| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ascent | an upward climb |
| Endeavored | attemted |
| Entangled | twisted together |
| Ratlines | the small ropes, fastened horizontzly to ropes supporting a ship's mast, which together form a ladder |
| Riggings | the system of ropes, chains, and other gear used to cotrol a ship's sails |
| Seasoned | experienced |
| Treacherous | marked by unpredictable dangers |
| Shimmy up | to scoot up using arms and legs |
| Shrouds | a set of ropes streched from the top of a mast to the sides of a ship to support the mast |
| Maim | to injure or hurt |
| Quailed | shrank back in fear; cowered |
| Escorted | went with; accompained |
| Audacity | courage and resolution; boldness |
| Affixed | attached |
| Stays | heavy ropes used to brace or support a mast or spar |
| Deayed | a flat hardwood disk used to fasten a ship's rigging |
| Maneuvered | changed directions or moved in a controlled manner |
| Trestletree | one of a pair of horizontal beams set into a masthered to help spread the shrouds |
| Folly | the lack of good sense |
| Spar | a wooden pole used as a yard, mast, or boom on a ship |
| Gyrations | circular or spiraling movements |
| metronome | a device that makes a series or regular clicks to provide a steady beat for practicing musisc |
| Veritable | real or genuine |
| Exaltation | praise |
| India-rubber | ruber made from the milky sap of the rubber tree |
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