The Year of the Hangman – Period 2
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GAUCHE-
*part of speech:
adjective
*definition:
lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless
*sentence:
…The others stared at him in astonishment, as though he’d done something unforgivably gauche. Embarrassed and ashamed, Creighton murmured,”No…”
*synonyms:
blundering, blunderous, butterfingered, clownish, crude, graceless, helpless, incompetent, inelegant, inexperienced, inexpert, ponderous, stumbling, unable, uneasy, ungainly, unhandy, unskillful, untactful, untalented
*antonyms:
adroit, agile, athletic, coordinated, dexterous, graceful, nimble
*other language:
torpe (Spanish)
Here is my story.
It was an early morning when I was strolling through the harbor, on my way to the Navy vessel I was newly assigned to. I noticed a fairly large crowd surrounding a gallows. It seemed the police caught a murderer and gave him a death sentence. All of a sudden there was a loud sound, as if the victim was dropped from the scaffold in an instant, accompanied with a torrent of shrieks and screams which scared me away. I hastily sped up and reached the Navy ship. Before I boarded the ship, I quickly glanced at a sign next to a shop that read “Navy ship tours eight shillings”. Since there was no time to spare, I left its sight and hurried to make it on time. When I entered, it was easy to notice that it took great skill to plan and construct its hull. Discovering a stairway that probably led to the main deck, I climbed all the way up and reached the outside. As soon as I got out, the captain’s mastiff barked at me out of nowhere thinking I was an intruder. As whistle started to blow, I knew I was late. I sprinted fast towards the whistle and found other recruits lined up in rows facing an officer. He heard my footsteps and signaled me to come. “Why are you late lad?” he said with a tough voice, “No matter. Now drop down and give me FIFTY!” I dropped down as I was told and did my push ups in an instant to quickly end this embarrassment. Then I lined up with the rest of the crew, and sooner later went to the quarter deck as the officer ordered. He informed us there about the rules, punishments, and last but not least, how to act in an emergency. Finally, it was time to set sail.
Thanks for the help, but I found the other defenition for the way that it’s used in the book.
My word is:
GAUCHE
Estaban, if you still haven’t found it out yet, here’s what gallow means.
a support on the deck of a vessel, generally one of two or more, consisting of a crosspiece on two uprights, for spars, boats, etc
It is day twelve on our voyage, riding though the wave on our vessel. As I walk apon the deck I see the ocean and beside me are the crew, lifting the scafflod, while the clergymen stare apon the deep blue sea. The torrent is at ease which is a relief for all of us. As I walk along checking the cargo, making sure of our destination, as I pass apon somthing in the distanstace. Placing my hand apon my musket as if my life depended on it to find it was nothing, I guess your eyes play trix on you even after twelve days. Before heading to my quarters I peer at the men that are eating making sure there are no wastrels so he have the food for the trip back. Going though the gangway I find myself where I started and thats where I wait patiently.
Rigging (n)
Denotative Definition:
-The arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc. on a boat or ship.
-Apparatus for some purpose; equipment; outfit; gea
Three Different Forms:
-Rigg,
-Rig-up,
-Rigged
Word used in the Book:
“I could hear the cannonballs going through the riggings.”
Word in another language:
Rigga(Swedish)
Three examples from other sources:
-“Pass the order down to the gunner, and bid all fire high, and take the rigging.” (http://www.feedcycle.com/feed/10045/)
-“Her mast and rigging were installed in Annapolis Maryland in ’65.”
(http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/DuaneMcCullough/sstory1.htm)
-“Since rigging also holds up the mast… it only takes the failure of a single item of the standing rigging to result in a catastrophic failure of the rig itself — demasting.”
(http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/apr/26/following_sea_standing_or_running_rigging_needs_ma/?eagle)
Eighteen-pounder (n)
Denotative Definition:
-A type of gun.
-A type of shot(ammo).
Three Different Forms:
Eighteen-pounders
Word used in the Book:
“British eighteen-pounders almost blasted us to pieces.”
Word Synonyms:
-Gun,
-Bullet
Three examples from other sources:
“… the eighteen-pounders continued to maul the American ship…”
(http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1974/6/1974_6_53.shtml)
“It would be impossible to stop them with the ten eighteen-pounders which are the only pieces of artillery we can set up on each side of the river…”
(http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Louisiana/_Texts/GAYHLA/3/1*.html)
“Samuel W. Chambers… obtained a foot-hold on the top of an eighteen-pounder, and deliberately took aim with his “fire-shooter””
(http://www.history.vt.edu/MxAmWar/Newspapers/Niles/Nilesc1846AugOct.htm)
SCAFFOLD
Definition- A platform used in the execution of condemned prisoners, as by hanging or beheading.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- In one fortnight, in London, thirteen men were stung up on the scaffold at Tyburn
Different Language- ικρίωμα (greek)
GANGWAY
Definition- A temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- He was guided up a slight incline, and their footsteps echoed on wooden planks- gangway.
Different Language- 通路 (Japanese)
Rashaunna – I have located a post in which you claim ownership of the terms Gallow and Shilling. Please post the details about those terms.
Can anybody help me on the word gallow? I don’t know what it is.
Proofread your posts as suggested in class.
Sorry everyone the shilling landed heads not tails
This is my story. It rocks.
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I was in the vessels of the ship, when the men told me to go into the cargo hold so that I could patrol. Almost immediately after, the man in the crow’s nest above the mast said pirates were ahead. It seemed as though they had about three vessels to our one. We knew we couldn’t be wastrels when it came to ammunition. I thought about the first time we ran into pirates. We maid them walk their own plank, but in our gangway. I told the captain to flip a shilling. Should it land heads we fight, tails we quit. It landed tails so we decided to fight. I shuddered at the thought of if we lost. They’d probably hang us from the gallows. They aimed guns from everywhere, even through the windowpanes I could make out the guns shadow. The clergyman said we shouldn’t fight. That’s why we don’t listen to him. I walked out on the deck, and stared them all in the face, armed with only a sword and a pistol…
WASTRELS [noun]
[DEFINITION] A person who wastes, especially one who squanders money; a spendthrift.
[SYNONYM] Greedy
[3 FORMS OF WORD] Waster,Wastrel,Wastrels
[3 EXAMPLES]
{WASTER}
Was her father . . . the brilliant, glamorous figure she remembered, or the alcoholic waster his own brother described?
— Jean Strouse, “Making the Facts Obey”, New York Times, May 24, 1992
{WASTREL}
Thad risked everything, including his farm, to set Abner up in the grocery business in the town of Hargrave, only to have Abner turn wastrel and lose everything.
— John Kenny Crane, “Good Fellers”, New York Times, November 15, 1992
{WASTRELS}
Horace Liveright, the book publisher of the 1920’s, is usually recalled in literary memoirs as a charming wastrels, a gambler who always saw a winning bet as a chance to raise his stake in whatever game he was losing at.
— Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, “Disastrous Life of a Pioneer in Hype”, New York Times, July 27, 1995
[SENTENCE] Most of his education came not in classrooms but in coffehouses and taverns, and his teachers were the towns rakes and wastrels…
Hey Mr. Moshe` when do we post the 10 words we picked to the BLOG? i have them.They are….
-Gallow,Shilings,Vessels,Hull,Cargo,Lad,Quarters,Maindeck, Windowpane!
MUSKET
1. other forms of the word:
-Muskets (plural noun)
-Musketry (noun)
-Musketeer (noun)
2. sentence from the book:
“We traded cannon fire and musket fire for a time, with us giving as good as we got.”
3. Other places with the word:
-“Muskets fired a lead ball of between 10 and 20 to the pound..”
(www.fairfax.org.uk/main/soldiers/musket.htm)
-“The most frequently used rifle of the Civil War was the American-made Springfield
rifle musket.” (www.nps.gov/archive/anti/rifle.htm)
-“It took at least 30 seconds to load a musket, although this could vary depending on each soldier.” (http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~awoodley/regency/weapons.html)
4. Synomyns in other languages:
-English : Rifle
-Spanish: Arcabuz
-French: Carabine
5. Definition:
-A large, heavy smoothbore gun for the infantry soldiers, used in the 16th cent.
I own this word:
MUSKET
CLERGYMAN [noun]
[Definition] an ordained Christian minister
[Synonym] priest
[Sentence] when the clergyman asked whether there was anything that might comfort him the thief cooley replied…
[3 forms of the word]: clergywoman, clergymen, clergy
[3 examples]:
Clergymen
A second prominent Catholic all clergymen resigned yesterday after allegations about his links to the Communist-era secret police, and the prospect that more clerics may have been compromised threatened the church’s reputation as a bastion of opposition to the old regime.
Clergywoman
“A Clergywoman” never held up her head or smiled again after the brief encounter recorded for us by Boswell.
Clergy
We the undersigned, Christian clergy from many different traditions
Websites used
http://www.butler.edu/clergyproject/religion_science_collaboration.htm
http://www.bartleby.com/237/17.html
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2007/01/09/2d_catholic_clergymen_resigns_in_poland/
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Torrent-A stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violnce.
1:
Noun
1.Torrential-There was torrential rain today.
2.Torrents-A torrent of inults.
3.Torment-She torments her sister everyday.
4.Torn-I told my shirt today.
2:Creighton prepared to release a torrent of indignation the moment his gag was removed. (pg.16)
3:
http://www.dictionary.com
1.The rain fell in torrents.
2.She attacked him with a torrent of abuse.
3.Torents of mail.
4:
Synonyms-Outbrust,deluge,flood,spate
Antonyms-drip
language-French-torrent,Polish-Potok,Portuguese-torrente
mastiff
definition- noun; a dog of a large, strong breed with drooping ears and pendulous lips.
sentence- Creighton heard the watchman’s shuffling footsteps and the low growl of his mastiff.
ORIGIN- Middle English : obscurely representing Old French: mastin, based on Latin: mansuetus ‘tame.’
mistify
stiff
stuff
staff
misty
musty
SCAFFOLDED
Definition-A platform used in the execution of condemned prisoners, as by hanging or beheading.
Part of Speech- Noun
Sentence- In one fortnight, in london, thirteen men were stung up on the scaffold at Tyburn
Different Language- echafaudage (spanish)
Please proofread everything you are going to post BEFORE you post.
Rigging (n)- Rigg, Rig-up and Rigged. I could hear the cannonballs going through the riggings. The arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc. on a boat or ship. Other Language: Aparejo
Eighteen-pounder-(n)- Eighteen-pounders . British eighteen-pounders almost blasted us to pieces. The cannon on ships and boats and the shots (ammo). Other Language: none
HULL is also part of a name for a large fishing port in northeatern England.
Ships’ hulls have various designs depending on what you want it to be, like the speed. They caan have round bottoms, flat bottoms, or v-shaped bottoms.
QUARTERS is also a plural form of the 25 cent coin. It is also used in measurements to represent 1/4 of something, like a quarter pound.
CARGO
Synonyms-freight, load
Other languages-
Carga- Spanish
Cargasion-French
Fracht- German
Carico-Italian
Devracht-Dutch
Carga-Portuguese
rPy3- Russian
Last- Norwegian
Forms of the words- cargoes(plural) , cargos (plural), escargot (eatable snail)
Sentence (in book)- ..the tobacco trade was suspended and partly because several ships full of other cargo were seized by American privateers.
Sentence (http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/43-5011.00)-Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals, and shipping docks.
WINDOWPANE-
Synonym-window
Other Languages-
Cristal- Spanish
Carreau- French
Vetro di Finestra – Italian
De vensterruit- Dutch
Vidraca- Portuguese
OKOHHOE CTEKNO- Russian
Sentence (in book)-Creighton had gained entry by smashing a windowpane and unfastening a lock.
Sentence (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070101174901AAaW703)
I was the shadow of a waxwing slain, by the false azure on the windowpane.
-NAMES….. Nicole.G, Sofia.R, Amanda.S
Torrent- A stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
1:
Torrential-The was torrential rain today.
Torrents- A torrent of insults
Torment-She torments her sister everyday.
Torn-I torn my shirt today.
2:
Creighton prepared to release a torrent of indignation the moment his gag was removed.
3:
http://www.dictionry.com
1.The rain fell in torrents.
2.She attacked him with a torrent of abuse.
3.Tirrents of mail.
4.
Synonyms-outbrust,deluge,flood,spate
Antonyms-Drip
Language-French-torrent,Polish-potok,Portuguese-torrente
Main Deck used in the book
The lieutenant scurried backdown the steps to the Main Deck
page 46
three uses of the word main deck
1.The principal deck of a large ship or vessel.
2.A platform extending from side to side in a ship and forming a floor
3.A flat floored roofless area adjoining a house
sentences from the book: “He had heard of men and boys being abducted and pressed into service on Royal Navy vessels”
“No way to tell at this range, Creighton hurried aft to the quarterdeck.”
word: quarters
part of speech: noun(plural)
synonyms: dwelling, dorm
sentence as used in book: No, but this is my quarters and I’ll thank you not to destroy it.
definition: 1 an assigned station, as for officers and crew on a warship
2 a place of lodging or residence
word: hull
part of speech: noun
synonyms: body, frame, structure, shell
sentence as used in book: … the plash of water against the ship’s hull, the thump of smaller boats nudging the pilings of the wharf, the clang of a bell buoy far out in the channel.
definition: the framework or body of a ship, exclusive of masts, sails, yards and rigging
We used dictionary.com and thesaurus.com for this information
Word: Vessel
P.O.S: Noun
1. A ship or large boat
P.O.S: Noun
2. A hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask.
Word: Quarterdeck
P.O.S: Noun
1. The part of a ship’s upper deck near the stern, traditionally reserved for officers
Synonyms for Vessel – Ship, Container, Barge, and Craft.
Synonyms/other language for Quarterdeck – Achterdek (dutch)
Other forms of Vessel – N/A
Other forms of Quarterdeck – Quartered, Quarterback, Quartermaster
Quartered – She cut the apple into quarted sections.
Quarterback – The quarterback threw the ball for a touchdown.
Quartermaster – The quartermaster showed the new recruits to their barracks.
Main Deck translation to spanish = cubierta principal
wharf in different forms=wharfed, wharf·ing, wharfs
wharf three diferent uses
1. the ship was wharfed at the dock.
2. A landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload.
3. To furnish, equip, or protect with wharves or a wharf.
sites used dictionary.com,www.m-w.com,www.onelook.com, and AltaVista.com
These are the definitions/POS for the words we claimed:
windowpane (n)- A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window.
windowpane (adj)-designating or having a large, regular design of intersecting lines resembling a series of windowpanes.
cargo (n)-the lading or freight [load] of a ship, airplane, etc.
-NAMES….. Nicole.G, Sofia.R, Amanda.S
These are the definitions for our words:
Rigging-The arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
and we need to find another word since I couldn’t find Eighteen-pounder in the dictionary. Sorry!
Wharf Synonyms: berth, community stage, embarkment, harbor, jetty, landing, landing pier, levee, lock, marina, pier, quay, slip, wharf
Main Deck
Noun-The uppermost water-proof deck running the full-length of the ship.
Wharf
Noun-a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.
Verb-to tie up at a wharf:dock
We own these two words: Rigging and Eighteen-pounder
Hey Mr.Moshe, I’ve claimed these words;
~Lad
~Yankee
we own these words: main deck, wharf
Jai G, Kaveena, Sabine U.
We call these words-clergyman and wastrels
we own these two words: torrent, mastiff
Names: Rachelle D., Daniel C., and Charles P.
We own these 2 words: mast and harbor
Esteban, Mariana, and J.P. We own these words: hull and quarters.
-We own these 2 words: Cargo & Windowpane.
-NAMES….. Nicole.G, Sofia.R, Amanda.S
Scaffold
Gangway
We call these words
We own: vessels, quarterdeck
Hey Mr. Moshe, i’ve claimed these words. . .
-Gallow
-Shillings