Whistle and I'll come to you - vocabulary

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torch

flashlight

landing

flat area at the top of a staircase

harboured

give a home or shelter to

corridor

hallway

inexplicably (adv)

in a way that is difficult or impossible to explain

Bearings

location

nostalgic

longing (a feeling of wanting) for the past

brunt

main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument

incoherent

not able to be understood; nonsensical

floorboards

one of the strips of wood used in a wooden floor

reclusive

preferring to live in isolation

anguish

severe mental or physical pain or suffering

trance

sleep like state

ill-fitting

something that does not fit well/is not right

abruptly

sudden or unexpected

gusts

sudden, strong movements of wind

wits

the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

despair

the complete loss or absence of hope

dwell

think, speak, or write at length about something

ceased

to bring or come to an end

banish

to drive away; to push away

groped

to feel about with the hands; feel one's way

throbbed

to feel pain in a series of regular beats

conjecture

to guess

catapult

to launch; a device for hurling objects, a slingshot

howling

to make a loud wailing cry

stumbled

tripped or walked in a clumsy way

pitch black

very dark

tremendous

very large or great

sleet

Formed when rain falls through a layer of freezing air.

Banshee

(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

impact

(n) the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; (v.) to affect especially forcefully

lighthouse

A tower with a bright light at the top to warm ships that there are rocks or other dangers nearby

tumult

Noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance.

nursery

a room or other place for the use of babies and small children

chimney

a tall pipe used to carry smoke out of a building

gale

a very strong wind

marsh

a wetland typically covered with grasses

casement

a window that opens on hinges along its side

vividly

clearly, with great detail


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