Unbroken
Part II
Chapters 6 - 11
Subsequent
• Coming after something
in time.
• In subsequent days, trenches were dug along
California’s beaches.
Disposition
• A persons’ inherent
qualities of mind and
character. They way you
see yourself.
• Cecy Perry had a curvy figure, a buoyant
disposition and a quick mind.
Oppressively
•Very unpleasant or
uncomfortable.
• The cockpit was oppressively cramped.
Coax
•To cause something to
do something in a
careful way.
• The pilot had to coax the bomber along by
powering one sides engines.
Frailty
•Weak
• And the plane had a reputation for frailty,
especially the wings.
Adversity
•Difficulties and
misfortune
• Phil was a damn swell pilot dealing with
adversity with a calm and adaptive acceptance.
Crestfallen
•Very sad and
disappointed.
• Phil was crestfallen. He could not see Cecy
before they left.
Chapter 7
Pages 60 - 67
Hordes
•A large number, a lot.
• In the barracks there were hordes of
mosquitoes.
Loathed
•Feeling of intense dislike
or disgust. Hated.
• …A rank-puller, Louie loathed him.
Tedium
•The state of being
boring, blah.
• The tedium of sea-search made practical
joking irresistable.
Inexplicably
•Not able to be
explained, interpreted,
or accounted for.
• Page 63
Reconnaissance
•Military activity to find
out information about
the enemy.
• An elaborate plan to fool the Japanese flying
reconnaissance.
Culprit
•A person who has done
something wrong.
• Unable to find the culprit, he stormed out.
Page 64.
Clamor
•Strong and loud.
• Watching the clamor of colors in the clouds.
Page 66
Chapter 8