Glossary

Glossary

hullabaloo (v) - lot of loud noise made by people who are excited.

patrolman(n) - a patrolling police officer.

attic(n) - a space or room inside or partly inside the roof of a building

slamming(v) - shutting a door or window forcefully and loudly.

gruffly(adv.) - sadly

intuitively(adv.) - without conscious reasoning, instinctively

whammed(v) - struck something forcefully

bevelled(v) - reduced to a slopping edge

rending(v) - tearing to pieces

yanked(v) - pulled with a jerk

zither(n) - a musical instrument consisting of a flat wooden sound box with numerous strings stretched across it, placed horizontally and played with fingers

guinea pig(n) - a domesticated tailless South American rodent originally raised for food

hysterical(adj.) - affected by wildly uncontrolled emotion

creaking(v) - making a squeaking sound when being moved

indignant(adj.) - feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

holster(n) – a holder made of leather for carrying handgun

rafter(n) - a beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof

deserter(n) - a person who leaves the armed force without permission.