Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fic - Joseph Conrad [138]
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a
Nickname for Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine.
b
The short story “Karain: A Memory,” published in November 1897.
c
“An Outpost of Progress,” first published in Cosmopolis (June-July 1897).
d
Politically conservative member of the Church of England.
e
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
f
Bowlegged; having curved legs that are wide apart at the knees.
g
Fast sailing vessel.
h
Position or accommodations.
i
A dock on the Thames.
j
Revolving cylinder used for raising and lowering the anchor.
k
Having a heavy substance (in this case, sand) placed in the bottom of the hull to ensure stability.
l
The parts of a ship’s sides above the level of the deck.
m
Candles made by dipping string in melted tallow.
n
River in northern England.
o
Sailors engaged for a single short voyage.
p
Abbreviation for poop deck, an elevated deck at the stern.
q
Boatman who works for hire.
r
Drizzly.
s
Plank that extends crosswise in an open boat and serves as a seat.
t
Rope attached to a boat’s bow, used for securing or towing it.
u
Southern tip of Cornwall, site of numerous shipwrecks.
v
Vertical posts along the sides of a vessel’s upper deck to which the guardrail is affixed.
w
Curved part of a vessel’s stern.
x
What remains after the best of something has been used up.
y
Seaport in Cornwall.
z
Meals.
aa
Facial redness attributed to the drinking of rum (grog).
ab
Tarred rope fibers used for caulking seams.
ac
Western tip of the island of Java.
ad
Hatch of a compartment in a vessel’s bow.
ae
Coal broken into small pieces so it will burn quickly.
af
Forward part of a ship, below the deck, housing sailors’ quarters.
ag
Yard (horizontal pole that supports a sail) on the mainmast.
ah
Small cranes used to raise or lower a ship’s boats.
ai
Behind, or toward the stern.
aj
Adjust the horizontal poles that support the sails.
ak
Part of a ship’s hold used for storage.
al
Connecting platform.
am
Seamen from the Far East.
an
Respectively, Anyer and Jakarta, cities in Java.
ao
Length of a person’s outstretched arms, standardized to 6 feet.
ap
Disreputable people.
aq
Filled to the brim.
ar
Small anchor used for maneuvering a ship.
as
Beams supporting the anchor chain.
at
Mast above the topmast.
au
Upholstered seat for two or more people.
av
In Greek mythology, the personification of darkness; sometimes an alternate name for Hades.
aw
Rail at a vessel’s stern.
ax
Temporary rigging for a sail.
ay
Greek goddess of vengeance.
az
Town on the south shore of the Thames, 26 miles east of London.
ba
In the second paragraph of “Youth.”
bb
Familiar term for dominoes, which were often made of ivory.
bc
Mast to the rear of the mainmast.
bd
County in southeast England bordering on the North Sea and the north shore of the Thames.
be
Ports on the Thames.
bf
Merchants.
bg
Ships illegally engaging in trade.
bh
Ship with three banks of oars, usually rowed by slaves or convicts.
bi
Renowned wine from Campania (in southern Italy) praised by many classical Roman poets.
bj
Primary Roman naval base in northern Italy.
bk
Marlow’s first reference to Kurtz.
bl
The Congo.
bm
Street in London renowned as a center of business and journalism.
bn
Brussels, Belgium.
bo
This remark appears to be made in jest.
bp
Long, loose outer garment.
bq
Splendid.
br
Proto-psychiatrist.
bs
“ [Stay] calm, calm. Good-bye” (French).
bt
Boma.
bu
Loops.
bv
Explosive charge.
bw
Trundle bed; a low bed on casters.
bx
Port on the English Channel, in County Kent.
by
Mercenaries from the island of Zanzibar, near the coast of Tanzania.