1. 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…”

2. 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…”

3. 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.”

4. 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…”

5. 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.”

6. 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…”

7. 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…”

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

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

10. 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…”