The Last Lesson

Glossary

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a) chirping (v) - making a short, sharp high b) pitched sound (usually by small. birds or insects) c) bustle (v) - move in an energetic manner d) unison (n) - simultaneous utterance of words e) rapping (v) - striking with a series of rapid audible blows f) thumbed (v) - a book which has been read often and bearing the marks of frequent handling g) cranky (adj.) - strange Saar - a river in northeastern France and western Germany h) Angelus (n) - a Roman Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Jesus and including the Hail Mary, said at morning, noon, and sunset.