"Dark they were and golden eyed" Vocabulary

adj. friendly and making you feel happy and welcome.

adj. alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for.

Repeating the title, we ..................over what the book will probably be about.

n. a device consisting of a weight on a stick or thread that moves from one side to the other, especially one that forms a part of some types of clocks.

v. When you idle, you pass time without doing anything purposeful.

The mood was relaxed and ......................

Men are left .................when machines break down.

The ..................in the grandfather clock swung back and forth.

n. to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear.

He seemed to ...................into a world of his own.

She looked so ................., standing there in the pouring rain.

v. to think about something carefully and for a long time.