| A | B |
|---|
| resounded | to become filled with sound |
| lumbered | to move heavily or clumsily |
| hawser | a large rope for towing or tying up a ship |
| abstractedly | preoccupied |
| invective | harsh or insulting words |
| din | a loud confused mixture of noises |
| twined | to twist together; interlace |
| lest | for fear that |
| turret | a little tower often at a corner of a building |
| esteem | the degree of respect or liking one has for something or someone |
| salver | a serving tray |
| Perfuming of the Mouth | breakfast |
| disconsolately | very sad; dejected |
| burished | to make shiny, especially by rubbing |
| cobalt | metallic in appearance |
| scrupulous | having a sense of guilt felt when one does wrong |
| treachery | violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence |
| presently | before long |
| afoot | in the process of development; under way |
| counter | a piece used in games |
| gambits | a calculated move |
| lithe | light and graceful in movement |
| fathom | to come to understand |
| wistfullness | feeling or showing a timid desire |
