Definition: In the air; above the ground aloft Definition: In the air; above the ground From the Passage: “Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch of the North Church tower as a signal light…”

Definition: A bell tower, usually on a church or other building belfry Definition: A bell tower, usually on a church or other building From the Passage: “Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch of the North Church tower as a signal light…”

A big, heavy, awkward ship hulk Definition: A big, heavy, awkward ship From the Passage: …“And the huge black hulk, that was magnified by its own reflection in the tide.”

To be slow in leaving; to wait; to move without haste linger Definition: To be slow in leaving; to wait; to move without haste From the Passage: “He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, but lingers and gazes, till full on his sight…”

To make something look larger; to increase magnify Definition: To make something look larger; to increase From the passage: “And the huge black hulk, that was magnified by its own reflection on the tide.”

Regular in movement; marked by a steady pace; like clockwork measured Definition: Regular in movement; marked by a steady pace; like clockwork From the passage: “The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, and the measured tread of the grenadiers…”

mooring Definition: Anchor or chain From the passage: “Silently rowed to the Charleston shore, just as the moon rose over the bay, where the swinging wide at her moorings lay…”

muster Definition: The act of gathering military troops together From the Passage: “The muster of men at the barrack door..”

“Lonely and spectral and sombre and still…” Definition: Like a ghost From the Passage: “Lonely and spectral and sombre and still…”

The act or sound of walking; footsteps tread Definition: The act or sound of walking; footsteps From the Passage: “The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, and the measured tread of the grenadiers…”