Portico
"...and at their foot, hugging the bank against the stream, crept the little begrimed steamboat, like a sluggish beetle crawling on the floor of a lofty portico (page 48)."
- A porch with overhanging roof structure supported by columns.
Begrimed
"...and at their foot, hugging the bank against the stream, crept the little begrimed steamboat, like a sluggish beetle crawling on the floor of a lofty portico (page 48)."
-Covered in dirt or grime.
Unostentatious
"Your strength comes in, your faith in your ability for the digging of unostentatious holes to bury yourself in- (page 70)..."
-excessive or unnecessary display.
Exaltation
"'You don't talk with that man- you listen to him' he exclaimed with severe exaltation (page 75)."
-A sense of raised power or importance.
Despondency
"'But now-' He waved his arm, and in the twinkling of an eye was in the uttermost depths of despondency (page 75)."
-Being discouraged or depressed.
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