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agony

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

The grief of his wife's death... ...became greater and greater agony.

apparition

a ghostly appearing figure

I bet that apparition we saw had something to do with it. Come on.

army

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

Big army brass grabbed us and made us swear to secrecy about the whole thing.

back

the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

He's messed up as bad as those two back there.

bobcat

small lynx of North America

Looks like a bobcat tore into him.

boy scouts

an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys

Who do you think we left back at the car, boy scouts?

brass

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

Big army brass grabbed us and made us swear to secrecy about the whole thing.

car

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

Get back up to the car and get on the radio.

cheek

either side of the face below the eyes

became nothing more than the lost roses of her cheeks.

cigar

a roll of tobacco for smoking

It was shaped like a huge cigar. Dan Eder saw it too.

compartment

a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

When it passed over, the whole compartment lighted up with a blinding glare.

coroner

a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

Tell the coroner he's got to make another trip out here.

counterpart

a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

Yeah, or its counterpart.

course

a line or route along which something travels or moves

Then there was a tremendous wind that practically knocked us off our course.

covering

a natural object that covers or envelops

was now only a covering for her dead body.

crypt

a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)

Why was his wife buried in the ground and he sealed in a crypt?

dark

absence of light or illumination

Pretty dark out there.

dead body

a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

was now only a covering for her dead body.

face

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

Once you get beyond the range of those lights you won't be able to see your hand in front of your face.

family

a social unit living together

Something to do with family tradition. A superstition of some sort.

first

the first or highest in an ordering or series

First his wife, then he. Tragic.

flashlight

a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

I will get one of the flashlights from the patrol car.

flight

an instance of traveling by air

Something about your flight?

flower

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

The ever-beautiful flowers she had planted

flying saucer

an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins

I saw a flying saucer.

fuss

an excited state of agitation

Oh no there isn't. Oh, but what's the point of making a fuss.

girl

a young woman

The man and girl.

glare

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

When it passed over, the whole compartment lighted up with a blinding glare.

guy

an informal term for a youth or man

Have one of the boys take the guy and the girl back to town.

hand

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

with her own hand,

hour

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

That's the fifth siren in the last hour.

inspector

an investigator who observes carefully

Minutes later, the police, led by Inspector Daniel Clay, arrived at the scene.

joyous

full of or characterized by joy

A sweet memory of her joyous living.

lab

a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

Well, how about the lab boys?

lieutenant

a commissioned military officer

Say Lieutenant,

light

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

Once you get beyond the range of those lights you won't be able to see your hand in front of your face.

living

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

A sweet memory of her joyous living.

loss

something that is lost

Confused by his great loss...

medical examiner

a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

Medical, uh, examiner been around yet?

memory

something that is remembered

A sweet memory of her joyous living.

mess

a state of confusion and disorderliness

Finding a mess like this oughta make anyone frightened.

minute

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

Minutes later, the police, led by Inspector Daniel Clay, arrived at the scene.

mood

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

I don't think I've ever seen you in this mood before.

morgue

a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

The morgue wagon ought to be along most any time.

mourner

a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

unknown to his mourners,

night

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

Last night I saw a flying object that couldn't possibly have been from this planet.

object

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

Last night I saw a flying object that couldn't possibly have been from this planet.

odour

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

Do you get that funny odour? How could I miss it?

paper

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

Oh well, whatever it is, the morning paper will carry the whole story.

patrol car

a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

I will get one of the flashlights from the patrol car.

planet

(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

Last night I saw a flying object that couldn't possibly have been from this planet.

point

a geometric element that has position but no extension

Oh no there isn't. Oh, but what's the point of making a fuss.

police car

a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

Oh, something's happened down at the cemetery. A lot of police cars and lights. I stopped but I didn't see anything.

range

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

Once you get beyond the range of those lights you won't be able to see your hand in front of your face.

rose

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

became nothing more than the lost roses of her cheeks.

saucer

something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate

A saucer?

scene

the place where some action occurs

Minutes later, the police, led by Inspector Daniel Clay, arrived at the scene.

secrecy

the trait of keeping things secret

Big army brass grabbed us and made us swear to secrecy about the whole thing.

sir

term of address for a man

Kelton. Yes Sir?

siren

a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound

That's the fifth siren in the last hour.

sky

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

The sky to which she had once looked,

something

an object whose nature is yet to be defined

There must be something more you can do about it.

statement

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

You get their statement?

superstition

an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

Something to do with family tradition. A superstition of some sort.

tradition

an inherited pattern of thought or action

Something to do with family tradition. A superstition of some sort.

wagon

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

The morgue wagon ought to be along most any time.

way

how something is done or how it happens

Well, it's getting dark. We'd best be on our way.

wind

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

Then there was a tremendous wind that practically knocked us off our course.

years

a prolonged period of time

These things have been seen for years. They're here, it's a fact.

yes

an affirmative

Kelton. Yes Sir?

admit

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

I can't even admit I saw the thing.

arrive at

reach a destination, either real or abstract

Minutes later, the police, led by Inspector Daniel Clay, arrived at the scene.

bet

stake on the outcome of an issue

I bet that apparition we saw had something to do with it. Come on.

buried

placed in a grave

Why was his wife buried in the ground and he sealed in a crypt?

burn

feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

Oh, it burns me up.

carry

transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

Oh well, whatever it is, the morning paper will carry the whole story.

charge

assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

You're in charge now, Lieutenant.

find

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

Who found him?

frightened

made afraid

Finding a mess like this oughta make anyone frightened.

knock

deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

Then there was a tremendous wind that practically knocked us off our course.

land

cause to come to the ground

Yeah, radioed in immediately and they said well keep it quiet until you land.

lead

be in charge of

Minutes later, the police, led by Inspector Daniel Clay, arrived at the scene.

light up

make lighter or brighter

When it passed over, the whole compartment lighted up with a blinding glare.

look around

look about oneself

Look around a little.

mean

mean or intend to express or convey

You mean the kind from up there?

miss

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

Do you get that funny odour? How could I miss it?

murdered

killed unlawfully

...murdered...

muzzle

prevent from speaking out

I'm muzzled by army brass.

own

have ownership or possession of

with her own hand,

pass over

travel across or pass over

When it passed over, the whole compartment lighted up with a blinding glare.

plant

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

The ever-beautiful flowers she had planted

report

make known to the authorities

Well, did you report it?

rest

not move; be in a resting position

Then, as two of his mourners left his final resting place.

return

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

never to return again.

scared

made afraid

Yeah, much as we could. They're pretty scared.

seal

make tight; secure against leakage

Why was his wife buried in the ground and he sealed in a crypt?

share

have in common

The home they had so long shared together, became a tomb.

stop

come to a halt, stop moving

Oh, something's happened down at the cemetery. A lot of police cars and lights. I stopped but I didn't see anything.

swear

promise solemnly; take an oath

Big army brass grabbed us and made us swear to secrecy about the whole thing.

take

take somebody somewhere

Have one of the boys take the guy and the girl back to town.

take charge

assume control

You take charge.

tear into

hit violently, as in an attack

Looks like a bobcat tore into him.

able

(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

Once you get beyond the range of those lights you won't be able to see your hand in front of your face.

beautiful

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

The ever-beautiful flowers she had planted

blinding

shining intensely

When it passed over, the whole compartment lighted up with a blinding glare.

careful

exercising caution or showing care or attention

You be careful, Clay.

confused

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

Confused by his great loss...

fifth

coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position

That's the fifth siren in the last hour.

final

occurring at or forming an end or termination

Then, as two of his mourners left his final resting place.

funny

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Do you get that funny odour? How could I miss it?

great

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

Confused by his great loss...

greater

greater in size or importance or degree

The grief of his wife's death... ...became greater and greater agony.

huge

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

It was shaped like a huge cigar. Dan Eder saw it too.

long

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

The home they had so long shared together, became a tomb.

lose

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

became nothing more than the lost roses of her cheeks.

public

not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole

And the public ought to know about it.

responsible

being the agent or cause

and somebody's responsible.

shaped

having the shape of

It was shaped like a huge cigar. Dan Eder saw it too.

sweet

pleasing to the senses

A sweet memory of her joyous living.

tragic

very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

First his wife, then he. Tragic.

tremendous

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

Then there was a tremendous wind that practically knocked us off our course.

unknown

not known

unknown to his mourners,

whole

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

When it passed over, the whole compartment lighted up with a blinding glare.

a little

to a small degree; somewhat

Look around a little.

a lot

to a very great degree or extent

Oh, something's happened down at the cemetery. A lot of police cars and lights. I stopped but I didn't see anything.

best

it would be sensible

Well, it's getting dark. We'd best be on our way.

down

spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

Oh, something's happened down at the cemetery. A lot of police cars and lights. I stopped but I didn't see anything.

ever

at any time

I don't think I've ever seen you in this mood before.

immediately

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

Yeah, radioed in immediately and they said well keep it quiet until you land.

much

to a great degree or extent

Yeah, much as we could. They're pretty scared.

off

from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

Then there was a tremendous wind that practically knocked us off our course.

once

as soon as

Once you get beyond the range of those lights you won't be able to see your hand in front of your face.

practically

almost; nearly

Then there was a tremendous wind that practically knocked us off our course.

pretty

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

Yeah, much as we could. They're pretty scared.

somewhere

in or at or to some place

You seem to still be up there somewhere.

still

with reference to action or condition; without change, interruption, or cessation

You seem to still be up there somewhere.

together

in contact with each other or in proximity

The home they had so long shared together, became a tomb.

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