I think it means to have hard boat shells meaning hard sides as in something that is hard and wont brake and will last in strong storms for a period of time.
The word is <u>shuddering</u>.
- Synonyms: Trembling, shivering, quivering.
- Antonyms: steady
- Affixes: -ing
- Denotation: To tremble with a sudden movement, usually due to horror, fear or cold.
- Word from the Passage: shuddering
- Connotation: It implies a feeling of fear and nervousness. Conveys a fearful feeling.
- Sentence from the Passage: Then, very suddenly, thought, and shuddering terror, and earnest endeavor to comprehend my true state.
- Memory Trick: Shudder starts with "sh-," just like "shivering" which is a synonym.
- Original Sentence, Using Word: The horrible scene in the movie left me shuddering.
Olaudah Equiano wrote a book, which was about his experiences as a slave and, later, as a free man. Hope this helps <3
"We must take sides," decide if you are going to take the side that is working to end world suffering or not.
It takes place in the afternoon