A Crack in the Sea by H.M. Bouwman Part 7 Chapter 1 - Part 9 Chapter 1

to turn pale

The other a blanched cousin to the captain and crew that had held Venus in the slave ship so many years ago.

to have and be proud of having

Tathenland boasted three pubs and a library.

great in size or volume

He grew taller and bulkier and quieter, and eventually he became their first king.

to prepare (as food) by putting several different things together

The Tathenlanders -as alone in the big new world as the Raftworlders- concocted a party that lasted for days.

a person serving a prison sentence

The other, descended from a shipload of English convicts who'd been blown through to the second world in a storm only a few years before Venus herself had stepped over.

severe in effect : HARSH

"And since turning back would take a drastic change of heart, he'll be a statue forever."

to get worse

She awoke one morning and felt her life ebbing out of her.

in most cases : USUALLY

From then on, when people walked up to him, they generally told him who they were.

to move around : CIRCLE

Passing away without having girdled the ocean and led his people home.

to blend or mix together

Their many languages melded slowly into a tongue they called Homeland.

to oppose something firmly and usually with words

But she didn't object, either.

a way of looking at or thinking about something

(Or, from the Kraken's perspective, the top of her head.)

to interrupt or occur in repeatedly

The years went be, long travels over the ocean punctuated with brief visits to Tathenland.

a secret or hidden place

During the long winter nights she dug into the recesses of her memory.

a pleasant and relaxed feeling that someone has when something unpleasant stops or does not happen

She nodded and looked up almost with relief on her face.

to say or do in answer

He held his hand up to stop her replying.

something told

This whole, book, this entire tale, is the rest of Venus's story.

to put a check on : REDUCE, LESSEN

But she tamped them down. Kept them quiet.

working or happening together or at the same time

That was the oddest thing about the world here: that it was ruled in tandem, by these women.

not transparent but clear enough to allow rays of light to pass through

The statue was made of soft gypsum, almost translucent, much weather-damaged.

in exact agreement

The two governors moved their hands above the tea set in jerky unison.