Queen of the Sea: List 1

by Dylan Meconis
Margaret is an orphan who was raised by nuns on an isolated island. When Eleanor, the exiled Queen of Albion, is imprisoned on the island, Margaret learns secrets about her past and becomes involved in a daring plot to save the queen.

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  1. shrew
    a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
    If that pathetic shrew wants the crown our father denied her, she'll have to take it by force.
  2. exile
    expel from a country
    I would rather die than be exiled from my own kingdom!
  3. convent
    a religious residence especially for nuns
    A convent is a place where women go to lead very religious lives together without ordinary people around to distract them.
  4. prioress
    the leader of a community of nuns
    Sister Agnes is the prioress, which means she's the head of the convent. She writes letters and makes decisions.
  5. habit
    a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
    It was raining, so I tucked you beneath my habit.
  6. infirmary
    a health facility where patients receive treatment
    She makes all the medicines and takes care of anybody sick or injured in the infirmary.
  7. incense
    a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
    She makes sure we have enough candles and incense, and cleans and decorates the church.
  8. wean
    gradually deprive of mother's milk
    I fed you sweet milk porridge, though you looked too small even to be weaned.
  9. imp
    (folklore) a small fairy-like creature that is somewhat mischievous
    I put an iron horseshoe over the door, so the fairies wouldn't steal you and replace you with an imp.
  10. mournful
    filled with or evoking sadness
    This is the statue of the Mournful Mother.
  11. embroidery
    decorative needlework
    She hardly ever helped the sisters with their embroidery, which paid for all the food we could not grow ourselves.
  12. foundling
    a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
    I thought the sisters had all grown up as foundlings, like me, or had taken vows because they wanted to serve Saint Elysia instead of being married.
  13. quarry
    a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
    All the stones in the convent buildings were dug out of this quarry centuries ago.
  14. heathen
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
    But they didn't know about the Sorrowful Son. So they were heathens!
  15. revelation
    communication by a divine or supernatural agency
    Margaret, would you recite the story of Saint Elysia's revelation for us all?
  16. linen
    a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
    This is just a square of linen that Sister Barbara makes on her loom.
  17. persecute
    cause to suffer
    That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, pers...persec...
    Persecutors.
  18. crypt
    a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber
    Lady Cameron's body was buried in the crypt beneath the church.
  19. avenge
    take action in return for a perceived wrong
    My brothers and uncles will teach me how to be a man, so I will be ready to avenge our family.
  20. flotsam
    the floating wreckage of a ship
    I should have been frightened that the tide might go too high and I'd have to swim out, or that I'd be drowned or washed out to sea. Or that the tide would bring in flotsam and block the cave and I'd be trapped.
  21. coronation
    the ceremony of installing a new monarch
    Sister Agnes says that we have a new queen. Eleanor has had her coronation.
  22. noble
    of or belonging to hereditary aristocracy
    Sister Wynefreed and Sister Barbara both had children still living, but those children were not imprisoned like their mothers. Instead, they had sworn loyalty to King Edmund and been allowed to join other noble families.
  23. clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
    My parents must have done something much more terrible than Wynefreed or Barbara for me to be sent all the way here. And more terrible than what the Cameron clan had done for me to be sent here alone.
  24. pennant
    a flag that usually tapers and is longer than it is wide
    We sail under Her pennant, and I serve at Her Majesty's pleasure.
  25. eminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
    I have a letter from His Eminence the Cardinal, which will explain it to you.
  26. elements
    violent or severe weather
    We may discuss it when we are no longer at the mercy of the elements.
  27. cardinal
    one of a group of prominent bishops in the Sacred College
    I knew that the Cardinal was the most important priest in Albion.
  28. monastery
    the residence of a religious community
    Just like Sister Agnes was the head of our little convent, the Cardinal was the head of all the churches, convents, and monasteries of Albion.
  29. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
    We all went to the Warming House to dry off—the only room where the hearth is kept lit all day and night in the cold months.
  30. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
    I said that I understood it, Your Reverence.
Created on Thu Feb 06 16:22:06 EST 2020 (updated Thu Feb 06 16:24:16 EST 2020)

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