| A | B |
|---|
| barren | empty |
| contact | two things or people coming together |
| frail | weak, thin |
| latching | holding tightly |
| jerked | gave a quick pull or twist |
| pause | a stop or short wait |
| permit | allow |
| roomers | people who pay to live in a room of a house |
| suede | leather with a rough side rubbed until it is soft like velvet |
| whereupon | after which |
| frenzy | a wild, excited feeling |
| dodge | move quickly to get out of the way |
| gaunt | thin and bony |
| comrades | friends |
| volley | a burst of bullets |
| regiment | a very large unit of soldiers |
| sputtering | making fast, spitting sounds |
| retreating | running away from an attack |
| staggered | walked in an unsteady way, as if about to fall |
| weary | tired; worn out |
| artillery | large guns |
