Word: felling
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...branches swept the roof as though the visible garments of the storm were fluttering by. After a while, however, the wind died down; the violence of the storm suddenly abated; and by and by there was a glimmer of moonlight in the eastern sky. Looking at this, I fell asleep...
When I awoke the waning moon was shining. I raised myself in bed and looked out. The sea was still plunging heavily, throwing up the long spray in drops of glittering silver, and the thunder of the waves still resounded along the shore. Just as I fell back in bed, I thought I heard a noise, like the opening and shutting of a door. I listened intently; I went to the window and looked out. Mere imagination! Yet I partially dressed myself, with a half-defined intention of going down stairs to look...
...companies, - anyway there was a child left by oversight in the fourth story of the building, and this man, whoever he was, went up to rescue it. The whole building was in flames, and while he was looking for the child the staircases burned entirely through and fell, so that there was no means of descent. It seemed as if the brave fireman and his precious burden must perish in the flames, but in a moment he appeared at a window and called out lustily to the pipemen below, "Put on that three-inch pipe;" and when they had done...
...than behind our backs. Ugh! I saw Jackson mechanically draw his revolver from his belt. I would have stopped him, but I could not : my hands and tongue were as if tied. He raised the pistol, aimed it with shaking hand, and fired. The smoke cleared away, and Jackson fell back on me, fainting. Oh, horrors! the bullet had gone clean through the devilish shape, and through the hole the moonlight was shining. A cold shiver ran through me and the perspiration streamed down my face. The figure dilated mockingly, and the arms waved back and forth threateningly, glistening deathly...
Bravely he grappled with passion and bravely he fell 'neath the burden...