by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Aloft Part of speech: Adjective Dictionary Definition: In the air ; above the ground Your Definition: My dad held my brother aloft.

Impetuous Part of speech: Adjective Dictionary Definition: acting without planning or thinking; hasty Your Definition: sudden action

Linger Part of speech: Verb Dictionary Definition: to be slow to leave; to wait; to move without haste Your Definition: I was late to class, because I linger(ed) in the hallway.

Measured Part of speech: Adjective Dictionary Definition: regular in movement, marked by steady pace ; like clockwork Your Definition: to walk with measured strides

Mooring Part of speech: Noun Dictionary Definition: anchor or chain; device that keeps a vessel from moving Your Definition: to secure from movement

Muffled Part of speech: Adjective Dictionary Definition: made quieter or softer Your Definition: to lower the noise

Muster Part of speech: Noun Dictionary Definition: the act of fathering military troops together; a gathering Your Definition: to form a group

Somber Part of speech: Adjective Dictionary Definition: bleak, cheerless Your Definition: gloomy, depressed

Spectral Part of speech: Adjective Dictionary Definition: like a ghost; shadowy Your Definition: Shadow

Stealthy Part of speech: Adjective Dictionary Definition: acting in secrecy; sneaky Your Definition: great caution

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