wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud

having a hidden or secret meaning

to flow or fall back, as the tide

one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea

dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan

to brighten with light

something handed down from ancestors or history

to disable or disfigure

extremely attentive to sensory input; keen

to reject as untrue

anxiety and concern

to corrupt or ruin by contaminating

a state of fearful uncertainty; dread

a homeless person, especially an orphaned child