| A | B |
| rhythmically | steadily |
| mourning | a feeling of grief or sadness |
| urgency | immediately |
| staccato | hesitating |
| typhus | a severe infectious disease |
| godspeed | a wish for success given to a person |
| pride | to think highly of one's self |
| exhausted | fatigued or worn out |
| unfamiliar | unusual |
| surge | flood or spill over |
| stricken | troubled with sorrow |
| donned | to dress one's self |
| latticed | a framework crossed with wooden strips |
| visible | capable of being seen |
| saliva | a fluid in your mouth |
| contempt | the state or mind of despising |
| tantatlize | to tease or torment by keeping out of reach |
| conflict | problem in the story |
| setting | where and when the story takes place |