Iron Dragon ch. 1-7 vocabulary words

high pitched and piercing sound

• shrill

• disembark

• slap heap

• celestial

to leave a vehicle

• shrill

• disembark

• slap heap

• celestial

a large pile of mining waste (rocks, etc)

• shrill

• disembark

• slap heap

• celestial

a person from China

• shrill

• disembark

• slap heap

• celestial

a stable where horses are rented

• Livery stable

• jutting

• prodding

• Manchu emperor

to extend out or over

• Livery stable

• jutting

• prodding

• Manchu emperor

to poke with a finger

• Livery stable

• jutting

• prodding

• Manchu emperor

leader in China

• Livery stable

• jutting

• prodding

• Manchu emperor

a seat on an open four wheeled horse drawn carriage

• Livery stable

• buckboard

• prodding

• Manchu emperor

a military person who leaves/runs away from his or her job

• Livery stable

• buckboard

• prodding

• deserters