Tumultuously adverb \tu̇–ˈməl-chə-wəs\
a : marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval <tumultuous passions>
Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously.
The Story Of An Hour paragraph 6
Her chest rose really violently. Like when you run and you start breathing heavy.
Indolent : not liking to work or be active
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indolent
Used in “Beloved” on page 121 in the second paragraph
Where she was once indolent, resentful of every task, now she is spry, executing, even extending the assignments Sethe leaves for them.
The word in the sentence is describing how she once felt lazy and unmotivated to do work.
Atheist (n) : A person who believes that God does not exist
Definition from Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atheist)
From What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie (in the part of 6a.m)
“I believe you’ll take my money and get drunk on it.”
“Then why are you giving it to me?”
“There ain’t no such thing as a atheist cop.”
Officer William gave 30 dollars to Jackson Jackson, even though he knew that Jackson would spend the money on drinking, because he is not a person who believes that God does not exist.
contemplate (v): to think deeply or carefully about (something)
Definition from Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contemplate)
From What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie (In the part of 6a.m)
He thought about that for a while. He contemplated it. I liked that about him.
When Jackson asked Officer Williams if it is scary being a cop, Officer Williams thought deeply and carefully about that question.
Regalia (n) – special clothes and decorations (such as a crwon or scepter) for official ceremonies
Definition from Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regalia)
From What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie (Paragraph 6)
But the strangest thing of all was the old Powwow-dance regalia I saw hanging in the window.
As Jackson walked by the pawnshop that he had never saw before, it was strange because he saw an old Powwow-dance clothing hanging in the window and it was his grandmother’s regalia
Mule: noun
:a hybrid between a horse and a donkey; especially : the offspring of a male donkey and a mare
from “A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner” (Section 3, paragraph 2)
In the context: when the company worked on repaving the road they brought machines and this type of animal.
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mule
barge (v) : to move or push in a fast, awkward and often rude way
Definition from Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge)
From The Shawl by Louise Erdrich (Paragraph 9)
The kind where, when he came home, we’d jump out the window and hide in the woods while he barged around, shouting for us.
After the mother died, the father became alcoholic and came home drunk. And every time he came home drunk, the kids jumped out the window to hide in the woods, avoiding their father, and the father moved around and looked for the kids.
Barge: verb
: to move or push in a fast, awkward, and often rude way
From “The Shawl” by LOUISE ERDRICH (section 2, paragraph 1)
The meaning in the context: “The kind where, when he came home, we’d jump out the window and hide in the woods while he barged around” When the father comes home in a fast way the kids run away and hide.
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barged
Verb
The word is used in A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner on the first paragraph of part II, “So she vanquish them, horse and foot, just as she had vanquished their fathers before about the smell”
The meaning of the word I understand is that Emily defeat them or overcome them (next generation of Colonel Sartoris whose become mayor and alderman) with her superior force or power that she had liked by saying she did not owe any money to the town and told Tobe, her male servant, to show them to the way out like she did to their father before about the smell.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vanquished
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