Night: Chapter Eight

Ms. B (United States of America)
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  1. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
    Some prisoners who didn't have the strength to jostle, or even to stand, sat down in the snow.
  2. protrude
    extend out or project in space
    He dragged me toward a pile of snow from which protruded human shapes, torn blankets.
  3. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
    He had become childlike: weak, frightened, vulnerable.
  4. wail
    a cry of sorrow and grief
    The sirens began to wail.
  5. tier
    one of two or more layers one atop another
    There were several tiers of bunks.
  6. creep
    move slowly
    Yet at the same time a thought crept into my mind: If only I didn't find him!
  7. quarrel
    an angry dispute
    People stood in line, quarreled.
  8. grudgingly
    in a reluctant manner
    I was aware that I was doing it grudgingly.
  9. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
    SUFFERING FROM DYSENTERY, my father was prostrate on his cot, with another five sick inmates nearby.
  10. delirious
    experiencing hallucinations
    I thought he was delirious.
  11. snatch
    grasp hastily or eagerly
    They snatched it from me, my bread .
  12. plead
    appeal or request earnestly
    But he pleaded with me so long that I gave in.
  13. murmur
    speak softly or indistinctly
    When I came down from my bunk after roll call, I could see his lips trembling; he was murmuring something.
  14. etch
    cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
    I remained more than an hour leaning over him, looking at him, etching his bloody, broken face into my mind.
  15. feeble
    lacking strength or vigor
    And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!
  16. conscience
    conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
    And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!
Created on Mon Nov 25 18:29:03 EST 2013 (updated Mon Nov 25 19:49:53 EST 2013)

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