[8] Construe: translate.
[9] Sets: classes, social groups or cliques.
[10] Three-decker: an old-fashioned man-of-war of the largest size.
[11] Incarnation: embodiment.
[12] Big School: one of the school buildings.
[13] Gable-ended: having a triangular end from the eaves or cornice to the top.
[14] Six minutes' law: six minutes' start.
[15] The Cock: a noted inn.
[16] Wattle: a gate or fence made of sticks woven together.
[17] Leicestershire: a county joining Warwickshire.