1.spate
These recent killings are just part of a spate of poaching in Kenya.
2.for...on end
The boy can play video game for hours on end.
3.dampen
It seems that nothing could dampen his depression.
4.splatter
The splatter of blood made her faint.
5.no more than
He will live no more than five minutes.
6.preoccupied
He was so preoccupied with his thought that didn't hear what she had said.
7.morose
He was taking a morose tone at the bad news.
8.dashing
He was the most dashing student in the school.
9.plume
He likes the all kinds of plumed hat.
10.tunic
He looks charming for the tunic.
11.ruff
Now people don't like wearing a ruff.
12.sever
The surgeon severed his leg to save his life.
13.torrential
The torrential rain caused the airplane delayed.
14.doublet
Doublet can only be seen in theatre.
15.ridicule
As a fat girl, she became the object of ridicule from her classmates.
16.fume
He fumed over the video.
17.polo
Those noblemen still play polo now.
18.sinew
He cannot chew the sinew meat.
19.decapitate
All of them are decapitated.
summary:
It was in October. People got cold. The heavy rain made the school wet and muddy. Harry was tired and dirty after his Quidditch trainning. Nick complained to Harry about his being refused to attend the activity of a no-head club.