Queen of the Sea: List 2

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. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
    I will not allow you to commit sacrilege...
  2. psalm
    a sacred song used to praise a deity
    At the beginning of every holy hour, we stop working and say a set of prayers, or sing psalms, which are holy songs.
  3. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
    That doesn't linger after the dead have been taken away.
  4. gruel
    a thin porridge
    Now, go to the kitchen and bring up a bowl of gruel.
  5. lute
    a stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body
    It's a lute, isn't it?
  6. refectory
    a communal dining-hall, usually in a monastery
    Tomorrow you will dine in the Refectory. There will be no more privacy or special treatment at your meals.
  7. scripture
    any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
    Sister Agnes read a long passage of scripture out loud for us, which is the only kind of talking that's allowed, but even though we were all perfectly silent, nobody heard a word.
  8. pawn
    the least powerful piece in chess
    The Pawn. Each side has eight.
  9. pike
    weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole
    His pike is long but his arms are short, so he can only defeat a piece in the space across from him.
  10. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
    The Rook. Not a single soldier—but a siege tower, made of wood and set on iron wheels.
  11. rook
    a castle-shaped chess piece that moves in a straight line
    Because of its wheels, a rook can only move in straight lines. Each side has two.
  12. cloister
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion
    Show me the cloister yard! I'm dying for fresh air.
  13. trencher
    a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved
    Harold Carpenter always took his trencher and ate alone, and he never did anything except what Mother Mary Clemence told him to.
  14. joust
    fight someone in a tournament on horseback
    And, if I had been a boy, he might have taught me to joust and wrestle.
  15. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
    All the women here committed treason against my father, and therefore against Albion.
  16. privateer
    one who works on a ship commissioned to prey on other ships
    After the ship I had escaped on was captured and boarded by Catherine's privateers, I wrote letters to every friend I had, or thought I had—I even wrote a letter to Catherine, begging her to visit me!
  17. fancy
    have a particular liking or desire for
    Be gentle, Bess. It's rare that your sister fancies something that the human eye can actually see.
  18. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
    Her Reverence had taken Sister Agnes's chamber for writing her dreadful letters and books about virtue, but Sister Agnes was still allowed use of it for an hour or two before Vespers.
  19. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
    Why did Sister Agnes let me listen at all? Was it so I would know to be wary of Eleanor?
  20. ailment
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease
    As for myself, my ailments will prevent me from reaching the shore.
  21. flask
    a small bottle that has a narrow neck
    A glass flask, empty except for a little seawater.
  22. quarantine
    isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
    He has a fever. The sweating sickness is still a concern for Albion—we will keep him in quarantine for the time being.
  23. litter
    conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried by bearers
    Sister Agnes went to quietly fetch Sister Edith and the litter to bring Francis in with.
  24. drafty
    not airtight; exposed to currents of air
    When you are well enough to visit outside of this drafty little infirmary, Sir Thomas, you must tell us what else you recall from the first year of Her Majesty's glorious reign.
  25. tallow
    a hard substance used for making soap and candles
    I singed my finger lighting one of the tallows!
  26. deluge
    an overwhelming number or amount
    Finally, though, the rain lifted, and so did the deluge of curious sisters.
  27. folly
    the quality of being rash and foolish
    We saved him from dying for his folly.
  28. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
    Some saints died while bravely defending the faith. Those saints are called martyrs. Martyrs have died in all kinds of awful ways.
  29. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
    Praying to a saint, or doing something else to honor them, is called venerating.
  30. humble
    low or inferior in station or quality
    And how does a humble convent come to have such a thing?
Created on Thu Feb 06 16:22:13 EST 2020 (updated Thu Feb 06 16:24:36 EST 2020)

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