Glossary - The Last Lesson
Word Meanings
chirping (v)
- making a short, sharp high pitched sound (usually by small birds or insects)
bustle (v)
- move in an energetic manner
unison (n)
- simultaneous utterance of words
rapping (v)
- striking with a series of rapid audible blows
thumbed (v)
- a book which has been read often and bearing the marks of frequent handling
cranky (adj.)
- strange
Saar
- a river in northeastern France and western Germany
Angelus (n)
- a Roman Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Jesus and including the Hail Mary, said at morning, noon, and sunset.
“Vive la France!”
- is an expression used in French to show patriotism. It's difficult to translate the term literally into English, but it generally means “Long live France!”