Learn this Titanic Vocabulary before watching the movie.
I can't believe you bet our tickets.
The moment of truth boys. Somebody's life's about to change.
Have you been through the inspection queue?
He'll never amount to a thing, trust me.
It smells so brand new. Like they built it all just for us.
Her husband had struck gold someplace out west.
2. to travel in a boat or train that uses power produced by steam:
We were steaming west from the coast of Ireland, with nothing out ahead of us but ocean...
He envisioned a steamer so grand in scale
Tonnage (n)
the size of a ship or the amount of goods it is able to carry, expressed in tones:
Is it because men think half the women around have big sterns and should be weighed in tonnage?
I felt like I was standing at a great precipice, with no one to pull me back.
You're distracting me. Go away.
Which is why I'm not looking forward to jumping in after you.
Perhaps you could join us for dinner tomorrow, to regale our group with your heroic tale?
Can I bum a cigarette?
I know you've been melancholy, and I don't pretend to know why.
I've got all my dough tied up in this thing.
That's quite a moniker. I may hafta get you to write that down.
And I was trapped in it, like an insect in amber.
So you feel like you're stuck on a train you can't get off 'cause you're marryin' this fella.
chuckle (n)
an act of laughing quietly:
And I'm tired of people dismissing my dreams with a chuckle and a pot on the head.
The others were gracious and curious about the man who'd saved my life.
Tell us of the accommodations in steerage, Mr Dawson.
The best I've seen, ma'am. Hardly any rats.
You build the biggest ship in the world and this preoccupies you?
Your exertions below decks were no doubt exhausting.
Bet (v)
to risk money on the result of a race or an event:I can't believe you bet our tickets.
Be about to (id)
to be close to do something:The moment of truth boys. Somebody's life's about to change.
Queue (n)
a line of people waiting for something:Have you been through the inspection queue?
Amount (v)
to be the same as or equal to something else:He'll never amount to a thing, trust me.
brand new (adj)
completely new:It smells so brand new. Like they built it all just for us.
Strike (v)
to discover gold or oil by digging or drilling:Her husband had struck gold someplace out west.
Steam (v)
1. to go somewhere very quickly:2. to travel in a boat or train that uses power produced by steam:
We were steaming west from the coast of Ireland, with nothing out ahead of us but ocean...
Envision (v)
to form a picture in the mind:He envisioned a steamer so grand in scale
Stern (n)
the back part of a ship or boat:Tonnage (n)
the size of a ship or the amount of goods it is able to carry, expressed in tones:
Is it because men think half the women around have big sterns and should be weighed in tonnage?
Precipice (n)
a very steep side of a cliff or a mountain:I felt like I was standing at a great precipice, with no one to pull me back.
Distract (v)
to take somebody's attention away from something:You're distracting me. Go away.
Look forward to (phrasal verb)
to feel excited and pleased about something that is going to happen:Which is why I'm not looking forward to jumping in after you.
Regale with
to amuse or entertain somebody with jokes or stories:Perhaps you could join us for dinner tomorrow, to regale our group with your heroic tale?
Bum (v)
to ask someone to give you something:Can I bum a cigarette?
melancholy (adj)
very sad:I know you've been melancholy, and I don't pretend to know why.
Dough (n)
(old-fashioned, slang) money:I've got all my dough tied up in this thing.
Moniker (n)
name or nickname:That's quite a moniker. I may hafta get you to write that down.
Amber (n)
a hard clear yellowish-brown substance, used in jewellery:And I was trapped in it, like an insect in amber.
Fella (n)
an informal way of referring to a man or someone's boyfriend:So you feel like you're stuck on a train you can't get off 'cause you're marryin' this fella.
Dismiss (v)
to decide that someone or something is not necessary or important:chuckle (n)
an act of laughing quietly:
And I'm tired of people dismissing my dreams with a chuckle and a pot on the head.
Gracious (adj)
behaving in a pleasant, polite, and calm way, especially to people of a lower rank:The others were gracious and curious about the man who'd saved my life.
Steerage (n)
in the past, the part of a ship in which people with the cheapest tickets used to travelTell us of the accommodations in steerage, Mr Dawson.
Ma'am (n)
used as a polite way of talking to a woman:The best I've seen, ma'am. Hardly any rats.
Preoccupy (v)
to think or worry about something a lot:You build the biggest ship in the world and this preoccupies you?
Exertion (n)
great physical or mental effort:Your exertions below decks were no doubt exhausting.
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