Vocabulary

= Vocabulary = **Indenture:** noun-a contract committing an apprentice or servant to serve a master or employer for a specific period of time Indentured-see indenture Page 17 //"I was __indentured__ when I was your age. Old Mister Malbone had five of us from Ireland, along with near thirty slaves."//

verb-to talk about not very serious matters, often rapidly and at length and sometimes in an irritating way Page 54 "//Becky came back from the parade an hour later, overflowing with stories. She __nattered__ on about the spectacle whilst assembling the tea things for Madam and Laddy Seymour, who had come to call."//
 * To natter:**

adjective- very hard and unyielding Page 19 "//A man joined the women, his eyes suspicious and __flinty__."// **Apoplexy:** noun- a cerebral stroke, usually caused by a hemorrhage in the brain page 107 "//The noise near gave me __apoplexy__."//
 * Flinty:**

noun- an offensive term for a woman whose behavior is regarded as fussing or interfering Page 202 //Madam was not entirely pleased that her husband's aunt was mending. I heard her grumble to Lockton that "the old __biddy__ will never die, just to spite us."//
 * Biddy:**

noun-food or other provisions Page 203 "//I dozed in a chair in the hallway in case they needed __victuals__ or a bottle of port."//
 * Victuals:**

adjective-forbidden from being imported or exported Page 235 //"Guards will inspect all civilian donations"..."If you deliver __contraband__ items, you will be imprisoned yourself."//
 * Contraband:**

adjective-befuddled; confused Page 21 "This one looks simple. Is she addlepated?"
 * Addlepated:**