Glossary

Glossary

chirping (v) - making a short, sharp high pitched sound (usually by small. birds or insects)

bustle (v) - move in an energetic manner

unison (n) - simultaneous utterance of words

rapping (v) - striking with a series of rapid audible blows

thumbed (v) - a book which has been read often and bearing the marks of frequent handling

cranky (adj.) - strange

Saar - a river in northeastern France and western Germany

Angelus (n) - a Roman Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Jesus and including the Hail Mary, said at morning, noon, and sunset.

“Vive la France!” - is an expression used in French to show patriotism. It›s difficult to translate the term literally into English, but it generally means “Long live France!”