Transcript Catherine Called Birdy, Chap 1-2

abbot
(n) A man who is the
head or superior,
usually elected, of a
monastery
 Praying
Abbot
The abbot received us kindly and sent to my mother
gentle words and a marvelous small book of saints,
their feast days, and their great works.
When the abbot rings his bell, all of the monks play
music.
At the abbey, the abbot forced all of the monks to be
silent.
abominable
(adj) repugnantly hateful;
detestable; loathsome
Robert is abominable and I puzzle
that she had any more children
after bearing him first.
Contrary to popular belief, the
Abominable Snowman is not
actually that abominable, for he
gives people snow cones before
murdering them.
That abominable boy peed in my
Mother’s Day mug!
Abominable
snowman
Crusade
(n) Any of the military expeditions
undertaken by the Christians of
Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th
centuries for the recovery of the
Holy Land from the Muslims
Army marching to the Crusade
I was finally able to speak to Uncle George about my idea of
going on crusade to the Holy Land.
For my Lord, I shall join the rest of the scholars on a crusade
to take back the Holy Land.
One of my ancestors was a part of a crusade; she fought
Muslims and died bravely alongside her fellow scholars.
dovecote
(n) A structure, usually at a
height above the ground, for
housing domestic pigeons
 Dovecote
It is moat and muddy yard, house and stables and
barn, dovecote, privy, and pig yard.
As I entered the dovecote, I was pelted with
pigeon droppings and came out covered in poo.
After I put my domesticated pigeons in my
dovecote, I laid back on my couch and watched
football.
impudence
(n) Lack of
modesty;
shamelessness
A beggar with
impudence
There was a hanging in Riverford today. I am being
punished for impudence again, so was not allowed to
go.
Timmy was being immodest and oozing with impudence
around less fortunate children, and was labeled as a
bully.
Donald Trump is constantly made fun of because of his
disgusting impudence.
minstrel
(n) A musician, singer, or
poet
 Minstrel
Or a wandering minstrel with music in his throat
and mischief in his eye.
For my birthday, my parents hired a minstrel to
provide music and entertainment.
I want to run away and become a minstrel,
singing, dancing, and writing poetry.
nunnery
(n) A building or group
of buildings for nuns;
convent
A church or nunnery
I thought mayhap to join a nunnery instead, but as the
chief occupation of nuns is embroidery, it would be like
falling from the spit into the cooking fire.
Because of a misunderstanding, King Arthur sent
Guinevere to a nunnery to live a bland, sad life.
The young girl was disobedient and useless, so her
parents sent her to a nunnery to live a holy life.
peevish
(adj) showing
annoyance, irritation,
or bad mood
I am stubborn, peevish, and as
prickly as a thistle.
My teacher was peevish when I
copied from a co-student.
Terriers are often peevish types
of dogs, being difficult to
their owners.
The woman was
very peevish.
privy
(n) outhouse
Guy scuba diving
in the privy
The bubbly mess stinks worse than the privy in
the summer.
The child wet himself before making it to the
privy.
Being in a privy during an earthquake would be
terrible and very, very, messy.
vellum
(n) calfskin, lambskin,
kidskin, etc., treated for
use as a writing purposes
 Albums of vellum
I preferred smoothing and powdering the vellum pages
after they looked less like animals, even though the
powder got into my hair and my nose and my clothes.
The teacher pulled out an ancient book bound with
vellum from a calf.
The monks were able to emboss on the leather-like
vellum cover.