CHAPTERS 1-2
Coach: A large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
Lawyer: A person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for them in other legal matters.
Evil eye: A look believed capable of inflicting injury or bad luck on someone.
Held out: To have or keep in the hand; grasp.
Refused: To decline to accept (something offered); reject.
Carriage: A wheeled vehicle for carrying persons, such as one pulled by horses.
Howled: (Of a dog, wolf, or the like) To make a loud, long, mournful cry.
Lit: An alternative past tense and past participle of light.
Supper: The evening meal, often the principal meal of the day, esp. one taken in the evening.
Sharp: Ending in an edge or point.
Claws: A sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal, such as on a cat.
Pale: Lacking strong or natural color; colorless or whitish.
Breath: The air taken into and sent out of the lungs while breathing.
Wonder: To think about and ask oneself about something; to be curious about; speculate.
Chapel: A separate part of a church, or a small structure like a church, used for special religious services.
Shaving: The act of one that shaves.
Razor: A sharp-edged instrument used esp. for shaving the face or trimming hair.
Throat: The top of the passage from the mouth to the stomach and lungs.
CHAPTERS 3-4
Warning: Serving to warn, advise, caution.
Dust: Matter in fine, powdery, dry particles.
Crawled: To move with the head or face downward and the body close to the ground, or on the hands and knees.
Cape: A piece of clothing without sleeves, fastened at the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders.
Spread out: To extend out; move apart.
Bent down: To fell on the floor.
Fainted: Lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.
Coin: A piece of metal stamped and issued by a government as money.
Earth: Soil and dirt, as distinguished from rock and sand.
Search: To look through (a place, etc.) to find something lost.
Turn: To (cause to) move around on an axis or about a center; rotate.
CHAPTERS 5-6
Churchyard: The ground near a church, used as a graveyard.
Harbour: A sheltered port.
Sailor: One whose job is sailing; a mariner.
Shawl: A piece of wool or other fabric worn about the shoulders esp. by women.
Wrapped: To enclose or cover in something wound or folded about.
Diseases: Illness; sickness.
Remain: To stay behind or in the same place.
Garlic: A hardy plant of the amaryllis family, having a strong-smelling and strong-tasting bulb.
Rushed: To (cause to) move with great or too much speed.
Footprint: A mark left by a foot, as in earth or sand.
Drugged: A chemical used in medicines for the treatment of disease, or to improve physical or mental well-being.
CHAPTERS 7-8
Sight: The act or fact of seeing; a view or glimpse.
Snapped: To (cause to) make a sudden, sharp sound; crack.
Reminded: To cause (a person) to remember.
Tomb: A hole dug in earth for the burial of a corpse; a grave.
Coffin: The box in which the body of a dead person is buried; casket.
Lid: A removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
Crack: A break without separation of parts.
Host: The bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Seal: An emblem, symbol, etc., placed on something to show its authenticity.
Tragedy: A terrible or fatal event or affair; disaster.
CHAPTERS 7-8
Whistle: An instrument for producing whistling sounds.
Chased away: To follow rapidly or intently in order to overtake, etc.; pursue from this or that place;
from here or from there.Gasp: A sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
Chest: The front portion of the body enclosed by the ribs; thorax.
Spring at: To (cause to) be released suddenly from a constrained position.
Mist: A mass of tiny drops of water, resembling fog.
Shudder: To tremble with a sudden movement, as from horror.
Holy: Recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated.
Revenge: To demand or give punishment for a wrong done to (someone), esp. in an unforgiving spirit.
Doomed: Fate or destiny, esp. bad or adverse fate.
Harm: Injury or damage; hurt.
CHAPTERS 7-8
Fog: A cloudlike mass or layer of water droplets near the surface of the earth.
Confront: To face (someone) in hostility.
Rushing: A sequence of social events sponsored by a fraternity or sorority for prospective members prior to bidding and pledging.
Breeze: A wind or current of air, esp. a light one.
Trick: A silly or mischievous act; a practical joke; a prank.
Path: A way or small passage on the ground beaten by human or animal feet.
Steamboat: A steam-driven vessel, esp. a small one or one used on inland waters.
Tie: To bind or fasten with a cord, etc.
Fear: A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc.
Sun rise: Once the sun rose, the fog disappeared.
Falling under her spell: Falling under the control of someone.
Stake: A stick pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, etc.
Companion: A person who frequently accompanies another; comrade.
Cart: A two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses, oxen, etc., and used to carry goods, for farming, etc.
Stab: To pierce with or as if with a pointed weapon.
Sink: To force below the surface of water or the like; cause to become submerged.
Shrivel: To (cause to) become smaller and wrinkled or curled up, as from great heat.
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