ENGL 387 Quiz: My quiz q's & vocab
17 Feb 2013
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Besom broom made of twigs attached to a piece of wood, often associated with witches. Crossing a crossing-sweeper, someone who sweeps at the pedestrian crossings between streets to clear the rubbish and horse manure so that polite people can cross. Diamond needed to be brave while going up the stairs but he did not know what brave" felt like. Nw provided him with this feeling by blowing softly on his face. The word for wind" in latin is inspiritus and contains both spirit" and inspire" which hints at nw"s influence on. Hyperborean regions; he got there by walking through the north wind once she brought him to south wind"s region. 7 days but he thought it was years and years or a hundred years . Precipices a very steep, tall rock face or cliff. Callow inexperienced or immature, especially a young person. Hansom a two-wheeled carriage with a driver"s seat above and behind the passenger compartment.
