Wondrous Words

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1."It is two days after the feast of Saint George on Saint Margaret's marsh. Pieter lies struck down with a flux of some sort; It is in his stomach and he cannot move. Sarah fears the worst - he's always had too much black bile but would never give credence to the doctors."

.flux (flÅ­ks) n. The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines. Material thus discharged from the bowels. The rate of flow of fluid, particles, or energy through a given surface. Google

2.A wherry has just cast off from the staithe at Stokesby as they round the last bend and the village comes into view. Beth fends with the oar and Richard leaps to the bank, making fast the boat."

wherry a light rowboat used chiefly for carrying passengers.

staithe A landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload. 2. Obsolete A shore or riverbank. v. wharfed, wharf·ing, wharfs. 

fend manage (by oneself), cope alone.



Comments

bermudaonion said…
Flux made me think of Back to the Future and the flux capacitor. All of these words are new to me.
grammajudyb said…
New words to me too this week. Flux, I might be able to use, but not the other two. Thanks for sharing them.
Julia Tomiak said…
This book sounds like it has lots of words to look up - as is often the case with good historical fiction. Thanks for flux - not what I expected!
Margot said…
I knew flux and fend, but the others through me. Sounds like you've found a book where you need to keep the dictionary handy. I hope its a good read for you Tea.
Tea said…
Thanks for stopping by, Book buddies.

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