1. MRS. CONTI ENGLISH 9 & 10 Paul Revere’s Ride Vocabulary

2. Aloft and Belfry “Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch”

3. Aloft in the air

4. Belfry a tower or part of a tower where a bell or set of bells hang

5. Moorings “Where swinging wide at her moorings lay”

6. Moorings the anchors, ropes, and cables that are used to hold a boat or ship in place

7. Muster and Barrack “The muster of men at the barrack door,”

8. Muster a formal military gathering to examine or test soldiers

9. Barrack a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers

10. Tread and Grenadier “And the measured tread of the grenadiers ”

11. Tread to walk

12. Grenadier a specially selected foot soldier in certain elite units

13. Rafters “On the somber rafters, that round him made”

14. Rafters parallel beams that support a roof

15. Stealthy “By the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread,”

16. Stealthy quiet and secret in order to avoid being noticed

17. Impetuous “Then, impetuous, stamped the earth,”

18. Impetuous acting or done quickly and without thought : controlled by emotion rather than thought

19. Girth “And turned and tightened his saddle girth;”

20. Girth the size of someone or something measured around the middle

21. Spectral “Lonely and spectral and somber and still.”

22. Spectral of, relating to, or suggesting a ghost

23. Somber very sad and serious

24. Bridle “He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,”

25. Bridle a device that fits on a horse's head and that is used for guiding and controlling the horse

26. Steed and Fleet “Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet:”

27. Steed a horse that a person rides

28. Fleet something that moves swiftly

29. Tranquil “And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep,”

30. Tranquil free from disturbance or turmoil

31. Alder “And under the alders that skirt its edge,”

32. Alder a type of tree or shrub that grows in wet ground in some northern countries

33. Aghast struck with terror, amazement, or horror

34. Peril “In the hour of darkness and peril and need,”

35. Peril something that is likely to cause injury, pain, harm, or loss