(adj) - very steep

The two enemies stood glaring at one another for a long silent moment.

The descending twigs had slashed the skin of his face, and he had to wink away some drops of blood from his eyelashes before he could take in a general view of the disaster.

(noun) - friendly end to a quarrel

(adj) - showing religious devotion

(verb) - replied in a sharp or witty way

"If my men are the first to come, you shall be the first to be helped."

(noun) - great annoyance

(noun) - weakness; weariness

An all-knowing narrator has this point-of-view.

(noun) - expressions of sympathy

(verb) - accepted; agreed; consented

In the mountain cave, lived the mighty dragon.

The weather report calls for freezing winds today, so wear your coat and hat.

(noun) - people who roam around in search of loot, or goods to steal

We can understand the meaning of new terms by examining these.

The setting of the short story, "The Interlopers", is in...