At ancient time there were many houses with thatch.
Bailiff
person who make sure that the decisions of laws are obeyed
Sentence: At the village, they need bailiff.
Reeve
head of a village
Sentence: Reeve decide the rules for village.
Mean
poor, and not fancy
Sentence: We should help mean people.
Pinnacle
high rock
Sentence: Pinnacles are dangerous to climber.
Meander
followed trail, or course
Sentence: I meander when I get bad grade.
Impenetrable
impossible to go through
Sentence: We have all impenetrable situation.
Fallow
not successful
Sentence: His business was fallow.
Infidels
person who do not believe religion
Sentence: In Korea there are many infidels.
Chapters 5/6
Canonical
relating to a cathedral chapter
Sentence: Catholic has many Canonical rules.
Strident
loud and strong
Sentence: The boy has strident voice.
Clamor
unpleasant, loud noise
Sentence: I heard the clamor of traffic.
Apprehension
anxious or fear what’s going to happen
Sentence: After the test, I feel apprehension because of my test score.
Implore:
to beg someone
Sentences: He has to implore teacher’s mercy.
Hue:
My think: shade of a color
Sentences: There was a different hue an matters.
Cry:
My think: to express anger
Sentences:
Chapter 7
Skittish:
active
Sentence: I like skittish person.
Petitions:
request
Sentence: He send the petitions to his company.
Moot:
a subject to discuss
Sentence: We need moot for debate.
Treason:
betrayer of country
Sentence: People don’t like when treason came back.
Plight:
bad situation
Sentence: In this plight what should I do?
Curfew:
the time set as a deadline
Sentence: Every children has a curfew.
Grammar and usage
Idioms
Idioms #1
-Ace up your sleeve: If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.
-Achilles’ heel: a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength, that can actually or potentially lead to downfall.
Idioms #2
-Add fuel to the fire: to make a bad situation worse
-Afraid of your own shadow: very timid and fearful
Idioms #3
-Air your dirty laundry in public: If you air your dirty laundry in public, you reveal aspects of your private life that should really remain private, by telling a secret, arguing in public, etc.
-Albatross around your neck: An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.
Idioms #4
-All ears: If someone says they're all ears, they are very interested in hearing about something.
-All that glitters is not gold: This means that appearances can be deceptive and things that look or sound valuable can be worthless.
Idioms #5
-All thumbs: too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity.
-Ants in your pants: agitated or excited about something and can't keep still.
Idioms #6
-Apple of your eye: something or, more often, someone that is very special to you
-As the crow flies: the shortest possible distance between two places; a measure in a straight line
Idioms#7
-Asleep at the switch: not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully
-At the drop of a hat: do it immediately
Idioms#8
-At the end of your rope: at the limit of your patience or endurance
-Ax to grind: a resentment and you want to get revenge or sort it out
Idioms#9
-Babe in the woods: a naive, defenseless, young person
-Back to square one: back to the beginning, to start again.
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