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1: tumbrils (pg. 36): A crude cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their place of execution, as during the French Revolution. 2: despoiled (pg. 36): To deprive of something valuable by force; rob. 3: blunderbusses (pg. 37): A short musket of wide bore and flaring muzzle, formerly used to scatter shot at close range. 4: pilferer (pg. 37): One who steals a small amount or item. 5: capitulated (pg. 38): To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms. 6: tremulous (pg. 38): Timid or fearful; timorous. 7: substratum (pg. 39): That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil. 8: cessation (pg. 40): A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing. 9: eddy (pg. 41): A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion. 10: inexorable (pg. 44): Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless 11: inscrutable (pg. 44): Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable. 12: spittoon (pg. 45): A bowl-shaped, usually metal vessel, often with a funnel-shaped cover, into which tobacco chewers periodically spit. 13: admonish (pg. 47): To remind of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility. 14: piscatory (pg. 51): Of or relating to fish or fishing. 15: pecuniary (pg. 55): Of or relating to money. 16: indignantly (pg. 58): Characterized by or filled with anger 17: disconcerted (pg. 59): To upset the self-possession of; ruffle. 18: earthenware (pg. 59): Pottery made from a porous clay that is fired at relatively low temperatures. Faience, delft, and majolica are examples of earthenware.
Approximate Word count = 1103
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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